Salt Lake City-based Mountain Star Healthcare has tapped Jake Taylor as COO of Ogden (Utah) Regional Medical Center.

Kirk McCarty, MSN, RN, was appointed CEO of Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan., part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.

Twin County Regional Healthcare in Galax, Va., has appointed Samantha McMillian as CFO, effective June 1.

Advocate Health's chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer is stepping down from her role at the end of August, and the Charlotte, N.C.-based system's chief nursing officer plans to retire in December, according to a memo obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 

Durango, Colo.-based CommonSpirit Mercy Hospital, part of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, has tapped Josh Neff as CEO, effective July 1.

Becker's reported the following hospital and health system CEO departures from June 7 to June 20, including retirements and other C-suite changes.

Bob Gomes, CEO of Community Medical Center in Missoula, Mont., has resigned, according to the Missoulian.

Columbia-based University of Missouri Health Care has named Greg Damron as its new CFO, according to a June 19 post on his LinkedIn page.

New Orleans-based LCMC Health has tapped Dawn Wright as chief human resources officer.

Cleveland-based Sisters of Charity Health System has named Michael Goar president and CEO, effective July 22. Mr. Goar will succeed Jan Murphy, who is retiring. 

Christina (Tina) Johnson, MD, was named president of Dignity Health's Sacramento market in California.

Meadowbrook, Pa.-based Redeemer Health president and CEO Michael Laign has shared plans to retire, effective July 15, after 31 years as the health system's CEO. 

Kirkland, Wash.-based EvergreenHealth has named Bill Howe CFO. 

Fishesville, Va.-based Augusta Health has named Kris Doan president of its medical group. 

Alejandro (Alex) Romero was selected as CEO of Las Palmas Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.

Enid, Okla.-based St. Mary's Regional Medical Center has tapped Rex Van Meter as CEO, according to a June 17 LinkedIn post. 

Kissimmee-based HCA Florida Osceola Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has named Lori Merritt vice president of operations. 

On June 17, Yuri Pashchuk, MSN, RN, became the associate chief nursing officer of AdventHealth Palm Coast (Fla.) Parkway, a $167 million hospital that opened in August. 

Susie Posner-Jones was selected as Boston Medical Center's vice president and chief development officer to lead donor engagement.

Tulsa, Okla.-based Saint Francis Health System has hired outgoing Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum as vice president of community and government affairs, effective in December.