After more than six years in his current role, Pittsburgh Mercy President and CEO Tony Beltran announced March 13 that he accepted a new position with a large behavioral health care organization that has services in 12 counties in California to be closer to family. His last day at Pittsburgh Mercy will be May 3, 2025.
Pittsburgh Mercy is one of the region’s largest social services organizations and employers with $120 million in annual revenue and over 900 colleagues who serve over 17,000 people annually.
“Tony is a courageous lifelong advocate for the most vulnerable in our communities,” stated Mark Gibbons, chair of the Pittsburgh Mercy Board of Directors. “Tony has dedicated his life and career in service of others. On behalf of the entire board, we have been honored to serve alongside such a humble and effective leader. He will be greatly missed.”
“We are grateful for all of Tony’s contributions, his passion for our mission, and all he has done for Pittsburgh Mercy, Trinity Health, and the entire Pittsburgh and Allegheny County communities,” stated Ben Carter, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Trinity Health, one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the U.S., caring for diverse communities across 26 states.
Pittsburgh Mercy is a member of Trinity Health and serves in the tradition of the Sisters of Mercy.
Beltran joined Trinity Health in June of 2016 as vice president for safety net transformation, focusing on safety net health centers and hospitals, as well as data gathering and improvement for tobacco and obesity across the system with an emphasis on disparities. He also served for a year as senior vice president for community health and well-being at Trinity Health. Prior to joining Trinity Health, he was executive director of Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center (an FQHC) in Lake County, Ill., and the first deputy commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health.
Beltran became president and CEO of Pittsburgh Mercy on Jan. 7, 2019, following the retirement of Sister Susan Welsh, RSM.
Some of Beltran’s most notable achievements while president and CEO of Pittsburgh Mercy:
- Beltran led state-wide efforts to ensure continued funding for Certified Behavioral Health Centers, including $22 million in funding for Pittsburgh Mercy.
- Beltran directed Pittsburgh Mercy’s COVID-19 response, implementing testing sites and community vaccinations for over 15,000 vulnerable individuals and caregivers.
- Beltran launched many new programs during his tenure, including the expansion of Pittsburgh Mercy’s award-winning homeless services continuum of care and the opening of Pittsburgh Mercy’s Emergency Shelter, Engagement Center, and Winter Shelter at Second Avenue Commons, the year-round, low-barrier that serves up to 200 people, including partners and pets, every night.
- Additionally, he led Pittsburgh Mercy’s emergency response to the June 2024 fire at Second Avenue Commons, identifying a safe and suitable alternative care site within Pittsburgh Mercy, allowing 92 guests uninterrupted access to vital emergency shelter and wrap-around services.
- Under his tenure, Bethlehem Haven, Pittsburgh Mercy, and ACTION-Housing led a $4.2 million renovation of Bethlehem Haven’s permanent supportive housing program at 1410 Fifth Avenue, Uptown, and the October 2, 2024, groundbreaking of the $22.8 million Uptown Flats development. When completed in 2026, Uptown Flats will result in 34 units of very low-income affordable housing with on-site wrap-around services.
- Bethlehem Haven, part of Pittsburgh Mercy’s family of care and award-winning homeless services continuum of care since 2016, became the first Medical Respite Center in Pennsylvania and among the first 15 in the U.S. to achieve voluntary National Institute of Medical Respite certification.
- Pittsburgh Mercy Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Services became one of only 16 of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s 400 intellectual and developmental disabilities services providers to receive performance-based contracting in the inaugural round.
- Beltran introduced a population health tool to capture quality and financial metrics to standardize collection of data assisting in providing services to the most vulnerable populations including those with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI), substance use disorder, persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and individuals experiencing homelessness.
- He oversaw the opening and expansion of the Pittsburgh Mercy Pharmacy.
Tony has been steadfast in his service and leadership to the greater Pittsburgh and Allegheny County communities. He served as a member of the boards of directors at Pittsburgh Mercy, McAuley Ministries Foundation, LIFE Pittsburgh, and as a member and treasurer of the Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association (RCPA) board.
He spent much of his time in Pittsburgh Mercy’s programs. He was frequently seen at Pittsburgh Mercy’s Emergency Shelter, Engagement Center, and Winter Shelter at Second Avenue Commons, on street rounds with Pittsburgh Mercy’s Operation Safety Net, and at many gatherings and community events Pittsburgh Mercy held for persons it serves.
In 2023, he received a Pittsburgh Business Times C-Suite Award.
Pittsburgh Mercy and Trinity Health will begin in the coming months a search for a new president and CEO of Pittsburgh Mercy. An interim president and CEO will be named separately.
About Pittsburgh Mercy
Pittsburgh Mercy is one of the largest community-based health and social service providers and employers in Southwestern Pennsylvania. We offer help – and hope – to 17,000 of our community’s most vulnerable in 60+ locations:
- People who have complex behavioral and physical health challenges.
- People who have intellectual and developmental disabilities
- People who are experiencing homelessness
- People who need wrap-around services to live safe, healthy, and well in the community.
We are the largest Integrated Community Wellness Center (ICWC) in Pennsylvania and the only one in Southwestern Pennsylvania. We are a five-time awardee of Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Certified Community Behavioral Health Center (CCBHC) expansion grants. Together, Pittsburgh Mercy and Bethlehem Haven have more than 70 years of experience in serving persons who are experiencing homelessness. Pittsburgh Mercy is a member of Trinity Health, serving in the tradition of the Sisters of Mercy. Our mission is to be a compassionate and transforming, healing presence within our communities. To learn more about Pittsburgh Mercy or to donate in support of its important work in the community, please visit www.pittsburghmercy.org. Follow Pittsburgh Mercy on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.
About Trinity Health
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 127,000 colleagues and more than 38,300 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 26 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 93 hospitals, 107 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 142 urgent care locations, and many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2024, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $1.3 billion in its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit us at www.trinity-health.org, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X.
Photo credit: Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Mercy
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