Hospital CEO Debbie Glass to retire

Whitman Hospital Administrator Debbie Glass submitted her resignation to the hospital board of directors at its Dec. 18 meeting. Glass said she plans to retire after a career of more than 27 years in health care leadership.

She said she plans to remain on the staff until spring and will assist in recruiting a new chief executive officer for the hospital.

Glass told the Gazette Tuesday she realized earlier she could retire as of 2014 and as the new year approached she just decided to make the move.

Whitman Hospital has approximately 200 employees and is now undergoing an extensive remodeling pr...