CEO Appointed for Bon Secours Charity Health System

Marriottsville, Maryland, February 2, 2009 – Terence O’Brien has been appointed as chief executive officer for Bon Secours Charity Health System. O’Brien’s appointment comes after an in-depth national search for the position vacated as a result of the departure of Dominick Stanzione in June 2008. O’Brien will began his leadership today, February 2, 2009, reporting directly to Bon Secours Health System CEO Rich Statuto.

O’Brien currently serves as the Hospital’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Lenox Hill Hospital, a 650-bed, major teaching hospital in New York City, as well as the Administrative Director of the Lenox Hill Healthcare Network, an IPA of 750 affiliated physicians and five affiliated hospitals.

O’Brien’s career spans over 37 years and includes progressive responsibility and leadership positions in the areas of acute and long-term care operations, finance, strategy, physician relationships, service line management, and managed care. He has 15 years of experience in Catholic health care including St. Joseph Medical Center and St. Vincent’s Medical Center, both in New York.

O’Brien graduated from Cornell University with an MPA, Hospital Administration, and earned his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University in Washington, DC, with a BSBA, Accounting.

Bon Secours Health System, Inc. based in Marriottsville, Maryland, is a $2.6 billion dollar not-for-profit Catholic health system that owns, manages or joint ventures 18 acute care, 5 long term care, 5 assisted living and independent living and other facilities, primarily on the East Coast. Bon Secours Health System consists of more than 20,000 caregivers helping people in communities in seven states. Its vision is to be recognized for its leadership in justice, transforming the communities in which it serves and works into places of health and hope, and being a prophetic voice for systemic U.S. health reform and a more humane world.