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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Rod Gardner
Publication Specialist
501.622.4513 office 501.622.2077 fax
Today's Date: June 13, 2007

St. Joseph’s promotes Swaim to Director of Facilities position

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – St. Joseph’s Mercy Health Center recently promoted long-time co-worker Jack Swaim to its Director of Facilities position.

Previously and most recently, Swaim served St. Joseph’s as Maintenance Manager. He has been with St. Joseph’s for 28 years, and prior to that received his college education from the University of Michigan and University of Arkansas-Little Rock.

“Jack has been with St. Joseph’s for a long while and is a dedicated, loyal co-worker with a great history of service,” said Tim Johnsen, St. Joseph’s Executive Vice President-Chief Operating Officer. “Whether it is patients, visitors or fellow co-workers, service to others always come first with Jack and we are excited to have him as our new Director of Facilities.”

Swaim and his wife, Roberta, reside in Royal. They have two daughters, Bobbie, 25, and Kelly, 21, and one six-month-old grandson, Jackson.

“I am very excited to be able to serve St. Joseph’s in this new capacity,” Swaim said. “I have seen a lot of changes over the years here at St. Joseph’s and I am looking forward to a future of challenging initiatives, such as the expansion to the Emergency Department and Mercy Heart & Vascular Center. The departments I serve are full of wonderfully talented people who make working at St. Joseph’s engaging and fulfilling.”

A member of the Sisters of Mercy Health System, St. Joseph’s is a not-for-profit Catholic hospital and two-time recipient of the large-company Gold Award at the Governor’s Family Friendly Employer Awards ceremony in the spring of 2006 and 2007. For further information on the Arkansas Governor’s Family Friendly Employer Initiative and services offered by St. Joseph’s, please visit saintjosephs.com.