John B. Day
President & CEO
Southcoast Health System

John B. Day is President & Chief Executive Officer of Southcoast Health System, the merged corporation of St. Luke's Health Care System in New Bedford, Mass., Charlton Health System in Fall River, Mass., and Tobey Health Systems in Wareham, Mass.

Since November 1991, Day has been President and Chief Executive Officer of St. Luke's Hospital and St. Luke's Health Care System.

He joined St. Luke's Hospital in 1978 and has served in a variety of administrative roles, including interim president, senior vice president and administrative president.

Day received his bachelor of arts degree in Political Science, as well as masters degrees in Health Care Administration and Secondary Education from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Prior to joining St. Luke's, Mr. Day was on the staffs of the Connolly School in Potomac, Md., and Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass. He also served as a legislative staff aide for Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine.

Day is a member of the American Hospital Association. He is a founding member of the National Association of Urban Hospitals in Washington, D.C. He also serves on the boards of the Massachusetts Hospital Association, the Southcoast Education Compact, and the New Bedford United Way. In 1995, he was inducted into the New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame.