The following hospital and health system CEO moves were reported by Becker's Hospital Review in the last week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
1. Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston named Benjamin K. Chu, MD, president and CEO, effective June 2016.
2. Michael Connelly, president and CEO of Cincinnati-based Mercy Health, will retire Jan. 31, 2017.
3. Kevin Hammeran was named CEO and administrator of Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women and the Spence and Becky Wilson Baptist Children's Hospital, both in Memphis, Tenn.
4. Randall K. Segler, CEO of Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton, Okla., retired.
5. David Whitaker, president and CEO of Norman (Okla.) Regional Health System, is leaving his post.
6. Schenectady, N.Y.-based Ellis Medicine named Paul A. Milton president and CEO.
7. HealthSouth named Kay Peck CEO of the future HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Modesto (Calif.).