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Sisters of Mercy Health System
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SISTERS OF MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM APPOINTS NEW EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

St. Louis, MO (March 10, 2004) – The Sisters of Mercy Health System (Mercy) has named John Sullivan to the position of Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer.

Sullivan has spent the last 20 years in Catholic healthcare, serving in leadership positions at both the facility and system level. Most recently, he served as executive vice president of Loyola University Health System in the Chicago area, with responsibility for hospital operations and all service lines, as well as system oversight for areas such as service excellence, human resources, and a variety of management forum and satisfaction programs. Sullivan holds a bachelor of science degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and a master of science degree in hospital and healthcare administration from the University of Iowa.

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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 26,000 co-workers and 3,100 physicians who are employed or practice at Mercy facilities. Mercy is the 10th 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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