Robert Baxter, FACHE, will join Trinity Health as the new president and CEO of MercyOne beginning June 22. Baxter will succeed Michael Taylor who has served in an interim capacity since the beginning of January and will remain at MercyOne through July 1 to ensure a smooth transition.
Baxter brings more than 30 years of healthcare experience, most recently serving as President of the Toledo market for Bon Secours Mercy Health, the largest healthcare system in Ohio. There he created strategies to improve trauma performance, increase retention and recruitment, regionalize and negotiate new joint ventures while leading Mercy Health to a CMS Five-Star rating. In joining MercyOne, he returns to the state where he earned his Master of Business Administration and Master of Arts in hospital and health administration at the University of Iowa.
In his new position, Baxter will be responsible for setting strategic direction, advancing the mission and ensuring operational excellence across all MercyOne. The organization employs more than 20,000 colleagues and is comprised of more than 230 clinics, medical centers, hospitals and care locations throughout the state of Iowa and beyond.