BVU Alumnus Named President of Missouri, Kansas Health System
1987 graduate of Buena Vista, Julie Quirin has been in leadership roles at Saint Luke’s Health System for 25 years
Julie Quirin, FACHE, has been named President of Saint Luke’s Health System, a faith-based, not-for-profit, aligned health system committed to providing the highest levels of excellence in compassionate health care and health-related services. Saint Luke’s has 14 hospitals and campuses and more than 100 primary care and specialty offices, treating patients in 65 specialty services across 67 counties in Missouri and Kansas.
Quirin, a 1987 graduate of Buena Vista University, majored in small business management and communications at BVU before earning a master’s degree at the University of Kansas-Lawrence in 1989. In 2021, she was unanimously approved to join the BVU Board of Trustees. The Storm Lake native was inducted into the BVU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998.
Quirin brings more than 25 years of Saint Luke’s leadership experience to her new position, most recently serving as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Senior Vice President for Saint Luke’s Health System, overseeing all hospital operations, clinical service lines, nursing administration, system hospital throughput, and regulatory readiness function. Prior to serving as COO, she served in a variety of Health System leadership roles, including senior vice president of hospital operations, CEO of Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City, senior vice president of continuum of care services, and president and CEO of Saint Luke’s South Hospital.
In her role as President, Quirin will have expanded responsibilities that include oversight of Saint Luke’s physician enterprise, quality function, digital/IT organization, and government affairs team.
Quirin has been a diplomate with the American College of Healthcare Executives since 2005. She is past chair and a current board member of the Missouri Hospital Association and is past chair of the United Way of Greater Kansas City. She also serves on the American Hospital Association’s Regional Policy Board.
“Julie is an exemplary leader with extensive industry experience, a strong understanding of all aspects of our organization and a proven track record of success,” said Saint Luke’s Health System Chief Executive Officer Melinda L. Estes, MD. “I am honored to name Julie to this position, and I look forward to seeing her expertise and leadership in action as we lead Saint Luke’s into the future.”