St. Mary's Health Care System
Phil Smith began their work experience in 2004 as a Region Director of Supply Chain Management & Contracts at St. Mary's Health Care System, which includes St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital and St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital. In 2018, they joined Trinity Health as a Region Director.
Phil Smith has a Master's degree in Business Administration, Management and Operations from The University of Georgia. Phil also has a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Georgia - Terry College of Business. In addition to their degrees, Phil has a certification as a Certified Six Sigma Green Belt.
St. Mary's Health Care System
St. Mary’s Health Care System is a not-for-profit Catholic health care provider whose mission is to be a compassionate healing presence in the communities we serve. Founded in 1906 and sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Mary’s Health Care System is built on a foundation of values that include excellence, compassion, integrity and reverence for each person. St. Mary’s focuses on neurosciences, cardiac care, orthopedics, general medicine/general surgery, women’s and children’s health, and gastroenterology. The system includes 196-bed St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens and 25-bed St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Greene County. Services include emergency care, intensive care, home health care/hospice services, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, assisted living, Alzheimer’s/dementia care, preventive care, state-of-the art diagnostic and therapeutic care and a growing network of physician practices. Named Georgia’s Hospital of the Year in 2006 and 2010, St. Mary’s is proud to be the official health care provider for the University of Georgia Athletic Association. St. Mary’s has earned the Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval for advanced primary stroke care, advanced inpatient diabetes, heart failure care, knee replacement surgery and spine surgery.