St. Mary’s Healthcare President & CEO Jeff Methven Honored with “Top Workplace” Leadership Award
AMSTERDAM, N.Y., April 23, 2025—In the 27 months since Jeff Methven took the helm as president and CEO of St. Mary’s Healthcare, the independent community hospital has been on a steady path of improvement—and patients, providers and the Capital region are taking notice.
Methven was honored earlier this month with the Top Workplaces 2025 Leadership Award for large employers. He is the first president and CEO of a Capital Region acute care hospital to earn this distinction in the 14 years since the Times Union launched the Top Workplace recognition program.
In addition, St. Mary’s was recognized as a Top Workplace 2025—another first for a Capital Region acute care provider. 
Methven is quick to praise the team at St. Mary’s. They, in turn, say the credit belongs to him.
“We chose Jeff because of his reputation as a transformational leader, and he is delivering beyond our highest expectations,” said Michael Pepe, chair of the St. Mary’s Board of Directors that selected Methven after a nationwide search for president and CEO.
Pepe acknowledged Methven’s operational and administrative experience, strategic vision and commitment to St. Mary’s core values. “What sets Jeff apart,” Pepe added, “is his ability to inspire and motivate others to give their all. That’s making a difference for St. Mary’s and our community.”
Last year alone, St. Mary’s recruited 27 healthcare providers and 308 new associates. Perhaps even more telling, nearly 160 former team members “came home” to St. Mary’s because of the positive work culture.
The community is also returning to their local hospital. Under Methven’s leadership, St. Mary’s is serving more patients, delivering more babies, introducing new services and making significant investments in programs, facilities, technology and people.
As executive director of human resources and chief people officer at St. Mary’s, Lisa Mazzoccone sees the impact of these changes firsthand. “Despite a very competitive recruiting environment, more and more people want to join or come back to St. Mary’s,” she said.
“We expect even more interest once people learn that we’re the only Top Workplace hospital in the region—and our president and CEO is the ‘top’ leader,” Mazzoccone added.
Methven has spent his entire career in healthcare, developing programs that help ensure access to quality care, emphasize the patient experience and encourage collaboration and workforce development. Before joining St. Mary’s, he served as executive vice president at Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs. A graduate of Le Moyne College in Syracuse, Methven has an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester.
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About St. Mary’s Healthcare, Amsterdam: St. Mary’s Healthcare has been providing high-quality, compassionate healthcare to the people of Montgomery and Fulton counties since 1903. At St. Mary’s Hospital, the Rao Outpatient Pavilion and other locations, the local, independent healthcare system offers the comprehensive, critical services its community needs and deserves. For more information: (518) 842-1900, www.smha.org or www.facebook.com/smha.org.
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Kristin Mosher
Director, Marketing and Communications
St. Mary’s Healthcare, Amsterdam
(518) 770-7505
kristin.mosher@nysmha.org