Rider’s strategic investment and cost containment plan helped earn her the national accolade. LuCinda Rider, CHFP, chief financial officer at UHS Delaware Valley Hospital in Walton, New York, has been named one of “10 Rural Hospital CFOs to Know/2023” by Becker’s Hospital Review.
“Rider is responsible for financial operations at UHS Delaware Valley, a progressive critical access hospital in upstate New York,” Becker’s stated. “For 10 consecutive years, she has led the hospital to a positive bottom line.”
Outside of her role as CFO, Rider acts as the UHS Delaware Valley compliance officer and as board chair of the UHS Employees Federal Credit Union. Prior to becoming CFO, she was controller at the hospital in Walton.
“Rural hospitals provide access to health services for communities that may otherwise face barriers to quality care,” Becker’s stated.
“CFOs of rural hospitals play a key role in ensuring that hospital operations run smoothly.”
In 2021, Becker’s also recognized Ms. Rider nationally as “one of more than 50 women responsible for their hospital’s or health system’s financial operations as CFO.” That year, the proportion of women in CFO positions at major corporations was at an all-time high, according to Fortune magazine.
