Petersburg Medical Center CEO contract renewed

A new three-year contract was approved for Petersburg Medical Center (PMC) CEO Liz Woodyard.

Woodward has been the CEO at the hospital since 2011, and this is her second contract. She hails originally from Minneapolis, Minn. Before moving to Petersburg, she worked as the CEO of Banner Lassen in Susanville, Calif and the Chief Nursing Officer at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital in Fairbanks.

Woodyar's new contract took effect at the beginning of this month. It includes a $200,000 annual salary with no pay increase in the first year. Pay increases after the first year will be determined by the hospit...