Becker's Hospital Review reported the following hospital and health system CEO moves in the last week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
- David Koontz, CEO of Columbus, Ga.-based St. Francis Hospital, will resign effective next month.
- Bradenton, Fla.-based Blake Medical Center CEO Dan Friedrich is retiring after 15 years in the position.
- Lesley Ogden, MD, CEO of Lincoln City, Ore.-based Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital, has been named full-time CEO of Newport, Ore.-based Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital after serving as interim CEO since November.
- Hiawatha (Kan.) Community Hospital has selected Jeffrey Shelton to serve as its CEO, effective July 31.
- Eskenazi Health, based in Indianapolis, appointed Curtis Wright, MD, president and CEO of Eskenazi Medical Group.
- Broken Bow, Neb.-based Melham Memorial Medical Center President and CEO Michael J. Steckler is retiring from the position he has held since 1985.
- Pasadena, Calif.-based Huntington Hospital appointed Lori Morgan, MD, president and CEO, effective in September.
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