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Sisters of Mercy Health System Names Vice President
St. Louis (September 2, 2009) – The Sisters of Mercy Health System (Mercy) has named Donn Sorensen to the position of vice president of ambulatory operations. In this new role, he will lead evaluation of all facets of Mercy’s physician clinic infrastructure, guiding standardization efforts and consolidation where appropriate. This position is part of a core team that will coordinate and support physician integration and operations across the health system. Sorensen will retain his current responsibilities as executive vice president of St. John’s Health System in Springfield, Mo., where he oversees St. John’s Clinic operations. St. John’s is a member of Mercy.
“Donn’s experience in supporting St. John’s Clinic as a key facet of St. John’s Health System’s highly rated integrated delivery system makes him uniquely qualified to guide Mercy’s future plans for care delivery coordination and practice management,” said Lynn Britton, Mercy president and CEO.
Sorensen has been with Mercy since 2000. He has more than 25 years of healthcare experience, including service with Premier Practice Management, a national practice operations company; several specialty and multi-specialty group practices in Nashville, Tenn., and Baton Rouge, La.; and the Mayo Clinic, where he started his career.
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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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