Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare has named Ryan Kennedy CFO. 

Dulles, Va.-based StoneSprings Hospital Center recently named Julia Safina CFO, according to a post on her LinkedIn page. 

Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health has appointed Renuga Vivekanandan, MD, to the role of vice president and chief medical officer of its physician enterprise. 

Jim Bickel, president and CEO of Columbus (Ind.) Regional Health, will retire next year.

Christine Alexander-Rager, MD, has been named MetroHealth's acting president and CEO while Airica Steed, EdD, RN, is on medical leave.

Tony Martinelli, PharmD, will become president and CEO of New Martinsville, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Wetzel County Hospital on Aug. 15.

Randolph, Vt.-based Gifford Health Care has named Cheyenne Holland CFO.

CEO exits have declined 19.5% in the first half of 2024 compared to last year. 

Bon Secours Hampton Roads has appointed Kristen McSorley, DNP, RN, vice president of its Harbour View Medical Center, set to open in Suffolk, Va., in 2025. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has recently made several executive changes within its hospitals.

Hospitals have reported 66 CEO exits in the first six months of 2024, down 19.5% from the 82 exits reported through the same period last year.

Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has named Patrick McCormick senior vice president for hospital transformation, effective Sept. 3. He is currently vice president for oncology services at OHSU Knight Cancer Institute in Portland, Ore. 

Optum Health has named Lindsay Jubelt as its new chief clinical officer.

Gary Paxson is resigning as president and CEO of Batesville, Ark.-based White River Health to pursue another career opportunity. 

Craig Richardville, one of the most accomplished and seasoned leaders in technology, is closing one chapter and beginning a new one.

Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans, Vt., has named Michelle Buck, DPN, RN, as the system's new chief nursing officer.

Tony Lindsey, MD, plans to retire from his role as chief medical and quality officer of Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health in October. 

Hospital and health system C-suites have seen a lot of movement over the last 24 hours.

Gary Paxson, BSN, RN, was named president and CEO of Morganton, N.C.-based UNC Health Blue Ridge. He will step into the role Sept. 3 after a five-month search.

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has named Nihal Bakeer, MD, as its new associate chief health informatics officer for ambulatory EHR.