Greg Opseth
Greg Opseth is the CNO at Guthrie County Hospital (GCH) in Guthrie Center, IA. Opseth has been instrumental in launching a shared governance platform in the nursing department at GCH. Under Opseth’s leadership, the Guthrie County Hospital nursing team achieved 100 percent patient satisfaction scores in four different HCAHPS categories, launched a new staffing matrix and FTE structure, and implemented unique, separate recognition programs for both registered nurses (DAISY Award) and certified nursing assistants (Sunshine Award). Opseth is a member of the Board of Directors at Nebraska Methodist College in Omaha, Nebraska. He also sits on the Board of Directors for the Iowa Organization for Nursing Leadership, Iowa Nurses Association, and the Iowa Nurses Foundation. Opseth is also a member of the American Nurses Association and American Organization for Nursing Leadership. Opseth graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in Spanish from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, IA and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Nebraska Methodist College in Omaha, Nebraska. He obtained his master’s degree of health care administration from Walden University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is currently studying to sit for the nurse executive board certification exam (NE-BC) through ANCC.