Kevin Halter Appointed CEO for Bon Secours Kentucky Health System

Marriottsville, Maryland February 12, 2009 – Bon Secours Health System, Inc. (BSHSI) announced today the appointment of Kevin Halter to chief executive officer for Bon Secours Kentucky Health System in Ashland, Kentucky. Halter’s promotion to this lead position is effectively immediately and comes after last summer’s promotion and transfer of then CEO Mark Gordon to Bon Secours Richmond Health System.

Sister Rose Marie Jasinski, senior vice president for sponsorship for BSHSI, stated, “During the past six months as interim CEO, Kevin has demonstrated strong leadership capabilities and keen insights that make him the right selection for the position.”

Halter will assume permanent responsibilities for day to day operations lead for the Our Lady of Bellefonte campus comprised of a 174-bed acute care hospital, ambulatory surgery center, imaging center, diabetes and wound care center, and a 40-bed behavioral health center. He will report directly to Valinda Rutledge, BSHSI senior vice president and market leader for Kentucky and South Carolina and will be a key player in her senior management team. “Kevin has done great things as the interim CEO and I look forward to continuing to work with him, said Rutledge. “ He is a strong leader and a well-respected colleague.”

During Kevin’s four and one-half years with BSKHS, he served also as vice president of planning and operations. He brings 24 years of health care management experience in several key areas including operations, planning, claims management, and management engineering. Prior to coming to BSKHS, Halter served most recently as executive vice president/chief operating officer for Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, West Virginia.

Halter earned a master of health administration from Xavier University in 1987 and a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Bowling Green State University. He served on several state and local boards and community organizations and currently is an active board member in the Kentucky Health Association Certificate of Need Committee as well as the PTCA Committee, Chamber of Commerce, and the Tri State Quality Health Network.

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 a variety of ambulatory facilities, primarily on the East Coast. Bon Secours Health System consists of more than 20,000 caregivers providing good help to people 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.