Contact: Barbara Meyer
Director, Corporate Communications
Sisters of Mercy Health System
Phone: 3140628.3633
E-mail: bmeyer@corp.mercy.net
www.mercy.net

Contact: Jennifer Bethurem
573/893-3700, ext. 1310
E-mail: jbethurem@mail.mhanet.com
(or) Mary Jenkins
Phone: 573/893-3700, ext. 1311
E-mail: mjenkins@mail.mhanet.com

MORGAN NAMED TO MHA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Jefferson City, Mo. (July 10, 2003) -- Michael L. Morgan, MBA, FACHE, president and chief executive officer of St. John's Mercy Health Care in St. Louis, has been appointed to the Missouri Hospital Association Board of Trustees. His term began in May.

As a member of the MHA Board of Trustees, Morgan's responsibilities include overseeing the administration of MHA and developing association policies.

"We are delighted to have someone with Mike's impressive health care experience assume this important leadership role," said Marc D. Smith, president of the Missouri Hospital Association.

Morgan has 27 years of experience in health care management. He joined Mercy Health System 23 years ago and has served in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas and now, Missouri. He joined St. John's Mercy as president and CEO in December 2000.

Morgan earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in Chickasha and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. He is a fellow of the American College of Health Care Executives and serves on the board of directors of Mercy Health Plans, St. Louis. Morgan also is a member of the St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association.

The Missouri Hospital Association is a not-for-profit association in Jefferson City that represents 141 Missouri hospitals. In addition to representation and advocacy on behalf of its membership, the association offers continuing education programs on current health care topics and seeks to educate the public, as well as legislative representatives, about health care issues.

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