Bon Secours names new Maryview hospital president

Shane Knisley will be president of Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth starting March 13, the health system announced Monday.

Knisley joined Bon Secours in 2018, working in its Cincinnati market. He was most recently president of Mercy Health – Clermont Hospital in Batavia, Ohio. Prior to that, he served as chief operating officer of Mercy Health – Fairfield Hospital in Cincinnati. Before joining Bon Secours, Knisley worked for Sparks Health System in Arkansas as COO after working for Lake Granbury Medical Center in Texas as assistant CEO.

Knisley has relocated to Norfolk, and in his new role, he will be responsible for the 346-bed hospital’s overall operations.

“It’s an honor to continue my service to this ministry in a new capacity in Hampton Roads and work with our physicians, associates and community partners to serve the distinct needs of our patients both in and around Portsmouth,” Knisley said in a statement.

Knisley served in the U.S. Navy for 23 years, retiring in 2014. During that time, he served as a hospital corpsman and was commissioned as an officer with the Navy’s Medical Service Corps.

“Shane’s military background, plus the work ethic and problem solving his decades of service instilled in him, make him a natural fit to lead the Maryview team,” Pat Davis-Hagens, president of the Bon Secours Hampton Roads market, said in a statement.

Knisley holds a bachelor’s degree in information systems management from the University of Maryland University College, now called the University of Maryland Global Campus, and a master’s degree in health administration from Baylor University’s Army-Baylor Program. He also graduated from the Marine Corps Command and Staff College in Quantico.

Kate Brinn, who was president of Maryview Medical Center and of Harbour View Medical Campus in Suffolk, left the health system in early 2023.