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DONN
SORENSEN
President
Mercy St. Louis
As president of Mercy’s east region, Donn Sorensen has
overall responsibility for strategy setting, growth and
operations. He works closely with the presidents of four
Mercy hospitals and Mercy Clinic to guide planning,
decision-making and achievement of regional and Mercywide goals.
He previously served as vice president of Mercy Clinic,
an 1,800-physician medical group throughout the fourstate area of Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Donn has been with Mercy since 2000 and has more
than 25 years of health care experience, including service
with Premier Practice Management, a national practice
operations company; several specialty and multi-specialty
group practices in Nashville, Tennessee and Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, and the Mayo Clinic, where he started his career.
Donn is chairman of the American Medical Group
Association board of directors and previously served
as chair of its CAO/COO council. He is a fellow of the
American College of Medical Practice Executives. He
holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from
Luther College in Decorah, Iowa; a master’s in health
administration from St. Mary’s College in Rochester,
Minnesota; and a master’s in business administration
from Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.
He is a national speaker and has been published numerous
times. He also serves his community on multiple boards
of directors, including Make-a-Wish Missouri (chairman),
Care to Learn St. Louis (chairman) and the Saint Louis Zoo.
Donn has two children, Alec and Jenna, and enjoys travel,
wine and sporting events.
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