Ed. Note: The following is a news release courtesy of Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital

Henry Mayo Newhall hospital announced the the appointment of a new member to the hospital’s board of directors earlier this week.

Chris Luechtefeld will be joining the board and will serve as liaison to the Hospital’s Foundation.

Luechtefeld has served on the Foundation’s Board since 2010 and is currently Chair Elect, Vice Chair of Major Gifts, and a member of the Capital Campaign Cabinet for the new patient tower which will add up to 119 patient beds to the hospital upon its anticipated completion in 2018.

His introduction to the Foundation, however, began earlier when he first chaired the Annual Frontier Toyota/Henry Mayo Drive Safe Golf Classic in 2005.

Since then, he has served in multiple capacities.

“I am honored and look forward to serving in this capacity with my fellow Board Members as we continue to build services at Henry Mayo,” Luechtefeld said. “I feel it is important to give back to the community by supporting and promoting one of its most valuable assets: the hospital.”

Luechtefeld has lived in the Santa Clarita Valley for 36 years and currently resides in Valencia with his wife and two children.

He is a Senior Vice President of Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley.

“Both the hospital and its Foundation have benefitted greatly from Chris’ commitment and involvement,” said Roger Seaver, CEO and President of Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. “His knowledge, experience and financial expertise will help us continue to build for the health of the Santa Clarita Valley community.”

Henry Mayo is governed by a 15-member volunteer board of directors. The selection and ultimate election of new board members begins with the recommendations of the Governance Committee that consists of respected local business or civic leaders.

About Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital is a 238 bed not-for-profit acute care hospital serving the Santa Clarita Valley since 1975.

Henry Mayo is an Advanced Primary Stroke Center and a STEMI Receiving Center. The hospital features state-of-the-art inpatient facilities, a neonatal intensive care unit, catheterization lab, cardiac rehab center, infusion center, breast imaging center and an outpatient surgery center.

Additional services include cardiovascular, trauma, emergency, intensive care, neonatal intensive care, maternity, surgery, nursing, wound care, spine and joint, behavioral health, and acute rehab, as well as cancer, imaging, lab, digestive, respiratory services and physical and occupational therapies.

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital is located at 23845 McBean Parkway.

For more information, visit their wesbite or call (661) 253-8000.