Senior Vice President, Community Operations, Acute and Ambulatory Care
David Argueta serves as Mercy’s senior vice president of community operations, acute and ambulatory care. He has held progressive leadership roles at Mercy for eight years, most recently as president of Mercy’s East communities in Missouri. Prior to that, David served as president of Mercy’s Southwest communities in Missouri and Kansas, president of Mercy’s Springfield, Missouri communities and chief administrative officer at Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City. David’s two-decade career in health care includes president and C-suite roles at CHI St. Luke’s Health and Baylor Scott & White Health. He is a regional board member for the American Hospital Association and a board member for the Missouri Hospital Association.
Education and Credentials
David Argueta is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He earned his bachelor’s in forensic science and chemistry and master’s in business administration-health care administration from Baylor University in Texas.
