Mr. Starcher leads Bon Secours Mercy Health, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health systems and the fifth largest Catholic health system in the nation, overseeing more than 14 million patient encounters annually across six states and two countries via 47 acute care hospitals and more than 1,200 sites of care. Since guiding the merger of Bon Secours and Mercy Health in 2018, he has grown the organization into a $13 billion health system with continued expansion last year, including the acquisition of 10 urgent care centers in two states and the launch of a Global Business Services Center in the Philippines to extend shared global services capabilities. Mr. Starcher has been a leading force in the system’s digital transformation, overseeing a 10-year partnership with Philips to deploy remote patient monitoring tools that integrate patient data across a more connected care environment, and investing in virtual care company Hellocare.ai to advance smart-technology infrastructure across hospitals. He brings this forward-thinking approach to strategic expansion of the system’s business-to-business portfolio through Conduit Health Partners, Advantus Health Partners and Accrete Health Partners, all brands designed to disrupt the industry, enhance care delivery and drive operational growth. He serves as a director on the boards of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Catholic Health Association, Ensemble Health Partners and Pediatrix, Inc., having served on more than 25 boards throughout his career. Mr. Starcher received the “Sister Concilia Moran Award” from the Catholic Health Association in 2021.
