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Emily Combs

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Chief Operating Officer at Mercy
📍 Greater St. Louis, United States

Emily Combs is the Chief Operating Officer at Mercy St. Louis, where she oversees $2 billion in operations and leads over 7, 500 team members. With a background as a clinical nurse and an MSN from the University of Missouri-Columbia, she focuses on merging operational excellence with compassionate patient care to drive growth.

Emily is passionate about developing future healthcare leaders, drawing from her experience as an Executive Director of Nursing and a Clinical Adjunct at Maryville University. She is dedicated to establishing a culture of excellence rooted in patient safety and quality outcomes.

Her career started at the bedside as a Registered Nurse, where she contributed to her hospital achieving Magnet status.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater St. Louis, United States
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Healthcare Operations
Manages over $2B in operating revenue and has implemented strategies that reduced patient length of stay by 12% and drove 8% year-over-year growth.
Patient Experience
Her core philosophy is that exceptional healthcare happens when operational excellence meets compassionate care, making patient experience a primary focus.
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Career

Work history

1-2022
Chief Operating Officer
Mercy
8-2019 - 1-2022
Vice President Operations
Mercy
4-2015 - 8-2019
Executive Director Nursing
Mercy
1-2010 - 5-2012
Clinical Adjunct
Maryville University
12-2003 - 1-2005
Registered Nurse
St. Luke's Hospital
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Education
2007 - 2010
MSN
University of Missouri-Columbia
1999 - 2003
BSN
University of Missouri-Columbia
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