New Administrative Director of Laboratory Services at St. Mary’s Healthcare

AMSTERDAM, N.Y., April 14, 2025—St. Mary’s Healthcare has named Cyril Erica administrative director of laboratory services for the local, independent healthcare organization. Erica has more than 16 years of lab-related experience, including over a decade in supervisory and managerial roles.

He comes to St. Mary’s from Bassett Healthcare Network in Cooperstown. There, as regional laboratory manager, Erica oversaw three laboratories and more than 80 point-of-care facilities. At St. Mary’s, he is responsible for laboratory operations at the hospital and five satellite lab sites: the Rao Outpatient Pavilion, Holland Circle Medical Plaza, and family health centers in Canajoharie, Gloversville and Johnstown.

“Cyril’s clinical and managerial skills, and his appreciation of the unique role of a community hospital, make him an excellent fit for St. Mary’s,” said Jeff Methven, St. Mary’s president and CEO. “He also shares St. Mary’s commitment to quality and our culture of compassion—for patients, other providers and each other.”

Erica is a New York state-licensed clinical laboratory technologist and is board certified as a medical laboratory scientist by the American Society for Clinical Pathology. He has a Bachelor of Science in medical technology from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines.

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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.

Kristin Mosher

Director, Marketing and Communications

St. Mary’s Healthcare, Amsterdam

(518) 770-7505