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COMMUNITY & CULTURE 20 PEOPLE TO KNOW 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 an