October 22, 2024
Southcoast Health President & CEO David O. McCready Joins the Marion Institute Board of Directors
MARION, Mass. — Southcoast Health President & CEO, David O. McCready, recently joined the Marion Institute Board of Directors, a non-profit community organization committed to elevating health, food, and environmental equity across the South Coast region.
“We are thrilled to announce that David McCready has joined the Marion Institute’s Board of Directors. Southcoast Health has always been a wonderful partner, and we hope that through this relationship we will be able to work collaboratively among our communities to address health equity and food justice through root-caused solutions,” said Elizabeth Wiley, Executive Director of The Marion Institute.
Natural partners, the two organizations are deeply committed to improving the overall wellbeing of our community. Southcoast Health is an active member of the Marion Institute’s Southcoast Food Policy Council (SFPC) and serves on the SFPC Community Advisory Board. This coalition of local farms, food pantries, foundations, and social service agencies works together to strengthen our current food system and supports food security for all.
“I am honored to join the Board of Directors at the Marion Institute and look forward to working together to create lasting, positive change in our region,” said David O. McCready, President and CEO of Southcoast Health. “The work they are doing in our community to address many determinants of health, such as education and food security, is essential to helping create a healthier environment for local families today and in the future.”
About the Marion Institute
The Marion Institute is celebrating its 30-year anniversary as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose work engages individuals and communities in systems level solutions at the intersection of food, wellness, and the environment.
The Marion Institute manages several programs designed to improve health, food access, community well-being, and environmental wellness. The Southcoast Food Policy Council works to build a healthier community by promoting food security. Grow Education is a farm-to-school initiative that collaborates with Southcoast school districts. Frogfoot Farm – Neighbors Feeding Neighbors focuses on food relief and regional gleaning efforts. The BioMed program enhances the understanding of Biological Medicine for patients, doctors, and healthcare professionals.
About Southcoast Health
Founded in 1996, Southcoast Health serves communities across southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island as the largest provider of primary and specialty care in the region. The not-for-profit, charitable system includes three acute care hospitals – Charlton Memorial in Fall River, St. Luke’s in New Bedford (a Level II Trauma Center), and Tobey in Wareham, Massachusetts with a physician network of more than 675 providers.
The system has established more than 55 service locations across the South Coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including six urgent care locations, a Visiting Nurse Association, the Southcoast Health Cancer Center, the region’s only Level II Adult Trauma Center and numerous ancillary facilities.
Southcoast Health has been recognized consecutively for six years in a row as a Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospital from 2019-2024 and named a Maternity Care Access Hospital for 2023-2024 by U.S. News & World Report. The organization was recognized as the best place to work for the seventh consecutive year by Southcoast Media Group’s Community’s Choice awards.
With upward of 8,000 employees, Southcoast Health is the largest employer in southeastern Massachusetts, and one of the largest employers in the Commonwealth, according to the Boston Business Journal. More information is available online at www.southcoast.org.
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