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Dexter’s Sue Ann Williams is one of four Mercy hospital leaders named to a prestigious annual list of rural healthcare executives to know.
Williams, administrator of Mercy Hospital Stoddard, is on Becker’s Hospital Review’s list of 146 rural hospital and health system presidents and CEOs to know for 2026.
Becker’s, a leading health care industry publication, makes the list to recognize leaders who understand the importance of quality healthcare services in rural communities that drive better patient outcomes and experiences.
“Rural hospitals are so much more than places of healing. They’re community cornerstones and sources of civic pride,” said Dr. John Mohart, Mercy executive vice president and chief operating officer. “Sue Ann is someone you’re proud to have not only as a leader in your hometown, but also as a neighbor and friend.”
One other Mercy leader from Missouri made the list: Chris Wibbenmeyer, administrator at Mercy Hospital Perry in Perryville. They were joined on the list by Oklahoma leaders Bobby Stitt, chief administrative officer of Mercy Hospital Ada, and Daryle Voss, president of Mercy Hospital Ardmore.
About Williams
Williams oversees Mercy’s hospital in Dexter, Stoddard County clinics and surrounding communities including Sikeston and Poplar Bluff.
Becker’s highlighted Williams’ leadership in leading the hospital through a successful transition to Mercy in 2024 and the implementation of a new electronic health record system in 2025. The hospital also hosts medical students as a rotation location for Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. Under Williams’ leadership, Mercy Hospital Stoddard was only one of 13 hospitals in Missouri with a five-star patient recommendation based on data from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Williams has served as administrator at the Dexter hospital since 2015.
“It’s an honor to serve this hospital and our communities that rely on it,” Williams said. “Rural hospitals are essential to providing quality, compassionate care close to home, and I am proud to lead an organization made strong by the dedication of its caregivers and physicians.”
