Kevin C. Moriarty – 7/18/09
CEO of Methodist Healthcare Ministries
Kevin C. Moriarty has been a central figure in San Antonio’s healthcare and human services for three decades. Selected as the first chief executive officer of Methodist Healthcare Ministries (MHM) a faith-based, nonprofit organization dedicated to providing medical and health-related human services to low-income families and the uninsured, Moriarty has led MHM to become the largest private funding source for community health care services in South Texas.
MHM’s mission is ‘Serving Humanity to Honor God,’ by improving the physical, mental and spiritual health of those least served in the Southwest Texas Conference area of The United Methodist Church. However, MHM’s mission of providing charitable community healthcare extends beyond MHM through its one-half ownership of the Methodist Healthcare System (MHS) – the largest healthcare system in South Texas. MHM’s half ownership of MHS creates a unique avenue to ensure that MHS continues to be a benefit to the community by providing quality care to all and charitable care when needed, and it provides the revenue to MHM for its programs. Under Moriarty’s leadership at MHM, and through his role on the MHS Board of Governors and its Community Boards, both organizations have made great strides in working to achieve a high standard in community care for the people served through the Methodist Healthcare System and through the programs and clinics independently owned and operated through MHM.
MHM in particular has thrived under Moriarty’s direction. He is primarily responsible for setting the overall direction for MHM, executive administration of the primary care medical and dental clinics it owns and operates, and providing policy guidance to the MHM board of directors. His implementation of the board of director’s strategy of community health has grown from one program of $200,000 for 1,200 clients in 1996, to a budgeted expenditure of $40,900,000 in 2008 through contracts with partners and operated programs. MHM has also been recognized by law makers as a critical voice and advocate for low-income families and the uninsured. Through its public policy analysis and research, and as a direct result of Moriarty’s direction, MHM has helped to ensure Texans have greater access to health care services. In addition, Moriarty oversees the quality and charitable management of the Methodist Healthcare System, which consists of seven hospitals plus outpatient surgical and imaging centers, with assets of approximately $612 million with $1 billion net patient revenue and 7,000 employees.
Prior to joining the Ministries, Moriarty served as a public official with the City of San Antonio for over 20 years. The last position he held was as director for the Department of Community Initiatives.
Moriarty grew up in New York City. He received his B.A. from St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York, with areas of concentration in history, economics and philosophy and earned a Master of Science degree in Urban Studies- with concentration in public administration, health and human services planning, manpower planning and data analysis- from the City University of New York. He has continued his education through the Harvard Business School Executive Program in 1997 and the Executive Program for Philanthropy Leaders through Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2006. Moriarty was also a member of the Peace Corps and served for two years in Liberia, West Africa as a teacher for elementary and secondary schools.
Moriarty lives in San Antonio with his wife Jennifer Martens Moriarty, and their five children.
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