Phoenix (Ariz.) Children's has appointed four new division chiefs in four different areas of care across the health system, according to an Oct. 4 news release from the health system. 

Sutter Health has hired Kiran Gupta, MD, to serve as its inaugural associate chief quality officer. 

Mary Deynoodt, CEO of Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank in Gretna, La., will exit to take the helm at a different facility.

St. Catherine of Siena Hospital, part of Long Island, N.Y.-based Catholic Health, has appointed a new chief medical officer and chief nursing officer. 

Jared Smith was appointed CEO of UT Health Henderson and UT Health Carthage, both part of the UT Health East Texas system, according to a Sept. 27 news release shared with Becker's. 

John Moynihan, MD, was named president and chief of clinical enterprise at Falls Church, Va.-based Inova.

Jason Stenta has been tapped as senior vice president and chief commercial officer of Walgreens, effective in early October.

Theresa Fink has been named market vice president and COO of Conemaugh Physician Group after serving in the role on an interim basis since May.

Mark Hoskinson, MD, resigned as trustee of the board that oversees Gillette, Wyo.-based Campbell County Health to focus on a clinic he owns.

Ben Ridder has been hired as CEO of Northwest Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., according to an Oct. 3 LinkedIn post from Northwest Healthcare.

Suman Sinha, MD, has been named chief medical officer of Christus Health Shreveport-Bossier Health System in Louisiana. 

Cherie Sibley, BSN, RN, was selected as president of Lakeland Community Hospital in Haleyville, Ala.

Nate Blackford, president of Mosaic Medical Center-Maryville (Mo.), will step down from his role Oct. 30.

Erica Walker was appointed COO of West Boca Medical Center in Boca Raton, Fla.

Amy Hurley has been appointed CEO of Lawrenceville, Ill.-based Lawrence County Memorial Hospital, part of Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health System.

John Donnelly, COO of Nassau Health Care Corp., which operates East Meadow, N.Y.-based Nassau University Medical Center, has been dismissed from his role by NHCC and NUMC Chair Matthew Bruderman, Newsday reported Oct. 1. 

Hampton Roads, Va.-based Sentara Health executive vice president and CFO Robert Broermann has shared plans to retire in April 2025, according to a LinkedIn post from the health system.

Rishi Sikka, MD, was selected as the next CEO of Albuquerque, N.M.-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services, effective Oct. 21. 

Chief mission officers, most common at Catholic hospitals and health systems, focus on preserving religious identity in their organizations. However, their roles can also entail community outreach and involve collaboration with administrative, strategic and operational leaders.

Cincinnati-based UC Health has made three changes in its C-suite, hiring one new leader and expanding the roles of two others.