Mr. Pearce leads St. Mary’s Medical Center, a 137-bed hospital, where he has driven operational improvement through strategic physician alignment and culture transformation. He eliminated contract labor reliance and reduced premium labor expenses, while improving the Medicare length of stay and safety culture survey results across all 13 measured categories. Mr. Pearce fostered strategic partnerships across orthopedic, gastrointestinal, pain and general surgery groups, enhancing outpatient and ambulatory surgical services. A former critical care nurse and nursing operations executive, he brings clinical insight to leadership and engages directly with emergency medical services partners through field ride-alongs. Mr. Pearce is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a respected voice in advancing community care delivery.
