Kirk Tice, president and CEO of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway (N.J.), will retire at the end of the year, according to a hospital news release shared with Becker's.

Michael Stitler, MD, has been appointed vice president and chief medical officer of WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals in South Charleston, W. Va.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Princeton Baptist Medical Center has named Greg Anderson CFO.

Steve Massini, who has served as CEO of Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health since 2019, will retire Oct. 1.

Becker's has reported on more than 100 CFO transitions this year, including several at prominent hospitals and health systems. 

The following hospital and health system CEO retirements have been shared with or reported by Becker's in the second half of 2024:

Wilmington, Ohio-based Clinton Memorial Hospital tapped Debra Dozier, MSN, RN, as chief nursing officer, effective immediately.

Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare has named Pamela McClain vice president of ambulatory revenue cycle and managed care, according to a July 17 post on her LinkedIn page. 

Cincinnati, Ohio-based Bon Secours Mercy Health has appointed Gabriel Bahala as CFO of Mercy Fairfield (Ohio) Hospital, according to a July 17 LinkedIn post. 

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health has appointed two physician leaders to key roles for the health system. 

It's been an active mid-July for hospital and health system CFO moves.

Providence COO Erik Wexler has been selected as the organization's next president and CEO, bringing with him more than three decades of healthcare experience.

After more than a decade as CEO of Carilion Clinic, Nancy Agee, MSN, will retire in September, the Roanoke, Va.-based system said in a July 17 news release. 

West Plains, Mo.-based Ozarks Healthcare has promoted its chief nursing officer, Lacey Carter, MSN, to the position of chief operating officer. She will serve in a dual role.

Eleanor Slater Hospital in Cranston, R.I., has named its interim chief medical officer to serve in the position permanently. It also has hired a chief nursing officer. 

The following hospital and health system CEO moves have recently been reported by Becker's:

Paramus, N.J.-based Valley Health System has tapped K. Nadeem Ahmed, MD, as its new chief medical information officer. 

Isaiah Zirkle was named CEO of HCA Florida West Marion Hospital, an extension of HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, according to a LinkedIn post.

LCMC Health's Touro hospital in New Orleans has appointed Candace Stevens Robinson, MD, chief medical officer. 

The following hospital and health system COO moves have been reported by Becker's since June 6.