GSA Daily Staff Report
Published Dec. 18, 2009

Mark Nantz, a veteran hospital executive and accounting professional, has been appointed chief executive officer for Bon Secours St. Francis Health System in Greenville. Nantz will begin his duties at St. Francis February 1.

Nantz comes to St. Francis from Carolinas HealthCare System, based in Charlotte, which owns and operates more than 29 hospitals in North and South Carolina. The company also manages long-term care facilities, research centers, surgery centers, home health agencies, radiation therapy facilities and other health care operations.

He earned his Masters of Health Administration from Pfeiffer University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, N.C. He is a Certified Public Accountant in North Carolina, a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives and a Member-American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Healthcare Financial Management Association.

Nantz will take over from John Shea, senior vice president for sponsorship at Bon Secours Charity Heath System in New York, who is serving as interim CEO at St. Francis. Valinda Rutledge resigned as CEO of St. Francis last summer to become president and CEO of CaroMont Health System in North Carolina.

“The Greenville community is very appealing, and I am very attracted to Bon Secours’ strong values and faith-based mission,” Nantz said. “I am very excited to be able to join such the great group of people at St. Francis and to live out my faith every day in my job. St. Francis is already a high-performing organization with superb medical and nursing staffs as evidenced by its award-winning services. I’m committed to building on what St. Francis already has in place and strengthening its special mission in serving the community.”

Richard J. Statuto, chief executive for Bon Secours Health System stated, “Mark possesses excellent healthcare leadership skills with a proven record of success in directing complex, quality-oriented healthcare service operations. We are extremely pleased to have someone of his ability and background to provide visionary leadership for St. Francis and the Greenville community.”

Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, a member of Bon Secours Health System, is a private, not-for-profit integrated healthcare delivery system. Under the sponsorship of Bon Secours Ministries, St. Francis has 319 beds and includes: St. Francis Hospital-Downtown, St. Francis Hospital-Eastside, St. Francis Millennium campus, the St. Francis Outpatient Center and the Upstate Surgery Center.