Grand Junction-based Monument Health, a clinically integrated healthcare network, has promoted Marguerite Tuthill to the position of executive director.

Tuthill joined the organization in May 2022, previously serving as chief operating officer and most recently as interim executive director, following the departure of Ashley Thurow in 2024.

Tuthill brings experience and commitment to improving patient outcomes while lowering healthcare costs by working directly with providers, insurance companies and employer groups to create effective healthcare solutions.

Dr. Michael Pramenko, board chair of Monument Health and chief medical officer of Monument Health and Primary Care Partners, praised the promotion.

“With her knowledge of the Western Slope, education and leadership skills, I am excited for Monument Health and our ongoing efforts to improve both the quality and cost of healthcare here in Western Colorado,” Pramenko said.

Before joining Monument Health, Tuthill served as the director of business development at HopeWest and was the director of value-based payer contracting and data at the Western Healthcare Alliance.

She has a master’s degree in public health from the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health and is experienced in the healthcare landscape in the Grand Valley. She serves as vice chair of the Mesa County Board of Health.

Monument Health’s network of providers and facilities partner with multiple insurance companies and insurance types to ensure the 100,000-plus members served by these plans have access to the care they need, when they need it. The self-funded employers who utilize the Monument Health network see increased connection to primary care, increased preventive screens and controlled costs.

“We all know healthcare is complicated,” Tuthill said. “Monument is a local service that assists members in accessing the care they need at an affordable price and from high-quality providers and facilities located where the members live.

“I’m honored to lead this organization. Monument Health was developed to improve the healthcare experience for those we serve, achieving this through a combination of high-quality services, cost containment and patient-navigation assistance. We are seeing the fruits of these labors and have a great team dedicated to further innovations.”

Monument Health is a joint venture capitalized in 2015 and owned by Intermountain Health St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center and Primary Care Partners. Monument Health facilitates the largest and most comprehensive clinically integrated network (CIN) on Colorado’s Western Slope and delivers high-impact population health services.