Stormont Vail Health Hires Mark Slyter as the Next President & Chief Executive Officer

Stormont Vail Health, a Topeka, Kansas based nonprofit integrated health system, has appointed Mark Slyter as President & Chief Executive Officer, effective May 15, 2025. Stormont Vail Health partnered with Buffkin / Baker on the executive search.

In his role as President & CEO, Mark will be responsible for overseeing all strategy and operations across hospitals, clinics, and subsidiaries, ensuring effective execution of the strategic plan, budget, and policies. He will serve as a key representative of the board and formulate Stormont Vail’s mission and vision, foster a culture of quality and safety, and provide leadership to medical staff and team members. Additionally, Mark will collaborate with the board on governance, financial oversight, and long-term strategic planning to drive Stormont Vail’s continued success.

Mark joins Stormont Vail from Dignity Health, where he served as President & CEO, Arizona’s East Valley Market. There, he recruited to drive market expansion, enhance performance, and foster a high-reliability culture across safety, quality, service, people, and finance in a $2B, 1,000-bed and 8,000-employee market. Mark holds a master’s degree in health services administration from The University of Kansas and a Doctor of Science in Health Services Administration from University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Stormont Vail Health is a nonprofit integrated health system that has served the healthcare needs of Kansas for more than 130 years. Stormont Vail has been recognized as a Magnet® organization since 2009 by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. It is composed of Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, a 586-bed acute care hospital, Stormont Vail Flint Hills Hospital in Junction City, a 92-bed acute care hospital, Stormont Vail Health Manhattan Campus, a primary care, specialty care, and imaging clinic, and Cotton O’Neil Clinic, a multi-specialty physician group with more than 500 providers, including more than 270 physicians. Nearly 5,700 employees provide care and support services for patients in the hospital and 35 other locations, including the Cotton O’Neil Heart Center, Cancer Center, Diabetes & Endocrinology Center, Digestive Health Center, Pediatric clinics and 10 regional primary care clinics. Stormont Vail is proud to be a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network and partner with Children’s Mercy Topeka. Stormont Vail Health is committed to its mission of improving the health of the community by being a national leader in providing compassionate, high quality and efficient integrated care through collaboration that results in a healthier community.