CHEYENNE — Shelby Olind, chief executive officer of Platte County Memorial Hospital, has been nominated for a Wyoming Women of Influence in Health Care award, according to the list of nominees released on the Wyoming Business Report website.
Olind is among over 100 nominees to be considered across 11 categories. In addition to health care, Women of Influence award categories include banking and finance; business and business services; education; energy and utilities; government, law and economic development; hospitality; manufacturing and technology; and nonprofit, as well as lifetime achievement and best mentor.
MJ Clark, executive editor of Wyoming Business Report, explained in an email Monday that Women of Influence was started by Wyoming Business Report six years ago to honor women across the industries included in the awards categories. Award nominations are gathered from the general public, then nominations in each category are sent to the previous honorees, who determine the three finalists. The finalists and winners are revealed at the awards dinner Aug. 16 at the Little America Hotel and Resort in Cheyenne.
Clark said Olind was nominated by Sara Quale, who stated in her nomination: “Shelby has worked at strengthening the facilities through growth, retention, a great culture, quality and more. They have raised the bar on the care they provide to communities in quality, breadth of services and overall experience. They create a great place to work where people want to come. Shelby and her facility have also created pilot programs that are used within Banner.”
Olind is one of 11 nominees for the 2018 Wyoming Women of Influence in Health Care award, according to wyomingbusinessreport.com.
Olind, who also serves on the Platte County Economic Development Board of Directors, joined Platte County Memorial Hospital as CEO in August 2011, according to the PCED website. She came to Wheatland from Fairbanks, Alaska, where she had served as an associate administrator for Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and Denali Center. Olind had been with FMH/DC since 1992 and served as a senior leader there for the last 10 years of her tenure. She began her career in the early 1980s as a ward clerk at McKee Medical Center in Loveland, Colorado. Shelby holds a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology with a minor in business administration from the University of Fairbanks in Alaska. In addition, she holds certifications as a FEMA crisis communications expert and Myers Briggs trainer. Nelson is also a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Public Relations Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development.
