 In 1989, Mercyhealth's volunteer board of directors selected Javon R. Bea as its president and CEO.When Bea became CEO, Mercyhealth could only claim $33 million in annual revenue, had only 589 total employees in a single hospital location, and only saw an estimated 89,000 patients yearly.As of 2020, Mercyhealth sees an average of 1.2 million patients every year, employs over 8,000 people across 85 locations, and can claim $1.3 billion in annual revenue.