Ms. Matejka provides leadership and strategic oversight for financial operations, revenue cycle, supply chain and treasury services for the five-state health system. She has overseen significant strengthening of Mercy’s financials over the past four years, during times of regulatory and contractual change, as well as emerging from the pandemic. Ms. Matejka understands necessary financial outcomes to support patient outcomes, and helps support new and innovative solutions to issues, including different staffing models and creative reward programs that help garner the best talent. In 2023, she graced the cover of Healthcare 2030 as part of “Reimaging the Patient-Caregiver Relationship,” a report that looks at how a more holistic, seamless and personalized experience is at the center of efforts to improve the U.S. health care system. In addition to her role as CFO, Ms. Matejka is the executive sponsor of the health system’s outreach ministries in Laredo, Texas; New Orleans, Louisiana; Jackson, Mississippi; and Hot Springs, Arkansas. She was named as a distinguished alumnus of Evangel University in Springfield, Mo.
