St. Anthony Hospital
Mary Ragsdale, MSN, MBA, RN, joined Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in 2003. As Director of Patient Care Services she led the development and implementation of the highly successful Franciscan Patient Placement Center.
Mary’s performance improvement, project management and program development skills led to her being named Associate Vice President of Patient Care Services at St. Joseph Medical Center. Mary later transitioned to Vice President of Operations at St. Anthony Hospital where she leads all hospital operations, to include operational oversight of ancillary and support departments.
Mary also heads up our Mission Control operation which helps ensure proper utilization of beds, services and resources for the Northwest Virginia Mason Franciscan Health system.
Mary holds master’s degrees in business administration and nursing from the Pacific Lutheran University. She has a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Spalding University.