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Louisiana critical access hospital promotes COO Jeremy Martin to CEO
Jeremy Martin has been appointed CEO of St. James Parish Hospital in Lutcher, La., according to a July 31 Facebook post from the hospital. He succeeds Mary Ellen Pratt, who led the facility since 2007.
By The Desk - Jordan Leahy·August 8, 2026
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.