Photo: John Montgomery. Photo: Courtesy Arkansas Business
Fulton County native John Montgomery formerly of Viola has been selected for a health care heroes award and profiled in Arkansas Business.
The award program honors individuals, companies and organizations making a significant impact on the quality of health care in Arkansas. Their acts of heroism represent a display of dedication to excellence in the area of expertise beyond the scope of their jobs. Through their commitment to their profession and their community, they serve as an inspiration to others in an effort to improve the quality of health care and discover new ways to assist those in need.
Montgomery’s category, Administrator of the Year, honors a professional administrator who leads, manages or administers health care systems, such as hospitals, hospital networks or large health care systems.
Arkansas Business reports growing up in a tight knit family and community, Montgomery saw firsthand how important it is to be there to care for those you love. Building on that desire to care for others, Montgomery became a physical therapist in 2010 and went to work in a nursing home in Heber Springs.
Today, Montgomery is the executive director of The Green House Cottages of Poplar Grove in Little Rock. The Green House Cottages of Poplar Grove is a decentralized skilled nursing facility that looks to disrupt the long-term care industry by offering all private rooms and bathrooms, a home-like environment and elder choice.
Montgomery’s duties include the oversight of operations of 10 small homes caring for 118 elders, building relationships with the community and enriching the lives of the people he serves.
Montgomery is the son of Mark and Carol Montgomery.
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