Mr. Hinchey has served as president and CEO of St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System since spearheading the 1997 merger of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Candler Hospital, having been appointed president and CEO of St. Joseph’s Hospital in 1993. The nonprofit, which recently marked its 150th anniversary, serves 33 counties in southeast Georgia and three counties in South Carolina’s Low Country, employs more than 4,200 people and is the region’s only faith-based healthcare institution. Under his leadership, the 714-bed, Magnet-designated system earned its sixth Magnet recognition for nursing excellence in 2025, making it one of about 20 hospitals worldwide to achieve that distinction. Mr. Hinchey has pursued strategic affiliations with Atlanta-based Emory HealthCare and the Tampa, Fla.-based H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute to expand patient access to advanced treatment. He has championed the “Bē Health and Well-Being” program, which includes “Heartwood,” a mixed-use neighborhood integrating healthcare, housing and education. He has also directed the expansion of oncology care through a new campus and additional infusion practices on several other campuses, and recently dedicated the new St. Joseph’s/Candler Black Creek Campus in Ellabell, Ga., a 40,000-square-foot facility being built in phases. His community involvement includes roles with Mercy Housing Southeast, the Savannah Chamber of Commerce and the Savannah Economic Development Authority, and he has been recognized with the Savannah NAACP’s “Freedom Award” and named to Georgia Trend Magazine‘s inaugural “Georgia 500.” Mr. Hinchey previously served as senior vice president and COO of Bon Secours-St. Joseph’s Hospital in Port Charlotte, Fla.
