Hartz Search is excited to announce Darla Higgins’s placement as the Director of Materials Management at Oswego Health!
After a nationwide search, Oswego Health has chosen Darla Higgins as the Director of Materials Management. Darla will be responsible for managing and supervising the evaluation, procurement, storage, and distribution of all supplies and equipment, overseeing the daily operations of the Purchasing Office and storeroom, and coordinating Group Purchasing. Darla will direct and formulate procedures and policies to ensure materials and equipment are available and delivered when needed, ensure compliance with policies and procedures, and identify and drive supply chain improvement opportunities.
Darla will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer of Oswego Health – Eric Campbell.
Our sincere congratulations to Darla Higgins and Oswego Health!
Prior to joining Oswego Health, Darla was the Manager of Supply Chain Contracts for Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, MO. She was responsible for overseeing and managing the supply chain and personnel supervision, operational management, data management, sourcing and contracting, contract management, vendor management, purchasing/ procurement, and value analysis. Darla was responsible for identifying opportunities for cost savings related to improved product, service, and process standardization and utilization by evaluating the current level of supply costs and executing strategies for optimizing savings.
The mission of Oswego Health is to provide accessible, quality care and improve the health of residents throughout Oswego County. As a nonprofit healthcare system that was established in 1881, Oswego Health is proud to continue to be one of Oswego County’s largest employers. More than 1,200 employees spread throughout its 17 locations, which include the 164-bed community hospital with a brand new Medical Surgical Unit, a 32-bed state-of-the-art psychiatric acute-care facility with multiple outpatient behavioral health service locations, The Manor at Seneca Hill, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility, and Springside at Seneca Hill, an independent retirement community. The health system also operates Oswego Health Home Care, the only hospital-based certified home healthcare agency in the County, as well as two outpatient centers, including the Fulton Medical Center, offering urgent care, lab, medical imaging, physical therapy, and occupational health services; and the Central Square Medical Center, offering urgent care, lab, medical imaging, and physical therapy services. In addition, Oswego Health includes the Oswego Health captive professional corporation, Physician Care P.C., providing physician services in orthopedics, cardiology, ENT, gastroenterology, breast care, audiology, general surgery, bariatrics, and primary care.
HARTZ Search is a proud partner of Oswego Health. We look forward to Darla’s and Oswego Health’s continued success!