Mr. Howard G. Mann joined Saint Luke's Health System in 2000 and has over 20 years experience in materials management. Mann has a master's degree in allied health sciences from the University of North Florida and is a member of the Association of Healthcare Resource and Materials Management (AHRMM).

Saint Luke's Health System includes nine hospitals and many physician practices in the Kansas City metropolitan area and surrounding region. Saint Luke's Health System provides a wide range of primary, acute, tertiary, and chronic care services.

The health system includes Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City; Saint Luke's Northland Hospital, Barry Road and Smithville Campuses; Saint Luke's South; Crittenton; Wright Memorial Hospital, Trenton, Missouri; Anderson County Hospital, Garnett, Kansas; Cushing Memorial Hospital, Leavenworth, Kansas; and Hedrick Medical Center, Chillicothe, Missouri. While many services are delivered at these facilities, related and supportive services are available throughout the metropolitan Kansas City area. These services include home health care, rehabilitation, employee assistance, and behavioral health programs.

The Saint Luke's Medical Group, which operates physician offices throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area and the surrounding region, is another important health system component. The Medical group includes family practice physicians, pediatricians, and internists, as well as several specialists.