Genesis originally consisted of two hospitals that joined on May 24, 1994, to form the system. The two founding hospitals were Mercy Hospital and St. Luke’s Hospital, both in Davenport, Iowa. The former was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in response to an influenza outbreak in the area in 1869.
Today, Genesis operates a total of five hospitals and manages Jackson County Regional Health Center in Maquoketa, IA. Doug Cropper served as President and CEO of Genesis from 2008 to 2023. In 2023, Cropper retired to serve as a Mission President for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Frankfurt, Germany. In March 2023, Dr. Kurt Andersen was selected as Cropper’s successor and was appointed President of Genesis.