Sr. Patricia Eck, CBS has served as a member of the Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH) board of directors since its formation in September 2018. She is the former Congregational Leader for the Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours of Paris.
Sr. Pat entered the Sisters of Bon Secours in 1966. She has since built a 50-year health care career with positions in nursing, management and sponsorship for Bon Secours Health System. She has served on the Leadership Team of the Sisters of Bon Secours in the United States for a number of terms.
Sr. Pat is a recognized leader in the Catholic health care field and is a past chairperson of The Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) Board of Trustees. She is a current member of the board of Mercy Housing and a former member of the Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) and the Resource Center for Religious Institutes.
In 2007, Sr. Pat received the Sister Mary Concilia Moran Award from CHA for visionary leadership and commitment to Catholic health care. In 2011, Sr. Pat received the Papal award, Cross Pro Ecclesia et Ponifice medal, the highest honor given to a member of a religious community by the Vatican. Sr. Pat received an honorary doctorate in humane letters from the University of Scranton in 2012 and an honorary Doctor of Science from Fairfield University in 2017.