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Benjamin Anderson. CEO of Kearny County Hospital (Lakin, Kan.). Mr. Anderson, 35, has served at the helm of Kearny County Hospital, located about 230 miles outside Wichita, since June 2013. He was previously CEO of Ashland (Kan.) Health Center. He is largely responsible for the development of a unique paid time off program that allows employees up to eight weeks of PTO every year, which helps attract high-quality, mission-driven physicians and staff. Mr. Anderson has also led an effort to implement the Pioneer Baby Program at Kearny, which aims to reduce the hospital's high rate of gestational diabetes.