Eric Merkley
Vice President of Hospital Operations
About Eric Merkley
Eric Merkley is the Vice President of Hospital Operations of TGH Brooksville and TGH Spring Hill, formerly Bravera Health Brooksville and Bravera Health Spring Hill, two 120-plus bed acute care hospitals serving the residents of Hernando County and part of TGH North and the Tampa General Hospital health system. Before assuming this role in December of 2023, he was the Assistant Chief Executive Officer of Bravera Health Brooksville and Bravera Health Spring Hill.
Before joining Bravera, Merkley oversaw the operations of St. Mary’s Hospital in Illinois, a 220-bed facility. He transitioned into this role after completing a two-year administrative fellowship with St. Mary’s, where he worked on system-wide projects ranging from operations to finance to supply chain and quality. Prior to joining St. Mary’s, Merkley worked in health care finance and various other operational roles throughout facilities in the Mountain West, including a large medical group and MountainStar Healthcare, a division of HCA Healthcare.
Merkley and his wife, Chau, are the proud parents of three children.