For Immediate Release

Mercy CEO Elected to International Healthcare Society

Oklahoma City—Di Smalley, FACHE, president and CEO of Mercy Health System of Oklahoma, was elected this week to serve on the Board of Governors of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) – an international professional society of more than 30,000 healthcare executives.

Smalley took office at the Council of Regents Meeting during ACHE’s 52nd Congress on Healthcare Leadership in Chicago, Illinois. She will serve a three-year term representing ACHE affiliates on the organization’s Board of Governors, the authority that manages ACHE operations and member services.

Smalley came to Mercy in 2007 and oversees Mercy Health System of Oklahoma which includes more than 5,000 co-workers, Mercy Health Center in Oklahoma City, Mercy Memorial Health Center in Ardmore and Mercy Health Network — 10 metro area health clinics and three urgent care facilities. Mercy Health System also includes statewide partnerships with Oklahoma Heart Hospital, Valley View Regional Hospital in Ada, as well as several other rural facilities.

Prior to Mercy, Smalley served Avantas LLC, in Omaha, Nebraska, as president from 2005 to 2007. At Alegent Health in Omaha, her roles included senior executive from 2003 to 2005, vice president for operations from 1999 to 2003 and chief operating officer from 1997 to 1999. She also served Avantas as co-founder and managing representative from 1999 to 2004.

Smalley’s previous roles included Midlands Community Hospital, Papillion, Nebraska, as CEO from 1995 to 1997, chief operating officer from 1983 to 1995, and director of nursing from 1978 to 1983; Springfield (Illinois) Community Hospital, director of professional relations from 1976 to 1979.

Before being elected an ACHE Governor, Smalley was the regent for Nebraska from 2002 through 2006. In addition to her service to ACHE, Smalley has been a member of the board of directors of Memorial Community Hospital, the Nebraska Stroke Foundation and the Nebraska Board of Ambulance Advisors, serving as its chair. She is currently on the board of directors for the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Greater Oklahoma City. Board certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow, Smalley received her master’s degree in public health from the University of Minnesota, and her bachelor’s degree from Midland Lutheran College in Nebraska.

Press release dated: March 26, 2009