Mr. Dacus leads St. Charles Parish Hospital’s strategic planning, operational efficiency and financial stewardship, and has expanded the hospital’s service lines to include cardiology, oncology, behavioral health and performance training. Under his leadership, the hospital has earned an “A” Leapfrog hospital safety grade in spring and fall 2024, building on consecutive “A” grades in 2021, 2022 and 2023. In 2023, the hospital received the Gambit “Best of New Orleans” award for mental healthcare, along with the LAMMICO “Patient Safety Award” and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s “Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award.” Before joining the hospital, Mr. Dacus served as CEO of Mercy GoHealth Urgent Care in St. Louis, where he developed and operated high-performing care facilities. He has held hospital administrative leadership roles in Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. Mr. Dacus is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the American Medical Group Association.
