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Miller Named to Board of Directors at Sisters of Mercy Health System

ST. LOUIS, MO (October 17, 2007) – The Sisters of Mercy Health System (Mercy) has named Craig Miller, M.D., to its Board of Directors for a three year term.

Dr. Miller is president of KCM Consulting in Pensacola, Florida. Prior to this, he served as vice president of physician services for the Camden Group in Los Angeles, California. He also has served as senior vice president of medial affairs at Baptist Health Care in Pensacola, Florida. During his tenure, Baptist received the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in healthcare. Dr. Miller is a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and a member of the American College of Physician Executives.

Dr. Miller also is an accomplished author, co-authoring The Physician As Coach: The Awakening during his tenure at Baptist Health Care and the Baptist Leadership Institute. In addition, he has written and co-authored articles on health promotion and exercise physiology that have been published in several healthcare journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine.

“We are honored to welcome Dr. Miller to Mercy’s Board of Directors and look forward to benefiting from his experience as a physician, healthcare leader and consultant,” said Ron Ashworth, chair of the Mercy Board of Directors.

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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 18 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 30,000 co-workers and 4,000 physicians who are employed or practice at Mercy facilities. Mercy is the 9th largest Catholic healthcare system in the U.S. based on net patient service revenue and is sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy–St. Louis Regional Community.

 

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