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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 19, 2009
Jon Swope
named President / CEO St. John’s Health System, Springfield Kim Day expands role with Sisters of
Mercy Health System
 Jon
Swope has been named president / CEO for St. John’s Health System, effective Dec. 1,
2009. St. John’s Health System is part of
the Sisters of Mercy Health System (Mercy) based in St. Louis.
Swope succeeds Kim Day, who was promoted to an expanded role over
regional markets regional markets for Sisters of Mercy Health System
(Mercy). Day’s geographic scope now includes the combined Joplin/Kansas
region in addition to Springfield and Arkansas. Day will remain based in Springfield, but will lead
efforts to expand and connect Mercy’s facilities across this region.
Swope will assume
direct responsibilities for St. John’s Health System, including: St.
John’s
Hospital in Springfield; the five regional hospitals in
Lebanon, Aurora, Cassville, Mountain View
and Berryville; St. John’s
Clinic, with locations throughout the region including the new Joplin division; and
regional managed care plans. He has held multiple leadership positions
within Mercy over nearly 30 years in locations including Springfield, Kansas,
St. Louis and Washington, most recently serving as president of
St. John’s
Hospital.
“Jon Swope’s decades
of experience in healthcare and his tenure at Mercy makes him an ideal
candidate to continue the focus on the local communities served by St. John’s Health System and will provide for a
smooth transition”, said Dr. Dominic Meldi, St. John’s Health System
Board Chairman. “He is familiar with the operations at
St. John’s and the strategic direction for Mercy
and is a proven leader within the organization. Jon is best positioned
to continue the success experienced by St. John’s over the past
several years.”
 As
a regional leader, Kim Day has had great success in building a more
unified Mercy ministry across a broad geographic area, said Lynn
Britton, Mercy President / CEO. “By concentrating on his regional role,
Kim will be able to further the work that he has begun in connecting and
leveraging resources, technologies and plans throughout the region,” he
added.
Kim assumed
responsibility earlier this year, a position he held while concurrently
serving as St. John’s CEO. He was named to the CEO role in 2005.
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Media contact:
For media
information, contact
St. John’s Media
Relations at 417-820-2426 or
cora.scott@mercy.net.
About Kim Day
Kim Day
has been President/CEO of St.
John’s Health System since September 2005.
Previously, he served as Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
for St. John’s Health System for five years prior
to assuming his role as President/CEO. Prior to joining
St. John’s in March 2000, he was affiliated with
another healthcare organization for 24 years. Mr. Day holds a bachelor’s
degree in business administration from
Rockhurst University and a master’s in business administration
from Central
Missouri State University.
Day currently serves on
the following boards/committees: Isabel’s House Board, Missouri Hospital
Association Board, Ozarks Technical Community College Foundation Board,
Springfield-Greene County Regional Health Commission Board, and Springfield
Innovation Board.
About Jon Swope
Jon Swope has a long
history with
St. John’s and
the Sisters of Mercy beginning his tenure in 1980. He has held multiple
leadership positions to include President/CEO of Mercy Health System in Kansas, Senior Vice-President/COO of St. John’s Health System, Springfield; Vice President of Unity Health System,
St. Louis; Vice President of St. John’s Mercy
Health System, St. Louis
and other administrative roles.
Jon Swope earned his
bachelor’s degree in business administration from Maryville University in St. Louis
and a master’s degree in health administration from Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri. He serves on the United Way Board
of Directors and Springfield Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
Previous positions held include United Way Campaign Cabinet, MS Society
Board of Directors, YMCA Board of Directors, United Fund Board of Directors,
and Four Rivers LPN School Board.
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 20 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 31,000
co-workers and 4,600 physicians who are employed or practice at Mercy
facilities. Mercy is the 8th largest Catholic healthcare system in the U.S. based on net patient service
revenue. It is sponsored by Mercy Health Ministry, an entity established by
the Catholic Church to oversee the healing ministry and Catholic identity of
Mercy. For more information, visit
www.mercy.net.
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