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Sisters of Mercy Health System Names Medical Director
St. Louis (August 18, 2009) – The Sisters of Mercy Health System (Mercy) has named Tom Hale, MD, Ph.D., to the position of medical director for Mercy’s Center for Innovative Care. In this role, Dr. Hale will work with Mercy’s leadership and the physician community to advance our plans for transforming how Mercy delivers care and responds to the health needs of our communities.
Dr. Hale has been associated with Mercy for 30 years, including 23 as a practicing physician. He most recently served as president of St. John’s Mercy Medical Group in St. Louis, a position he held for 15 years, and as the physician leader for the implementation of an electronic health record system across the four-state Mercy system.
“Dr. Hale’s experience as an internal medicine physician and his entrepreneurial spirit, combined with his varied leadership background and professional commitment to Mercy, will contribute significantly to the exciting future of our health system,” said Lynn Britton, Mercy President and CEO.
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About Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy Health System (Mercy) operates hospitals, physician practices, outpatient clinics, health plans and related health and human services in a seven-state area including Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. Its members include 19 acute care hospitals providing more than 4,000 licensed beds, two heart hospitals, a managed care subsidiary (Mercy Health Plans), physician practices, outpatient care facilities, home health programs, skilled nursing services and long-term care facilities. Services are provided by approximately 31,000 co-workers and 4,600 physicians who are employed or practice at Mercy facilities. Mercy is the 8th largest Catholic healthcare system in the U.S. based on net patient service revenue. It is sponsored by Mercy Health Ministry, an entity established by the Catholic Church to oversee the healing ministry and Catholic identity of Mercy. For more information, visit www.mercy.net.
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