MHA Announces 2026 District Leadership

The 2026 leadership for MHA’s regional districts, the Kansas City Metropolitan Healthcare Council and the St. Louis Metropolitan Hospital Council have been announced.

Karen Orr, CEO of Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., will serve as the KCMHC president, and David Argueta, senior vice president, Community Operations and Acute and Ambulatory Care at Mercy in Chesterfield, Mo., will continue to serve as SLMHC president.

Patrick Avila, CEO of Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Mo., will continue to serve as president of MHA’s North District. Brady Dubois, CEO of Boone Hospital Center in Columbia, Mo., will serve as Central District president; Greg Weaver, CEO of Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler, Mo., will serve as Southwest District president; and Annette Schnabel, president of Parkland Health Center, will serve as Southeast District president.

MHA’s metro and district councils provide input on association policies and activities, and shape recommendations of state, regional and national health care policies to the MHA Board of Trustees.

“We are happy to have these great leaders serving during this time of change in health care,” said Jon D. Doolittle, MHA president and CEO. “The MHA Board of Trustees and staff rely on district feedback to understand how state and federal policies influence hospitals and the communities they serve throughout Missouri. Throughout the districts, Missouri hospital CEOs drive mission-driven improvement through their regional collaboration.”