Rick Stevens to join BJC HealthCare as president of Christian Hospital

Rick Stevens has been announced as the new president of Christian Hospital, responsible for continuing to position Christian Hospital as a provider of critical healthcare services in North St. Louis County, Missouri.

“We are very pleased to have been able to recruit Rick from San Francisco to serve as the next president of Christian Hospital,” said Lee Fetter, BJC group president. “Rick’s proven leadership track record in health care, combined with his passion and commitment to serving patients and communities, will be true assets to our North County community and BJC HealthCare.”

Stevens will join BJC from St. Luke’s Hospital in San Francisco, where he has served for the past four years as chief administrative officer and vice president. In his role at St. Luke’s, Stevens provided strategic leadership and directed daily operations for the 215-bed hospital, 22-provider primary care physician practice and medical staff relations and quality initiatives and oversees ancillary and support services for all four CPMC hospital campuses.

“I am honored to join BJC HealthCare, as BJC has a long history and commitment of providing great health care services to the people of St. Louis and North County,” said Stevens. “This was noted by the Joint Commission naming Christian Hospital a ‘Top Performer’ on key quality metrics, a distinction earned by only one-third of accredited hospitals in the nation. I look forward to working with the community, and growing and building upon the extraordinary clinical care already established, to continue making Christian Hospital a leader in all aspects of health care services in North County.”

With more than 20 years of healthcare experience serving in executive roles at Methodist McKinney Hospital in McKinney, Texas; Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Healthcare in Louisville, Kentucky; and University Medical Center Inc. in Dallas, Stevens has a strong background for his new role. He holds a master’s degree in public health from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, and a bachelor’s degree from Tennessee State University.