Dustin Yowell Named Administrator of Mercy Hospital Logan County

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Dustin Yowell Named Administrator of Mercy Hospital Logan County

Michael Kimball

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GUTHRIE, Okla. – Oklahoma hospital leader Dustin Yowell is the next administrator of Mercy Hospital Logan County, taking oversight effective Oct. 13.

Dustin Yowell

Yowell succeeds Bobby Stitt, who starts work the same day as chief administrative officer of Mercy Hospital Ada in Southern Oklahoma. Like Stitt before him, Yowell’s responsibilities will also include day-to-day oversight of Mercy Hospital Kingfisher and Mercy Hospital Watonga, Mercy’s other two critical access hospitals in the greater Oklahoma City area.

“It’s the honor of my career so far to be entrusted with leadership at these hospitals, which are each such an important pillar of their community,” said Yowell. “The talent and dedication Mercy caregivers bring to work every day is inspiring to me and all of our leaders. We’re proud to do such important work for our patients, who are our neighbors in these tight-knit communities.”

Yowell is currently the executive director of operations at Mercy’s hospitals in Kingfisher, Logan County and Watonga. He previously served as the director of virtual medicine for Mercy in Oklahoma.

“Dustin’s organizational skills and proven leadership make him a natural fit to take on the administrator role in Kingfisher, Logan County and Watonga,” said Bennett Geister, president of Mercy Oklahoma City Communities. “He’s a mission-driven leader who embodies the spirit of service that makes Mercy a leader in compassionate caregiving.”

Yowell started his health care career in 1999, working in marketing, public relations and sales for the American Cancer Society and pharmaceutical companies. He later moved into client relations at the Oklahoma Blood Institute before joining Mercy. He has an associate of arts degree from Redlands Community College, plus a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Central Oklahoma.

Yowell grew up in Sayre in Western Oklahoma. He and his wife have two children.

About Mercy Hospital Logan County

Mercy Hospital Logan County is a 25-bed hospital with acute care and swing bed (skilled care) services, along with inpatient and outpatient therapy, infusion services, emergency care and other treatments. It also hosts a Senior Life Solutions program for seniors experiencing depression or anxiety related to life changes.

The hospital has been named one of the country’s top 20 critical access hospitals for quality, and is ranked among the top 25% of American rural hospitals because of high scores in quality, outcomes and patient perspective.

Visit the Mercy Hospital Logan County webpage on mercy.net for more information.

Mercy, one of the 15 largest U.S. health systems and named the top large system in the U.S. for excellent patient experience by NRC Health, serves millions annually with nationally recognized care and one of the nation’s largest and highest performing Accountable Care Organizations in quality and cost. Mercy is a highly integrated, multi-state health care system including 55 acute care and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, convenient and urgent care locations, imaging centers and pharmacies. Mercy has over 1,000 physician practice locations and outpatient facilities, more than 5,000 physicians and advanced practitioners and more than 50,000 caregivers serving patients and families across Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. In fiscal year 2025 alone, Mercy provided more than half a billion dollars of free care and other community benefits, including traditional charity care and unreimbursed Medicaid.