For Immediate Release

Contact:

Bobby Maldonado

248-858-6662

Bobby.Maldonado@stjoeshealth.org

January 30, 2018

PONTIAC, Mich. (Jan. 30, 2018) — St. Joseph Mercy Oakland (SJMO) has named Fabian Fregoli, M.D. as the hospital's new chief medical officer, effective January 1, 2018. In his new role, Dr. Fregoli oversees administration for medical staff, graduate medical education, patient safety, clinical quality, accreditation, care management and other services.

Dr. Fregoli succeeds Michael K. Smith, D.O., SJMO's chief medical officer since 2012, who chose to step down and serve as executive consultant to the president. As an advisor, Dr. Smith will continue to serve as a member of the hospital's senior leadership team.

"Dr. Fregoli has been a long-time champion within the hospital for enhanced quality, clinical care, patient safety and satisfaction, and will be a tremendous resource as we continue to elevate standards of care," said Shannon Striebich, president of St. Joseph Mercy Oakland. "At the same time, we are tremendously grateful for Dr. Smith's service and for his continued leadership within our organization. He has led the medical staff through a period of rapid growth and achievement, from the opening of the hospital's new

South Patient Tower to our most recent recognition as a Top Teaching Hospital by The Leapfrog Group."

Dr. Fregoli was in private practice as a family physician until 2007, when he joined SJMO. He is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and continues to see patients today on a part-time basis. Most recently, Dr. Fregoli held dual roles as vice president of quality and patient safety at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland and chief medical informatics officer of both SJMO and St.

Mary Mercy Livonia, two hospitals within Saint Joseph Mercy Health System.

In addition to his focus on clinical quality and patient safety, Dr. Fregoli is a clinical assistant professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Michigan State University School of Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at William Beaumont Hospital-Grosse Pointe, having served as chief resident during his final year.

About St. Joseph Mercy Oakland

St. Joseph Mercy Oakland is a 443-bed community teaching hospital and a long-time leader in health care in Oakland County. Founded in 1927 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland has won numerous local and national awards for patient safety, quality and performance, and consistently ranks in the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide. A member of the Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland is a technologically leading hospital that combines advanced medicine and personal care to assist patients on their path to wellness. With dedicated physicians, nurses and hospital staff committed to providing quality care throughout the patient stay, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland has truly personalized the patient care experience.

For more information about health services offered at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, please visit stjoesoakland.org.

About Saint Joseph Mercy Health System

Saint Joseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) is a health care organization serving seven counties in southeast Michigan including Livingston, Washtenaw, Wayne,

Oakland, Macomb, Jackson, and Lenawee. It includes 537-bed St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, 443-bed St. Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac, 304-bed St. Mary Mercy Livonia, 136-bed St. Joseph Mercy Livingston in Howell, and 133-bed St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea. Combined, the five hospitals are licensed for 1,553 beds, have five outpatient health centers, six urgent care facilities, more than 25 specialty centers; employ more than 15,300 individuals and have a medical staff of nearly 2,700 physicians. SJMHS has annual operating revenues of about $2 billion and returns about $120 million to its communities annually through charity care and community benefit programs.

SJMHS is a member of Trinity Health, a leading Catholic health care system based in Livonia, Mich. Trinity Health operates in 22 states, employs about 131,000 colleagues, has annual operating revenues of $17.6 billion and assets of about $24.6 billion. Additionally, the organization returns almost $1 billion to its communities annually in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs.

For more information on health services offered at Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, please visit www.stjoeshealth.org.

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