Hampton Roads, Va.-based Sentara Health has appointed Melinda Hancock executive vice president and CFO, effective Jan. 1. 

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Parkridge Health System has named Kylie Kidd assistant CFO of its Chattanooga market. 

Toya White, president and chief nursing officer at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman, was named president of Texas Health Forney.

Daniel Owens has been named CEO of Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, Ga., effective Jan. 20.

Paula Tinch, CFO of Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health, has shared plans to retire at the end of January 2025.

WVU Medicine Jackson General Hospital in Ripley, W.Va., has named Holly Hill-Reinert, MD, as its inaugural chief medical officer. 

Rhee Perry, BSN, RN, has been appointed CEO of Southern Tennessee Regional Health System-Lawrenceburg, part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health, effective Jan. 6.

Rex Walk has been named CEO of Southeast Colorado Hospital District in Springfield.

COO moves at hospitals and health systems across the U.S. captured readers' interest in 2024, including retirements, appointments and resignations.

Flint, Mich.-based Insight Health System has named Dr. Maliha Hashmi, a leader in AI-driven precision care, health equity and wellness advocacy, as its first global ambassador.

Effective Dec. 30, Victor Llamas, BSN, will become chief nursing officer of HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital in Kissimmee. 

Burlington, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine has named Rachel Verville senior vice president of revenue cycle, according to a Dec. 17 post on her LinkedIn page. 

Mary Armijo has been appointed COO of Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, N.M., effective Jan. 6.

Bob Carter, MD, PhD, has been named CEO of Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health and senior vice president for health sciences at the University of Utah, effective mid-February.

Eric Kleinert, MSN, RN, has been named chief administrative officer of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway (N.J.), effective Dec. 31.

While many hospital and health system CEOs who took on new roles in 2024 switched organizations or facilities, a few stood out for returning to a former workplace.

Molly Frick has been named interim chief human resources officer for Huntington, W.Va.-based Marshall Health Network, effective Jan. 2.

St. Louis-based Mercy has appointed John Mohart, MD, as executive vice president and COO, marking the first time a physician will fill this role at the 50-hospital health system.

Little Rock, Ark.-based CHI St. Vincent has appointed Garrett Lewis, MD, as market chief medical officer, according to a news release sent to Becker's Dec. 17. 

Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health, a five-hospital system, has promoted Melissa Shearer to the new role of vice president, strategy.