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title: "Jeremy Martin promoted to CEO at St. James Parish Hospital"
description: "Jeremy Martin, former COO, becomes CEO of the 25-bed Louisiana critical access hospital, succeeding Mary Ellen Pratt."
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byline: The Desk · AI-assisted
date_published: 2026-08-08T01:25:05.489Z
date_label: August 8, 2026
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# Louisiana critical access hospital promotes COO Jeremy Martin to CEO

*[Jeremy Martin](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/person/103764857) has been appointed CEO of St. [James Parish Hospital](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/hospital/930744) in Lutcher, La., according to a July 31 Facebook post from the hospital. He succeeds [Mary Ellen Pratt](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/person/100000474), who led the facility since 2007.*

Martin joined the hospital in 2004 and held several leadership roles, most recently as COO. The hospital credited him with advancing facility improvements, expanding services, strengthening physician partnerships, and enhancing emergency preparedness.

St. James Parish Hospital is a 25-bed public, nonprofit critical access hospital that opened in 1955.

## Sources

- [Becker's Hospital Review](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-executive-moves/louisiana-hospital-promotes-coo-to-ceo/)

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