Barbara Sergio

FARMINGTON — Barbara Sergio, the chief operating officer and interim president of Franklin Community Health Network, has been named the organization’s president.

Trampas Hutches, the network’s previous president, was recently named president of MaineHealth’s newly formed Mountain Region, which includes Franklin Community Health Network, Stephens Memorial Hospital/Western Maine Health in Norway and Memorial Hospital in North Conway, New Hampshire.

“As our committee searched for a new leader for FCHN, we were all impressed with Barb’s qualifications, and as the process moved forward we found that the feedback from search committee and our stakeholder survey feedback was unanimous for Barb,” Hutches said in a statement.

Sergio holds a master’s degree in health care administration from the University of South Dakota and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from South Dakota State University. Earlier in her career she held a series of nurse leadership positions in Pennsylvania, Wyoming and South Dakota, before being named director of quality and patient safety at Boulder Community Health in Colorado.

She joined Franklin Community Health Network in August 2019 as senior director of quality and patient safety at Franklin Memorial Hospital. She was named chief operating officer in January 2021.

“The Franklin County region that we serve is a special place,” Sergio said in the statement. “Having the opportunity to pursue our MaineHealth vision here — working together so our communities are the healthiest in America — is a real privilege, especially given the dedication and skill of the care team here at FCHN.”