O'Fallon, Mo.-based Mercy selected Jeffrey Johnston to serve as regional president of its eastern Missouri region. The region includes four hospitals and multiple clinic locations.
Here are four takeaways:
1. Most recently, Mr. Johnston served as president of Mercy Hospital St. Louis.
2. He has been with Mercy since 2001, initially providing leadership in Mercy's Ardmore, Okla., and Oklahoma City areas as well as overseeing Mercy Oklahoma's developing integrated physician group.
3. He also previously served as president of Mercy Hospital Fort Smith (Ark.).
4. Mr. Johnston is chair elect of the Missouri Hospital Association and a board member of the St. Louis Regional Health Commission.