Inova Health System Names Mark Stauder Chief Operating Officer
October 18, 2006
New COO Comes With 27 Years of Health Care Leadership Experience
Falls Church, VA – Mark S. Stauder has been named Inova Health System’s new
Chief Operating Officer. He began his duties with the system on September 18.
Mr. Stauder has 27 years of experience in health care leadership, most
recently serving as chief operating officer of the 1,166-bed, integrated,
regional multi-campus St. Johns Mercy Health Care in Creve Coeur, Missouri. Part
of the Sisters of Mercy Health System, St. Johns Mercy Health Care includes a
979-bed tertiary medical center. St. Johns Mercy Health Care has gross revenue
of $1.3 billion and 8,500 employees.
During his tenure with St. Johns,
Mr. Stauder led a variety of successful initiatives in areas including customer
satisfaction, patient safety and clinical service line growth. Mr. Stauder’s
success as a business leader turned around a system from an operating loss to a
profit of $27.5 million.
“A key to Mark’s success in expanding patient
programs has been working closely with medical staff and creating innovative
physician arrangements,” says Knox Singleton, President and CEO, Inova Health
System. “We’re confident Mark’s strong leadership qualities and creativity will
help position our system as a national model of health care
excellence.”
“I’m really excited about working with the great staff,
nurses, physicians and administrators that make up Inova Health System,” says
Mr. Stauder. “Inova’s vision is to be the best health care system in the world,
and I’m looking forward to making that a reality.”
Mr. Stauder holds a
Master of Hospital and Health Care Administration degree from St. Louis
University and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri in Kansas
City.
Contact:
Che Parker
703-321-2559
Jeanne Mayer
703- 321-2918
Kimberly Gibbs
703-504-3438
