David Luna Named Vice President Of Multicultural Affairs

Saint Mary’s Health Care is pleased to announce the appointment of David Luna as Vice President of Multicultural Affairs. He will assume his new role in early January 2008.

An organizational change specialist by training, Mr. Luna’s most recent position was as Vice President of Diversity for The Thomson Corporation in Stanford, Connecticut, where he served as the thought leader and practice expert in the area of diversity for the $8 billion international company with 35,000 employees. Previously he had been principal of Diversity Leadership Services in Chicago, where he operated a consulting and coaching practice focused on diversity and leadership development. He has also been in leadership roles for Unicom Corporation (Commonwealth Edison) and for the Latino Institute, both in Chicago. Mr. Luna earned both his Bachelor’s and MBA degrees from the University of Illinois at Chicago and his JD (Juris Doctor) from the University of Chicago.

As Vice President of Multicultural Affairs at Saint Mary’s Health Care, Luna will report to the President and CEO and will be responsible for creating successful strategies that translate into priorities for leading and championing cultural competence, inclusion, and diversity across and at all levels of the organization. Said Luna about his new role: “I am very excited to be joining the Saint Mary’s community as it makes cultural competence and inclusion key elements in providing an exceptional experience for its patients and employees.”

Saint Mary’s Health Care is an integrated network of health care excellence offering a unique combination of capabilities to deliver a health care experience that is more complete and personally satisfying. Our commitment to offer the latest technology and most highly skilled physicians in a holistic, patient-centered environment has made us a progressive leader in cancer care, neuroscience, orthopedics, diabetes and endocrine care, kidney transplants, and integrative medicine.

The network encompasses more than 3700 employees, a 336-bed, JCAHO-accredited teaching hospital, The Lacks Cancer Center, The Wege Institute for Health and Learning, the Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, the Neuroscience Program, three fitness centers, five community outreach centers and affiliations with home health care, rehabilitation services, and the area's premier primary care network, Advantage Health Physician Network. Saint Mary’s recently was awarded the Governor’s Award of Excellence, the SCIP6 Commitment to Quality Award and named one of West Michigan’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to work for. Saint Mary’s is a member of Trinity Health, the country’s fourth-largest Catholic health care system.