 The president's budget proposal eliminates public media funding. Learn how you can help at lptv.org slash action. After an extensive search, the board of directors for the Kuyuna Regional Medical Center selected its new chief executive officer earlier this week. Kyle Bauer was selected to lead the CRMC staff of $950 and manage a budget of $115 million. Bauer has served as the interim CEO for the past six months after previously serving as chief financial officer for the medical center. Bauer has also worked at hospitals and health clinics in Phoenix, Arizona and the Twin Cities. As for goals as CEO, Bauer hopes to keep medical care costs down and improve quality amid the talk in Washington regarding health care. We have a product that is becoming unaffordable for large segments of our population and we have to address that. And so our goal here is to reduce cost but also increase quality and enhance the customer's experience. Kuyuna Regional Medical Center is a non-profit organization with 40,000 physicians and specialists, 60 healthcare providers and 60 volunteers. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.