Michael Hochman has been promoted to executive director of Margaretville (N.Y.) Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center.

Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach, Fla., has selected Richard Rothman, MD, as vice president and chief medical officer. 

When Kathy Donovan, MSN, RN, joined Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System as senior vice president and COO in 2023, she recognized the need for changes to the leadership structure.

AdventHealth Colorado has promoted Rachel Miles, DNP, RN, to the full-time role of chief nursing officer for the Rocky Mountain Region, which includes five hospitals. 

Among the recent executive moves at hospitals and health systems, multiple presidents have been appointed, stepped down or shared retirement plans.

CEO turnover is common in healthcare, as top leaders leave their organizations for various reasons. However, 2024 is shaping up to be a year of significant executive changes.

Rita Bunch will step down from her role as president of Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, Va., on Sept. 13.

Kristi Faulkner Lewis was appointed chief compliance officer of Nashville (Tenn.) General Hospital.

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois, part of Peoria-based OSF HealthCare, has tapped Meg Zakrzewski, MSN, as president, effective Sept. 29.

Westwood, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center has named Thomas Bisignani CFO. 

Aaron Hilton was named president of Walnut Ridge, Ark.-based Lawrence Healthcare, according to an Aug. 16 Facebook post.

Marcus Smith has been appointed COO of HCA Florida Citrus Hospital in Inverness, Fla.

Ernest Ngirimana has been appointed vice president and CFO of Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare's physician division. 

Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health has named Rob Tonkinson senior vice president and CFO, according to an Aug. 18 post on his LinkedIn page. 

Danville, Ind.-based Hendricks Regional Health has named Andrew Pyle CFO. 

Chris Acker, MD, has been tapped to serve as chief medical officer of Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health's Nebraska and Iowa market, as reported in an Aug. 15 news release sent to Becker's. 

NYC Health + Hospitals appointed CEOs for two of its hospitals, effective Sept. 16. 

The University of Kansas Medical Center has added new leadership from the University of Kansas Health System to strengthen the organizations' alignment. The medical center and the health system both are based in Kansas City, Kan.

Kathy Kuepers, RN, will retire next year as CEO of Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County in Darlington, Wis.

Steve Stark, regional CEO of Orchard Hospital in Gridley, Calif., Glenn Medical Center in Willows, Calif., and Colusa (Calif.) Medical Center, was appointed CEO of Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital.