Mark Slyter

BIO – Mark Slyter, DSc, FACHE

During Mark Slyter’s 25-year career, he has achieved progressive healthcare experience at leading health systems and hospitals including Dignity Health, Phoenix, AZ, General Health System, Baton Rouge, LA, Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Jackson, MS, Baptist Health System, Jacksonville, FL, and Greenville Hospital System, Greenville, SC. Mark has a traditional career progression as the executive operations leader in small (56-bed), medium (146-bed), and large (651 bed) hospitals, including ACS Level I Trauma, and then advancing to serve as the CEO in multi-hospital, tertiary, and academic health systems. Mark has developed and led statewide Integrated Delivery Networks as large as 9,000 physicians, 200 facilities, 72,000 commercial lives, and 270,000 Medicaid lives.

The importance of evidence-based leadership has inspired Mark to achieve his Doctorate in Health Services and position health systems for more complex, comprehensive care through academic programs. Mark has led both start-up academic medical centers (124 residents) and established major teaching hospitals that annually train more than 500 medical students, residents, fellows, nurses, technologists, and other healthcare professionals.

Mark Slyter is a senior healthcare executive who creates and executes breakthrough strategies that revitalize organizations at an accelerated pace. Mark has led teams and engaged stakeholders to deliver:

- operating margin improvements from 17% to 650%

- distinguished quality achievements by CMS 5-Star, Leapfrog, Healthgrades, Magnet, and Solucient

- increases in patient satisfaction from 50% to 800%

- over $60M in net income turnarounds during his career

- 73% Serious Safety Events (SSE) market (multiple hospitals) reduction in year one and 85% reduction over five years – achieved ZERO HARM (an SSE Rate of 0) in 3 out of 6 years in best performing hospital

- over $2 billion in significant major construction projects most recently a $195 million bed tower and $300 million women’s and children's hospital.

Mark is a change agent and candid communicator who rallies key stakeholders to embrace new approaches and achieve a culture of high reliability in patient-centered care.