The City of Hope Cancer Center Atlanta named radiation oncologist Kristin Higgins, MD, chief clinical officer.

Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health promoted two leaders to executive roles at Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock, the health system said Jan. 23.

Louisville, Ky.-based ScionHealth has tapped David O'Brien, MSN, RN, to serve Kindred Hospitals as CEO of the South Florida market. 

Patti VanDort will take the helm of Holland (Mich.) Hospital as CEO, effective Jan. 29.

Ridgewood, N.J.-based Valley Health System has promoted two leaders to new roles on its executive team.

Kearney (Neb.) Regional Medical Center has named an interim CEO as William "Bill" Calhoun departs for a new role with Providence. 

Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System tapped Michael Scialdone as its new senior vice president and CFO, effective Jan. 8. 

Monica Smith, MSN, RN, has resigned as the chief operating officer of Columbia, Mo.-based Boone Health. 

Rock Regional Hospital in Derby, Kan., has named Heather Cave, RN, as chief nursing officer, the hospital said in a Jan. 17 post. 

Berlin, N.H.-based North Country Healthcare has named Patrick Curtin vice president of revenue cycle. 

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Independent Health's president and CEO Michael Cropp, MD, will be passing his president title on to Jim Dunlop, the independent, nonprofit health system's current executive vice president and CFO. 

LaDonna Johnston, RN, was named interim president and CEO of Searcy, Ark.-based Unity Health.

Mount Sinai Health System has named an interim CIO after its previous IT leader departed for Northwell Health.

Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus has chosen Jerry Yang to succeed Sid Sczygelski as CFO. 

Michael Garcia, RN, COO of Houston Methodist Hospital, was selected as the new CEO of Houston Methodist Sugar Land (Texas) Hospital, according to an email to employees from Houston Methodist President and CEO Marc Boom, MD.

Jacob Stercula was named COO of Las Palmas Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.

Shannon Black was selected as CEO of Manning (Iowa) Regional Healthcare Center, an affiliate of Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne.

CFO Ric Magnuson has decided to leave Minneapolis-based Allina Health in April. 

Troy (Ala.) Regional Medical Center has named Kathy Hill CFO.

Here are 25 hospitals and health systems appointing new IT executives to their teams, as reported by Becker's since Dec. 12: