Michael (Mike) Lutes is the Bon Secours Mercy Health state president of Virginia. In this role, which was created in 2025, Lutes has oversight of the Richmond and Hampton Roads markets.
As state president, Mike is responsible for delivering on each of his market’s key performance indicators, prioritizing capital requests for consideration by the system capital committee, assessing growth opportunities across the markets and state, and finding opportunities for partnership and cross-market collaboration.
Mike joined Bon Secours Mercy Health in 2022 as market president of Bon Secours Richmond — a $2.5 billion market with seven acute-care hospitals across Richmond, the Northern Neck, Petersburg and Emporia.
Mike is exceptionally skilled at efficiently and effectively operating complex health care systems and advancing a culture of innovation and excellence. He has demonstrated strength in establishing community partnerships and is a proven leader who has been successful throughout his career in implementing strategic vision and collaborating with physicians and associates. The various work cultures he’s fostered have achieved award-winning levels of patient and associate satisfaction and received national recognition for quality and outstanding financial results.
Mike brings more than 25 years of health care experience to his role. Before joining Bon Secours Mercy Health, he served 15 years in various leadership roles at Atrium Health, a nonprofit health system based in Charlotte, NC.
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“I’m so proud of the work we do outside the walls of our facilities to address the social determinants of health and improve the health status of all the communities we serve. I’m fortunate to see our Mission in action every time I visit one of the 50-plus local nonprofit organizations that we partner with to address food insecurity, housing, education and expanded access to health care — not to mention the incredible work our own Community Health team does in the community.”
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