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Christine Wray, FACHE –
President & Chief Executive Officer
As the President and CEO of St. Mary’s Hospital since 1992, Ms. Wray has been most rewarded building relationships with members of the Board of Directors, the Medical Staff, the community at large and all of the Hospital family in pursuit of a unified vision: to be an integral partner in the Southern Maryland healthcare continuum. Acting as the hospital liaison, Christine works to strengthen external relationships with County businesses and government. She serves as a representative to state and national healthcare organizations to share her knowledge and actively engage in developing industry policy. “The key to our vision is welcoming positive change and innovation, much of which will come through new technology. This technology affords us enormous opportunity to enhance services that we can offer to local residents.” Christine’s main initiatives include a focus on continued efforts to bring new physicians and specialists to compliment our technological advancements.
Christine Wray earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Health from The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and a Masters degree in Health Planning and Administration from The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health. She is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executive (FACHE). She is a member of the Maryland Hospital Association (MHA) and currently serves as Chairperson of the MHA Council for Financial Policy. Ms. Wray is active in civic affairs, including the Southern Maryland Navy Alliance and The Rotary Club of Leonardtown in which she is a Paul Harris Fellow and recipient of the 1999 Leonardtown Rotarian of the Year. In 2000, she was named Business Person of the Year by the St. Mary's County Chamber of Commerce.
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Community Involvement Includes:
- Southern Maryland Navy Alliance Board Member and Secretary
- St. Mary's Community Health Advisory Council
- Chesapeake Potomac Home Health Agency, Board
- Chesapeake Potomac Regional Care Center, Board
- AHA Regional Policy Board
- Leonardtown Rotary Club
- Health Share Board
- Leadership Maryland '98
- Council on Financial Policy, MHA
- ACHE Fellow
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MaryLou Watson, MS, RN –
Vice President for Nursing
MaryLou Watson accepted the role as Vice President for Nursing in November 2006. In this position, Ms. Watson is responsible for directing nursing services throughout the hospital and establishing quality standards for nursing care, treatment and services.
“As the Nursing profession struggles with a nationwide shortage, we must become more aware of the issues and concerns that our front-line nurses face everyday and identify ways to enhance career satisfaction,” said Watson. “Giving nurses opportunities to be in charge of their practice, championing autonomy and decision making are essential if we are to retain nurses - from the new grad to the seasoned professional - and also if we are to attract capable, bright individuals to consider a career in nursing,” she added.
With those thoughts in mind, Watson assures a firm direction in the solid development of the Councilor structure within Nursing at St. Mary’s Hospital to include a Nursing Practice Council (NPC). With a NPC, nurses will have the mechanism to review practice issues, review best practices in nursing care, set standards for SMH nursing, and strongly feel the professional components of autonomy and self-direction. Other councils within this structure will have dedicated foci with similar levels of professional satisfaction. Watson continued, “I look forward to working with the nurses at SMH to guide and develop this structure and then watch the nurses make it happen!”
Ms. Watson joined St. Mary’s Hospital from Southern Maryland Hospital in Clinton, Maryland where she served as the Vice President of Patient Care Services and the Chief Nursing Officer. Prior to her work with Southern Maryland she served as Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Montgomery General Hospital in Olney, Maryland.
MaryLou received her nursing degree from the University of Maryland School of Nursing and her Master of Administrative Sciences from The Johns Hopkins University. She brings over 30 years of experience in nursing to St. Mary's Hospital.
Watson currently lives in Severna Park, MD, with her husband and three daughters, but is in the process of acquiring a home in Leonardtown, MD. She is an active power and sail boater and enjoys gardening, biking and hiking. |
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Community Involvement Includes:
- American and Maryland Organizations of Nurse Executives
- Maryland Hospital Association (MHA), Legislative subcommittee
- Advisory Board in Washington, DC
- Maryland Nurses Association
- American College of Healthcare Executives
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Paul M. Barber, Jr., FHFMA –
Vice President for Finance
Having been the Vice President for Finance with St. Mary’s Hospital for over two decades, Mr. Barber firmly believes in the importance of his role to safeguard the financial integrity of the hospital to ensure necessary funds are available to fulfill its mission. Mr. Barber also coordinates the resources for budgeting and long-range financial planning. Paul and his conscientious staff, diligently maintain compliance with state and federal regulations pertaining to patient charges, billing and collection procedures, being ever mindful of the challenges faced by those without insurance coverage. “This year, the hospital exceeded its financial projection and improved all financial ratios, completed a successful audit and maintained compliance with regulatory agencies.” Over the next five years the Hospital will require in excess of $35 million for capital expansion projects as well as new and replacement equipment. Paul will plan the funding of these needs in a manner that will preserve the hospital’s financial capabilities to continue as a leader in healthcare.
Paul Barber is a graduate of Baltimore College of Commerce. He has decades of experience in hospital finance and has been Vice President for Finance since 1981. He is a recipient of the Follmer Bronze Merit Award for outstanding service to HFMA, serves on various task forces of the Maryland Hospital Association, and is Treasurer of the Rotary Club of Leonardtown. |
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Community Involvement Includes:
- Leonardtown Rotary, Treasurer
- Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)
- MHA's Prime Board
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Joan Gelrud, RN, MSN, CPHQ, FACHE –
Vice President
Joan joined SMH in December of 1983 and became part of the Administrative team in 2006. Among others, the responsibilities of Vice President assure compliance with all hospital regulatory agencies and accrediting bodies. “In that role, I work with all hospital departments to ensure we are continuously implementing best practices that are evidence-based,” she said. Other responsibilities include oversight for creative community outreach programming, continuing education and development of the work force and the smooth operation of clinical and support departments to ensure seamless patient care at St. Mary's Hospital.
Joan recently presented a paper at the Delmarva Foundation’s Courage to Improve Conference on the proper timing of antibiotic administration to pneumonia patients. And in October, she spoke at the Maryland Hospital Association’s Quality Indicator Project National International Conference about preventing surgical infection. Both of these topics are indicators in which St. Mary’s Hospital is proud to have successfully ranked in the 90th percentile among other hospitals. In addition, Joan has written an article about reducing ER turn around times that will be published in the winter issue of the Journal for Healthcare Quality.
Joan is also our patient safety officer. Working very closely with staff and physicians, she promotes safe and effective processes at St. Mary's Hospital. Other areas of responsibility include performance measurement, clinical data management and clinical resource management, which includes case management, social work and utilization review. “Through Clinical Resource Management the team optimizes the use of clinical and financial resources by ensuring timely and effective care for patients,” she added. Joan also oversees the Stroke Center, Organizational Learning and Research, Medical Records, Health Connections, Infection Control, Imaging/Cardiology and Neurology Services, Pharmacy, Rehabilitation Medicine and Pulmonary Services departments of the hospital.
Joan received her Bachelor’s of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Maryland and her Master’s of Science in Nursing from the Catholic University of America in cardiovascular nursing with a role tract in education. She is certified as a Professional of Health Care Quality (CPHQ), a member of Sigma Theta Tau (the international nursing honor society), a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, a member of the Maryland Hospital Association’s Continuous Quality Improvement Council. She recently joined as a member of the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) Pay for Performance Task Force. |
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Community Involvement Includes:
- Commissioner, St. Mary’s County Housing Authority
- Board member, Community Development Corporation
- Past educator at the University of Maryland School of Nursing and College of Southern Maryland.
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Mark Boucot, MBA –
Vice President
Mr. Boucot joined the Administrative Team at St. Mary’s Hospital from Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland where he served as the Vice President of Operations. While at Mercy, he had a proven track record of implementing organizational cost reductions while simultaneously elevating the quality of patient care. Mr. Boucot plans on working with the department leaders and clinical care givers at St. Mary's Hospital to continue to provide excellent patient care. "For me, the most important goal to accomplish is to continue the success of St. Mary's Hospital by providing a very high level of support to the clinical staff," states Boucot. To do this, he aims to build strong working teams that will continually improve the service of Facilities Management, Laboratory, Pharmacy and Environmental Services. He believes in a customer driven approach that supports the physicians, nursing department and ultimately, the patients we serve.
Mark brings nearly two decades of healthcare-related experience from a variety of facilities along the east coast. Throughout his career he has maintained that process improvement is supported by an effective Information Technology infrastructure. As the hospital is migrating to a new Information Technology system, Mr. Boucot's years of experience implementing hospital automation and high technology will prove to be a valuable resource to the team. “I’m thrilled to join such an outstanding organization, and I’m eager to assist the leadership in honing the daily operations,” said Boucot. “I place great value in promoting health and well being through community outreach programs. By doing so, SMH can help area residents stay healthy before they ever need to come to the hospital.” Boucot added. With a long history of involvement in hospital construction activities, Mr. Boucot is looking forward to managing the future construction projects for the organization that will perpetuate the mission of St. Mary's Hospital well into the future.
Mr. Boucot graduated summa cum laude with a Masters of Business Administration from the New Jersey Institute of Technology in 2001. He is living in Leonardtown with his wife, Kate and two children, Riley and Haley. He will serve the community through membership in the St. Mary's County Chamber of Commerce and be an active participant on committees for the Maryland Hospital Association.
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