FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Barb Meyer
Executive Director - Corporate Communications
Sisters of Mercy Health System www.mercy.net
v: 314.628-3633
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e: bmeyer@corp.mercy.net

Sisters of Mercy Health System Names Aubuchon Senior VP

St. Louis, Mo. (November 2, 2006) — The Sisters of Mercy Health System (Mercy) has named Myra K. Aubuchon to the position of Senior Vice President. Aubuchon provides oversight for Mercy’s strategic planning, market research and corporate communications functions, and chairs a leadership team that is responsible for the implementation of new clinical and revenue information technology across the health system. Aubuchon joined Mercy in 1990 and previously served in the role of Vice President–Strategic Planning.

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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, a heart hospital, 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 29,500 co-workers and 4,000 medical staff members who are employed or practice at Mercy facilities. Mercy is the 9th largest Catholic health care 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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