Youngstown Leadership

Ronda Lehman
Chief Acute Operations Officer

Ronda Lehman, PharmD, MBA, FACHE, serves as President of Mercy Health — Lima and Mercy Health — Toledo part of Bon Secours Mercy Health, one of the largest health systems in the United States. She is dedicated to advancing the system's mission by improving quality and expanding access to care, particularly for underserved populations.

She oversees a large, integrated network of care spanning northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. The Toledo market includes a seven-hospital system serving a 20-county region, complemented by advanced services such as Life Flight critical air transport and a strong academic partnership with Mercy College of Ohio.

Ronda's journey with Mercy Health began in 1995 as a pharmacy intern. Over the years, she has held a variety of leadership roles, including Chief Operating Officer for Mercy Health Physicians. Since assuming the position as the Market President at Mercy Health St. Rita's in 2019, she has focused on strengthening patient care services, fostering community partnerships, and enhancing health care delivery for our region. Ronda is highly involved in the community in a variety of ways, and St. Rita's has always played a critical role in addressing our community's fundamental health needs. In 2024, Mercy Health St. Rita's opened a newly renovated inpatient behavioral health unit - the only facility in the 10-county area.

A dedicated health care leader, Ronda holds a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from Ohio Northern University, a Doctor of Pharmacy from The Ohio State University and a Master of Business Administration from Tiffin University. She is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and was named a 2025 ATHENA Award recipient.

For Ronda, health care is more than a profession — it is a calling. She is deeply committed to serving her community and advancing health equity. She serves on several boards, including the Ohio Northern University Board of Trustees, Lifeline of Ohio and The First National Bank of Pandora.

Outside of work, Ronda enjoys spending time with her family, playing piano, running, gardening and canning.

As the Youngstown market chief clinical officer, Dr. James Kravec is responsible for providing physician executive leadership for the Youngstown region’s clinical enterprises (hospital medical staff involved with acute care delivery, Mercy Health Physicians and Mercy Health Select). He oversees the overall mission, strategic leadership and the assurance of quality care delivery for those clinical enterprises as well as their integration. Dr. Kravec also serves as the system medical director for Graduate Medical Education for Bon Secours Mercy Health. In the role, he leads operations, strategy and growth for the physician residency programs through the system which currently includes six markets, 39 resident and fellowship programs and 460 residents and fellows.

Dr. Kravec is a Youngstown native and was born at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. He graduated from Youngstown State University and earned his medical degree from Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) and completed his residency in internal medicine at Summa Health Akron City Hospital. He is board certified in both internal medicine and hospice and palliative medicine and he graduated from the Mercy Health Leadership Academy in 2012. He actively practices internal medicine in the Ambulatory Care Center and is a faculty member of the internal medicine residency and transitional year residency at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.

He has been with Mercy Health since graduating residency in 2005 and has served in various roles in Youngstown. He has served as program director of the St. Elizabeth Youngstown Transitional Residency and as associate medical director of Hospice of the Valley and most recently as President of Mercy Health Physicians Youngstown and as a board member of Mercy Health Physicians. As a medical staff leader, he has served as Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine and Treasurer/Secretary of the medical staff St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. At NEOMED, he has served as President of the Alumni Association, internal medicine clerkship director and Section Chief of General Internal Medicine for the Department of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Kravec is married to Dr. Cynthia Kravec and has four children, James, Sarah, Michael and Maria, and lives in Canfield, Ohio