St. Mary's Medical Center
Kelly Pearce, FACHE has a strong background in healthcare administration and leadership. Kelly is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer at St. Mary's Medical Center since February 2022. Prior to this role, they held various positions at SSM Health, including Vice President of Hospital Operations from 2012 to 2018 and Administrative Director of Nursing Operations from 2009 to 2012. In addition, they were a Manager of Critical Care at Des Peres Hospital from 2005 to 2009. Kelly Pearce is also actively involved in the community as a Board Member of the Empower Scholarship Fund since 2015 and an Advisory Board Member of the Four Rivers Career Center Health Science Occupations Program from 2014 to 2019.
Kelly Pearce, FACHE, obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Deaconess College of Nursing between 1996 and 2000. In 2004, they attended the University of Missouri-Columbia, where they earned a Master of Health Administration (MHA) degree in the field of Health/Health Care Administration/Management. Kelly Pearce has also obtained various certifications, including FACHE from the American College of Healthcare Executives in September 2017, Lean Silver Certification from Simpler Consulting, an IBM Company (exact date unknown), and Lean Bronze Certification, also from Simpler Consulting, an IBM Company, in 2015.
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St. Mary's Medical Center
St. Mary's Medical Center has provided high-quality compassionate care to the residents of Blue Springs and Eastern Jackson County for more than 30 years. St. Mary's offers patients the best of both worlds--a warm, caring environment, close to home, providing the wide range of services and expertise typically found in much larger facilities. St. Mary's Medical Center, founded by the Sisters of St. Mary, relocated from downtown Kansas City to Blue Springs, MO in 1981. The hospital was purchased by Prime Healthcare Services in 2015. Its Catholic heritage and the spirit of our founding Sisters continue today in our mission of caring for the community. St. Mary’s is a Joint Commission accredited, 146-bed acute care facility providing a wide range of services, including 24-hour Emergency Department, Joint and Spine Institute, Surgical Services and outpatient services. St. Mary’s is among an elite group of providers in treatment for time critical diagnosis and has earned several quality awards, including Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission and Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. It is also recognized by the Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center and is a Certified Chest Pain Center. The Breast Center at St. Mary’s has earned recognition by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers and Breast Imaging Center of Excellence designation from the American College of Radiology (ACR). St. Mary’s Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine is part of an elite group accredited by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS). UHMS accredited facilities have met the highest standards of care and patient safety. Presently there are only 5 centers in Missouri that hold this accreditation.