The following leadership moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker's this year:
Editor's note: This live webpage was created on July 11 and last updated on Dec. 26. View moves by women in healthcare for the first half of the year here.
Dec. 19-23
1. Holly Wolff was named CEO of Jefferson Community Health & Life in Fairbury, Neb.
2. Hilary Gibbs was promoted to vice president of support services and chief development officer at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta.
3. Jyoti Sharma, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of Piedmont Atlanta Hospital.
4. Linsey Paul was named chief nursing officer for the Mercy Health-Lima (Ohio) market, part of St. Louis-based Mercy Health.
5. Wendy Warren was appointed senior vice president and chief ethics and compliance officer of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, effective March 3.
6. Kelley Morris was named president and CEO of the Memorial and Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital foundations, the philanthropic arms of Memorial Healthcare System and Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood, Fla.
7. Melissa Martin, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler in New York City.
8. Bethany Casagranda, DO, was named chief medical officer of Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network.
Nov. 22 to Dec. 19
1. Melinda Hancock was named executive vice president and CFO of Hampton Roads, Va.-based Sentara Health.
2. Kylie Kidd was named assistant CFO of Parkridge Health System's market in Chattanooga, Tenn.
3. Toya White, president and chief nursing officer at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman, was appointed president of Texas Health Forney.
4. Paula Tinch, CFO of Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health, shared plans to retire at the end of January 2025.
5. Holly Hill-Reinert, MD, was selected as the inaugural chief medical officer of WVU Medicine Jackson General Hospital in Ripley, W.Va.
6. Dr. Maliha Hashmi, a leader in AI-driven precision care, health equity and wellness advocacy, was selected as the first global ambassador for Flint, Mich.-based Insight Health System.
7. Rachel Verville was named senior vice president of revenue cycle for Burlington, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine.
8. Mary Armijo was appointed COO of Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, N.M.
9. Molly Frick was named interim chief human resources officer for Huntington, W.Va.-based Marshall Health Network.
10. Melissa Shearer was named vice president of strategy for Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health, following the health system's acquisition by Risant Health, a nonprofit formed by Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente.
11. Samantha Gauvin was named chief nursing officer of Worcester, Mass.-based Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital.
12. Erin Miller was named vice president of revenue cycle integration for Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health.
13. Jennifer Grenier, DNP, RN, was named vice president and chief nursing officer at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook (Ill.).
14. Kathleen Downey, DNP, RN, was named vice president and chief nursing officer at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth LaGrange (Ill.).
15. Elise MacCarroll-Wright was named president and CEO of UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale (Ill.).
16. Quanna Batiste-Brown, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer for LCMC Health's Touro hospital in New Orleans.
17. Lynn Carpenter, vice president and COO of Lima (Ohio) Memorial Health System, was named president and COO.
18. Emily DeJonge, MSN, RN, was named associate chief nursing officer for West Boca Medical Center in Boca Raton, Fla.
19. Kristin Mascotti, MD, was named chief medical officer for the Mountain Region's Greater Colorado and Kansas Market.
20. Julie Nunley, BSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer for the Mountain Region's Greater Colorado and Kansas Market.
21. Sammie Ramos was named human resources director for the Mountain Region's Greater Colorado and Kansas Market.
22. Kim Cavitt was named assistant chief revenue officer for Mobile, Ala.-based USA Health.
23. Ann Madden Rice was appointed the new interim CEO of Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University.
24. Maria Megdal was appointed executive vice president and chief administrative officer of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
25. Jean Miner, MD, was selected as the inaugural chief academic officer for Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie.
26. Megan Ryan was named president and CEO of East Meadow, N.Y.-based Nassau University Medical Center.
27. Grace Ting, MD, was named chief medical officer of East Meadow, N.Y.-based Nassau University Medical Center.
28. Shannon Costello, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of East Meadow, N.Y.-based Nassau University Medical Center.
29. Jenny Chang, MD, was selected as the next president and CEO of Houston Methodist's academic institute and systemwide chief academic officer.
30. Chantelle Venter was named CFO of UC San Diego Health's physicians group.
31. Amanda Barash was named senior vice president and CFO of MedStar Washington (D.C.) Hospital Center and Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health Research Institute.
32. Maureen Leffler, DO, was named chief well-being officer of Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare.
33. Erika Bennett was named vice president of marketing and brand experience at Valdosta, Ga.-based SGMC Health.
34. Brooke Davis was named CFO of Ballad Health's Abingdon, Va.-based Johnston Memorial Hospital, Marion, Va.-based Smyth County Community Hospital and Lebanon, Va.-based Russell County Hospital.
35. Elena Barberis was named vice president of finance for both Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Trinity Health Holy Cross Health and Athens, Ga.-based St. Mary's Health Care System.
36. Erin Brown was named vice president of advancement and chief development officer of Portland-based MaineHealth.
37. Jessica Miller, RN, was named COO of HCA Florida Mercy Hospital in Miami.
38. Jane Freedman, MD, physician-in-chief of Vanderbilt University Hospital, will succeed C. Wright Pinson, MD, who currently serves as deputy CEO and chief health system officer of Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Pinson will step down on June 30.
39. Adrienne Chase was selected to serve in one of three regional chief integrity and compliance officer positions at Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health.
40. Diana Landsverk, BSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer for Elkins, W.Va-based Davis Medical Center.
41. Amy Beales was named chief human resources officer of Annapolis, Md.-based Luminis Health.
42. Mila Sprouse, MSN, RN, was selected to serve as chief nursing officer for Providence Swedish North Puget Sound.
43. Karla Stokes was named CFO of Beckley, W.Va.-based Raleigh General Hospital.
44. Amy Herold, MD, was named chief administrative officer of Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa, Calif.
Nov. 15-21
1. Angela Talton, RN, was named vice president of system mid-cycle services and solutions at Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services.
2. Cindy Fruitrail was named executive vice president and chief strategy officer at York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health.
3. Kasey Paulus, RN, was named executive vice president and COO at York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health.
4. Amy Stephens was named executive director of reimbursement at Billings (Mont.) Clinic.
5. Alison Flynn Gaffney was appointed CEO of two Banner Health hospitals in Tucson, Ariz.: Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and Banner – University Medical Center South.
6. Melody Trimble, MSN, was appointed transitional CEO of West Plains, Mo.-based Ozarks Healthcare as the board searches for a permanent leader.
7. Judy McLaughlin, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Staten Island University Hospital, part of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health.
8. Kimberly Foxworth, DNP, as chief nursing executive at Chesterfield, Mo.-based St. Luke's Hospital.
9. Dana Bledsoe was named CEO of Jefferson, La.-based Ochsner Children's.
10. Traci Baker, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Hot Springs, Ark.-based Levi Hospital.
11. Lindsay Smith was named director of risk management and patient safety at Statesville, N.C.-based Iredell Health System.
12. Judy Bruno, RN, was named president and CEO for WVU Medicine Barnesville (Ohio) Hospital and Cadiz, Ohio-based WVU Medicine Harrison Community Hospital.
13. Cheryl Jones was named human resources director at Amarillo, Texas-based Northwest Texas Healthcare System.
Nov. 8-14
1. Liz Kirby was named executive director for virtual care and rural initiatives at Mobile, Ala.-based USA Health.
2. Mesha Chadwick, MD, was named chief medical officer of Southport, N.C.-based Dosher Memorial Hospital.
3. Mary Leahy, MD, will retire in early 2025 as president and CEO of Valhalla, N.Y.-based Bon Secours Charity Health System. Andrew Pickens, MD, was appointed interim executive director of the system.
4. Catina Latham, PhD, was selected as UChicago Medicine's senior vice president for community health transformation and chief equity officer.
5. Jasmine Garces-King, DNP, was named chief advanced practice officer of Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare's medical group.
6. Angie Wright, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing executive at Providence, R.I.-based Brown University Health.
7. Maggie Bonko was appointed president of Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital in Ocoee, Fla.
8. Angie Shaw was terminated from her role as CEO of Eureka Springs (Ark.) Hospital following a unanimous vote by the hospital commission on Nov. 1. The commission also voted unanimously in November to terminate Director of Nursing Jessica Petrino. Jodi Edmondson, the hospital's human resources director, was selected as acting CEO.
9. Joyce Oh was appointed chief information and digital transformation officer of Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital Health Network.
10. Kathryn Ashby was named vice president of finance at Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health.
11. Samantha Foss, DNP, RN, was named vice president of nursing and patient care services at Bangor, Maine-based Northern Light Acadia Hospital.
12. Gem Gibbons, BSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center in New York.
Nov. 1-7
1. Valerie Newman was named COO of St. David's Georgetown (Texas) Hospital.
2. Samantha Maltin joined the fundraising and awareness arm of Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as chief marketing and brand officer.
3. Mo Sheldon, CEO of Northern Cochise Community Hospital in Willcox, Ariz., will leave the role in November. Gary Kartchner, MSN, RN, was named interim CEO. Mr. Kartchner is also CEO of Benson Hospital, part of TMC Health.
4. Sherri Liebl was named vice president of revenue services at St. Cloud, Minn.-based CentraCare.
5. Jeannie Eylar will retire this year after a 34-year career at Pullman Regional Hospital in Washington.
6. Kelley Tiernan was appointed CEO of River Hospital in Alexandria Bay, N.Y.
7. Karla Tucker, BSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer and nursing director of WVU Medicine's St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon, W.Va.
8. Angela Saif, DNP, RN, was appointed chief nursing officer of Methodist Hospital Northeast in San Antonio.
9. Patricia White was named CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Toledo (Ohio).
10. Chris Woleske, who has held leadership roles with Bellin Health and Bellin and Gundersen Health System in Wisconsin for more than 26 years, is retiring as executive vice president and Bellin Region president.
11. Kelly Lindsay joined HCA Florida Englewood Hospital as CEO.
Oct. 25-31
1. Alison Murray, chief human resources officer at Bishop, Calif.-based Northern Inyo Healthcare District, is now also chief business development officer.
2. Andrea Mossman, interim associate financial officer at Northern Inyo Healthcare District, now serves as CFO.
3. Maggy Perez-Dickens was named president of Holy Cross Medical Group and will also serve on the senior leadership team of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Holy Cross Health.
4. Melissa Frank, executive director of pharmacy at Northeast Georgia Health System, will serve as interim administrator for the system's hospitals in Dahlonega and Demorest.
5. Tracy Conroy is stepping down as CEO of Daviess Community Hospital in Washington, Ind.
6. Karen Gallagher, MSN, RN, joined Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Ill., as vice president and chief nursing officer.
7. Sarah Cook, RN, was named chief administrative officer of PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center in Alaska.
8. Cynthia Barginere, DNP, RN, will join Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health in January 2025 as COO and president of UMass Memorial Health Community Entities.
9. Tracey Miller was named COO of Lovelace Medical Group, part of Albuquerque, N.M.-based Lovelace Health System.
10. Eunmee Shim, MSN, was appointed president of OSF HealthCare St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, Ill.
11. Deborah Spielman was appointed CEO of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Children's Hospital at Erlanger.
12. Yumiko Molden was named CFO of Honolulu-based Waikiki Health.
13. Aurora Pryor, MD, took the helm as president of Brown Surgical Associates in Rhode Island. She was also named chair of the Department of Surgery at Brown Medical School and surgeon-in-chief of The Miriam Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital.
14. Deborah Addo was named interim CEO of Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health.
15. Sapna Singh, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of Texas Children's Pediatrics, part of the Texas Children's Hospital network, which is based in Houston.
16. Amy Ware was selected to oversee oncology programs within HCA Healthcare's Sarah Cannon Cancer Network's Kentucky and Tennessee region.
Oct. 18-24
1. Lisa Dykstra, CIO and senior vice president at Chicago-based Lurie Children's, left the health system. She has accepted a new role as CIO strategic advisor at the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives.
2. Kristen Vogl, PT, DPT, was named vice president of service lines at Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare.
3. Betty Jo Rocchio, DNP, CRNA, was named chief nursing officer of Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health.
4. Brenda Rhembrandt, BSN, RN, is now chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services at Chadron (Neb.) Community Hospital and Health Services.
5. Sydney Holmes, BSN, RN, joined Chadron (Neb.) Community Hospital and Health Services as vice president of ancillary services.
6. Melissa McLeroy was named regional financial officer for Ascension's Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Indiana, Illinois and Maryland ministries.
7. Lynnette Clinton returned to BayCare to take on the CIO role.
8. Michele Thoman, RN, was named COO of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health Medical Center.
9. Courtney Dalton was named CFO of Bowling Green, Ky.-based TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital.
10. Karen Veselsky was named vice president of revenue cycle at Lubbock, Texas-based UMC Health System.
11. Loretta Rice, BSN, RN, was appointed CEO of Rehabilitation Hospital of Athens, a joint venture between Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health and Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare.
12. Tricia Costigan stepped down as president of Northern Light Inland Hospital and Northern Light Continuing Care Lakewood, both in Waterville, Maine.
13. Denise Brooks-Williams was promoted to executive vice president and COO of Detroit-based Henry Ford Health.
Oct. 11-17
1. Lynette Chappell Williams, vice president and chief diversity officer of Penn State Health, will retire Nov. 29. After Ms. Chappell Williams retires, Wesley Payne McClendon, vice president and chief learning and organizational development officer, will lead the Hershey, Pa.-based system's diversity, equity and inclusion team.
2. Nina Ramsey, executive vice president and chief human resources officer for Detroit-based Henry Ford Health, is now executive vice president and chief people officer for the organization.
3. Heather Geisler, executive vice president and chief marketing, communications and experience officer for Henry Ford Health, is now the organization's executive vice president and chief brand and experience officer.
4. Jennifer Tiedemann was named executive director of revenue cycle operations at Milwaukee-based Medical College of Wisconsin.
5. Mary Beth Jenkins was appointed president and CEO of Pittsburgh-based UPMC Health Plan, president of UPMC insurance services division and executive vice president of UPMC.
6. Michele Kakely Skumurski was named senior vice president of finance at Albany (N.Y.) Med.
7. Jamie Purvis was named CFO of Granville Health System in Oxford, N.C.
Oct. 4-10
1. Rebecca Watson, MD, was named chief medical officer of San Antonio-based Methodist Children's Hospital.
2. Quyen Wong, DNP, RN, was named associate executive director of patient care and chief nursing officer at Northwell Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, N.Y.
3. Claire Mooney, DNP, was selected as chief nursing officer of Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health's Central region.
4. Christine Mahoney, DNP, RN, was named senior vice president and chief nursing officer at Richmond University Medical Center in New York City.
5. Rita Bunch was appointed vice president and CEO of two Erlanger Health System hospitals: Erlanger East in Chattanooga, Tenn., and Erlanger North in Red Bank, Tenn.
6. Jessica Almeida, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey (Calif.) Hospital.
7. Krystle Gandhi, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of its flagship Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del.
8. Cindy Mahal, DNP, RN, was named chief administrative officer of Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif.
9. Gabriela Saenz was appointed to Irving, Texas-based Christus Health's CEO Cabinet.
10. Kimberly King Webb was appointed to Christus Health's CEO Cabinet.
11. Walidah Karim-Rhoades, DNP, RN, was appointed vice president of operations for Cone Health's Greensboro, N.C., market.
12. Jennifer La Luz was named executive director of operations at Warwick, R.I.-based Kent Hospital.
13. Cindy Salm Bauer, MD, was appointed division chief of allergy and immunology at Phoenix Children's.
14. Dannah Raz, MD, was appointed division chief of developmental pediatrics at Phoenix Children's Barrow Neurological Institute.
15. Tressia Shaw, MD, was appointed division chief of the division of palliative medicine at Phoenix Children's.
16. Kiran Gupta, MD, was named the inaugural associate chief quality officer of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health.
17. Mary Deynoodt was named CEO of New Orleans-based Ochsner Baptist.
18. Karen Fasano, DNP, was named chief nursing officer at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital, part of Long Island, N.Y.-based Catholic Health.
19. Theresa Fink was named market vice president and COO of Conemaugh Physician Group.
20. Cherie Sibley, BSN, RN, was selected as president of Lakeland Community Hospital in Haleyville, Ala.
21. Erica Walker was named COO of West Boca Medical Center in Boca Raton, Fla.
22. Amy Hurley was appointed CEO of Lawrenceville, Ill.-based Lawrence County Memorial Hospital.
Sept. 27 to Oct. 3
1. Dr. Charmaine Rochester will join Cincinnati-based UC Health as its CFO.
2. Kelly Weatherly was named CHRO of Greenville, N.C.-based East Carolina University Health.
3. Julie Petersen, CEO of Ellensburg, Wash.-based Kittitas Valley Healthcare, will retire at the end of 2024. CFO Jason Adler will succeed Ms. Petersen.
4. Erin Clevenger, BSN, RN, was appointed CEO of Port Lavaca, Texas-based Memorial Medical Center.
5. Sarah Hill, PhD, was named chief mission integration officer for Chicago-based CommonSpirit's mountain region.
6. Jenee Wilson, RN, was appointed chief nursing officer of McLeansboro, Ill.-based Hamilton Memorial Hospital.
7. Rachel Anderson was named vice president of supply chain at Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based DCH Health System.
8. Rami Nelson, DNP, MSN, RN, was appointed chief quality and health equity officer of Hammond, La.-based North Oaks Health System.
9. Amy Crouch was named CFO of Noblesville, Ind.-based Riverview Health.
10. Alicia Spratt was named assistant vice president of revenue cycle operations at Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System.
11. Tara Vafadari was named group CFO of the Detroit Medical Center.
12. Monique Díaz, MD, was selected as vice president and regional chief medical information officer for CommonSpirit Health's California region.
Sept. 20-26
1. Stacy Harberson was appointed CEO of Nashville, Ark.-based Howard Memorial Hospital.
2. LeWanza Harris, MD, was selected to serve as chief quality officer for Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare.
3. Leslie Lawson was named COO of South Charleston, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals.
4. Tina Prescott was named president and CEO of Jackson-based West Tennessee Healthcare.
5. Tina Burch, MSN, RN, was appointed CEO of Doctors Hospital of Manteca (Calif.).
6. Aganette Parks was named COO of Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach, Fla.
7. Erika Wier was named CFO of Sierra Vista, Ariz.-based Canyon Vista Medical Center.
8. Carly Loper was appointed acting CEO of Brawley, Calif.-based Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District following the departure of Christopher Bjornberg.
9. Kristen Blum was named president of CHI Health Mercy-Council Bluffs (Iowa).
10. Beth Walker was appointed CEO of Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans.
11. Crista Durand is no longer president of Newport (R.I.) Hospital after Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan reduced executive positions by 20%. Ms. Durand had held the role since 2014.
12. Julie Taylor, president and chief development officer of Erlanger Health System's philanthropic arm in Chattanooga, Tenn., will retire on Sept. 30.
13. Nisha Mills was named COO of HCA Florida Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee.
14. Heidi Wald, MD, departed from her role as chief quality and safety officer of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health.
Sept. 13-19
1. Michelle Stansbury was appointed associate chief innovation officer at Houston Methodist.
2. Sandy Dugger was named CEO of Platte County Memorial Hospital in Wheatland, Wyo.
3. Shana Tate, vice president of finance, was named system chief revenue officer at Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health.
4. Tara Floyd, BSN, RN, was selected as the inaugural vice president and association chief nursing officer at Washington, D.C.-based Children's National Hospital.
5. Karen Young, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Madison, Ga.-based Morgan Medical Center.
6. Jennifer Roth, MSN, RN, was appointed chief nursing executive and senior vice president of patient care services at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora.
7. Amy O'Deen, BSN, was selected as chief administrative officer to lead University of Iowa Health Care's campus in North Liberty, Iowa, which is set to open in spring 2025.
8. Emily Ward, DNP, RN, will serve as associate chief nursing officer for the University of Iowa Health Care North Liberty campus.
9. Emily Jakacki was appointed president of Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva, Ill.
10. Janet Rathod was appointed vice president and chief information security officer at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins.
11. Nadia Hansel, MD, was named physician-in-chief at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. She was also appointed director of the Department of Medicine.
12. Kathryn Pagliaroli, BSN, RN, was promoted to COO of Oswego (N.Y.) Health.
13. Trisha Crissman was appointed president and CEO of CommonSpirit Health at Home, part of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health.
14. Kelly Corbi was appointed executive vice president and COO of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health.
Sept. 6-12
1. Robin Blount, MD, will retire in January after nearly a decade as chief medical officer of Columbia, Mo.-based Boone Health.
2. Lorie Rhine, RN, was named chief nursing executive of Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health.
3. Lisa Stump was named chief digital information officer of the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City and dean for IT of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
4. Lynn Simon, MD, will retire from her role as president of healthcare innovation and chief medical officer at Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems. Effective Jan. 1, she will transition into a consulting position with CHS.
5. Brenda Baker was named vice president of finance and CFO of Norfolk, Neb.-based Faith Regional Health Services.
6. Lisa Tzanakis was appointed COO of HCA Florida Ocala Hospital and HCA Florida West Marion Hospital in Ocala.
7. April Audain was named CFO of Denver Health.
8. Jennifer Jones was appointed CEO of Cincinnati Rehabilitation Hospital in Blue Ash, Ohio.
9. Jessica Thompson Melton will join Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health Oct. 14 as chief transformation officer.
10. Brenda Battle, BSN, RN, chief equity officer of UChicago Medicine, will retire at the end of the year.
11. Cheryl Klass, BSN, RN, was named interim president of Olean, N.Y.-based Upper Allegheny Health System.
12. Teresa Batchelor was named CFO of UT Health Athens (Texas).
Aug. 30 to Sept. 5
1. Jamie Phillips was appointed president of Seattle Children's Hospital, in addition to her role as COO.
2. Jessica Williby was named executive director of revenue cycle for Hays (Kan.) Medical Center.
3. Michelle Dean was named chief people officer of Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare.
4. Emily Ford was named chief strategy officer of Envision Healthcare.
5. Nazleen Bharmal, MD, PhD, was selected as the first chief health equity officer for Stanford Health Care in Palo Alto, Calif.
6. Maura Snyder was named COO of Rochester, N.Y.-based Highland Hospital.
7. Karen Habercoss was named vice president, and chief information and privacy officer at UChicago Medicine.
8. Audra Ford was selected as the next CFO of Winterset, Iowa-based Madison County Health Care System.
9. Laurie Glimcher, MD, will step down as president and CEO of Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Oct. 1. Benjamin Levine Ebert, MD, PhD, chair of the department of medical oncology at Dana-Farber, will succeed Dr. Glimcher.
10. Sharon Line Clary was named senior vice president of community impact and partnership engagement for AdventHealth's Central Florida Division.
11. Shannon Gravitte was named senior vice president of public affairs for AdventHealth's Central Florida Division.
12. Joni Hunt was named vice president of strategic partnerships and foundation for AdventHealth's East Florida Division.
13. Merry-Ann Keane, MSN, RNC, was named superintendent and CEO of Ilwaco, Wash.-based Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics.
14. Michelle Farris, BSN, was named chief nursing officer at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville.
15. Nicole Crytser, senior director of revenue cycle at Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health, is leaving to join San Diego-based Rady Children's Hospital as director of revenue cycle.
Aug. 23-29
1. Kim Manus, CFO of Newport (Wash.) Hospital and Health Services, was named interim CEO of the organization.
2. Kerri Bayer, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of SSM Health's Oklahoma and Mid-Missouri region.
3. Carrie Penovich will succeed Robert Smith as president of the Aspirus Health Wisconsin southeast division.
4. Michele Saysana, MD, was named president of IU Health Physicians in Indianapolis.
5. Ann Szapor, BSN, RN, is joining RWJBarnabas Health as chief nursing officer of Long Branch, N.J.-based Monmouth Medical Center.
6. Lisa Rameaka, MD, was named chief medical officer at Providence, R.I.-based Women & Infants Hospital.
7. Carolyn Sparks was named CEO of Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, Ky.
8. Brandi Stegall, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer at Medical City Fort Worth, a 378-bed acute care hospital in Texas.
9. Colleen Koski was promoted to chief administrative officer at HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls, Wis.
10. Isabelle Garibaldi, DNP, was named HSHS Wisconsin market CNO.
11. Alice Issai, president of Adventist Health Glendale (Calif.), was named president of Adventist Health's new Glendale and Simi Valley service area.
12. Leslie Flake, BSN, left her role as CFO of Orlando (Fla.) Health. Bernadette Spong, her predecessor, has stepped in until the health system finds a permanent replacement.
13. Lucy Kim was selected as the inaugural chief development officer of Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health.
14. Becky Tucker was named CFO of Charleston, S.C.-based Roper St. Francis Healthcare.
15. Sheila Bollier was named CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Houston at The Medical Center, which is expected to open in November.
Aug. 17-22
1. Janeen Reding, EdD, was named chief human resources officer of Kittitas Valley Healthcare in Ellensburg, Wash.
2. Elle Box was appointed chief compliance officer of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health.
3. Katie Heeter was selected as senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania Health System.
4. Lisa Lovelace was named president and CEO of Vitruvian Health-Bradley Medical Center in Cleveland, Tenn.
5. Helen Johnson, MSN, RN, was named CEO of Helen Newberry (Mich.) Joy Hospital.
6. Jamie Ayala, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Wilmington (Del.) Hospital.
7. Shakyryn Napier was appointed chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services at Farrell, Pa.-based UPMC Horizon and New Castle, Pa.-based UPMC Jameson.
8. Ashley Black was appointed CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Morgantown (W.Va.).
9. Sue Shugart was named CEO of Rutherfordton, N.C.-based Rutherford Regional Health System.
10. Janie Thompson was named COO of Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan.
11. Allison Paul, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Springfield, Ill. based-Hospital Sisters Health System's Central Illinois Market.
12. Kay Barnett was named CEO of AdventHealth's Minneola, Fla.-based hospital, set to open in late 2025.
13. Rachel Miles, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer for the AdventHealth Colorado Rocky Mountain Region.
14. Rita Bunch will step down as president of Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, Va., on Sept. 13. Ms. Bunch will join Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System.
15. Kristi Faulkner Lewis was appointed chief compliance officer of Nashville (Tenn.) General Hospital.
16. Meg Zakrzewski, MSN, was named president of Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois.
Aug. 9-16
1. Cristina Contreras was named CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in New York City.
2. Kathy Kuepers, RN, will retire next year as CEO of Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County in Darlington, Wis.
3. Debra Weinstein, MD, chief academic officer at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor, will join the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education in January as president and CEO.
4. Romaine Layne was named CFO of West Palm Beach, Fla.-based St. Mary's Medical Center and Palm Beach Children's Hospital.
5. Lynnette Watkins, MD, stepped down as president and COO of Northampton, Mass.-based Cooley Dickinson Hospital. Debra Rogers became interim president and COO on Aug. 1.
6. JoAnne Masongsong, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Kissimmee-based HCA Florida Osceola Hospital.
7. Elizabeth Pearlman was named CIO of New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery.
8. Paula Carynski, MSN, RN, president of Rockford, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center, will retire Jan. 31.
9. Jodi Stack, MSN, RN, joined Greenfield, Mass.-based Baystate Franklin Medical Center as chief nursing officer/chief administrative officer.
10. Melissa Wilson was named CEO of Freestone Medical Center in Plano, Texas.
11. Mari Elliott was named COO of HCA Florida Largo Hospital.
12. Betsy Hart, MSN, was appointed president and CEO of Glendale (Calif.) Memorial Hospital and Health Center.
13. Glenda Villatoro, BSN, was appointed COO of Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, Texas.
14. Shanthi Margoschis, MSN, was selected to lead Sutter Auburn (Calif.) Faith Hospital.
15. Courtney McCredie, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of McDonough District Hospital in Macomb, Ill.
16. Sherri Hitchcock was appointed CFO of McDonough District Hospital after serving in the role on an interim basis.
17. Stephanie Tijerina was named COO of St. Petersburg-based HCA Florida Northside Hospital.
18. Airica Steed, EdD, RN, was dismissed from her role as president and CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth System. The termination occurred weeks after Dr. Steed took a temporary medical leave of absence on July 23. Christine Alexander-Rager, MD, was selected as acting president and CEO on July 26.
19. Sharon Brown, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Colton, Calif.-based Arrowhead Regional Medical Center.
Aug. 5-8
1. Andrea Graham, PharmD, was named CEO of Millen, Ga.-based Jenkins County Medical Center.
2. Ingrid Long, RN, was named CEO of Banner Health Torrington (Wyo.) Community Hospital.
3. Catherine O'Neal, MD, was selected as the inaugural chief academic officer at Baton Rouge, La.-based Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System.
4. Sue Andersen will lead Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
5. Joni Stephenson was promoted to corporate vice president of human resources at Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health.
6. HyeJin Son, PharmD, was named corporate vice president for oncology services at Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health.
7. Elizabeth Lindsay-Wood was named chief informatics and technology officer at Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center.
8. Deb McCarter, DNP, RN, was named vice president and chief nursing officer of OSF HealthCare Sacred Heart Medical in Danville, Ill.
9. Marie "Kat" Alvarez, RN, was named chief strategy officer of InnovaCare Health.
July 26 to Aug. 2
1. Bihu Sandhir, MD, was named chief medical officer of Findlay, Ohio-based Blanchard Valley Health System.
2. Amanda Shurtz, MSN, RN, was named interim CEO of Alta Vista Hospital in Las Vegas, N.M.
3. LaDonna Johnston, MSN, RN, was named president and CEO of Searcy, Ark.-based Unity Health.
4. Melissa Stoudmire, MSN, was selected as the inaugural vice president of advanced practice providers for Cleveland Clinic.
5. Angelia Foster was appointed president of Baptist Health Corbin (Ky.).
6. Jessica Singh Delwadia was named vice president of managed care for Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.
7. Anne Wendling, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Bronson LakeView Hospital in Paw Paw, Mich., and Bronson South Haven (Mich.) Hospital.
8. Julia Safina was named CFO of Dulles, Va.-based StoneSprings Hospital Center.
9. Renuga Vivekanandan, MD, was appointed vice president and chief medical officer of the physician enterprise at Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health.
10. Christine Alexander-Rager, MD, was named acting president and CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth while Airica Steed, EdD, RN, is on medical leave.
11. Cheyenne Holland was named CFO of Randolph, Vt.-based Gifford Health Care.
July 19-25
1. Kristen McSorley, DNP, RN, was named vice president of Harbour View Medical Center, set to open in Suffolk, Va., in 2025.
2. Lindsay Jubelt was named chief clinical officer of Optum Health.
3. Michelle Buck, DPN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans, Vt.
4. Nihal Bakeer, MD, was selected as the new associate chief health informatics officer for ambulatory EHR for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
5. Christina Loporcaro, MD, was appointed emergency department medical director for Concord (N.H.) Hospital's medical group.
6. Paula Littleton was named CFO of Osage Beach, Mo.-based Lake Regional Health System.
7. BJ Fontaine, MSN, RN, is returning to Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast in Miramar Beach, Fla., as chief nursing officer and COO.
8. Christine Moore is stepping down as executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Minneapolis-based Allina Health in October.
9. Tara Beth Anderson, MSN, RN, was named president of Baptist Medical Center Nassau in Fernandina Beach, Fla.
10. Regina Peterson, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of the Southern Illinois Market at Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System.
11. Teresa Cornelius, DNP, RN, was named chief administrative officer of HSHS Holy Family Hospital in Greenville, Ill., and HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital in Highland, Ill.
12. Mandi Ennen, DNP, RN, was named chief administrative officer of HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese (Ill.).
13. Melissa Edwards, MD, was named chief executive of the medical group at Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth.
14. Dorrie Dils, president and CEO of Gift of Life Michigan, was named president of the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations.
July 12-18
1. Jody Reyes, BSN, was named COO of clinical enterprise at Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care.
2. Debra Dozier, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Wilmington, Ohio-based Clinton Memorial Hospital.
3. Pamela McClain was named vice president of ambulatory revenue cycle and managed care at Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare.
4. Nancy Agee, MSN, will retire as CEO of Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic in September.
5. Lacey Carter, MSN, CNO of West Plains, Mo.-based Ozarks Healthcare, was promoted to COO. Ms. Carter will serve in a dual role.
6. Sue Ferranti, DO, was selected as chief medical officer of Eleanor Slater Hospital in Cranston, R.I.
7. Kimberly Kane, MSN, APRN, was selected as CNO of Eleanor Slater Hospital.
8. Candace Stevens Robinson, MD, was named chief medical officer of LCMC Health's Touro hospital in New Orleans.
9. Maria Zangardi was named senior vice president, human resources and corporate officer for King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services.
10. Tory Shepherd was appointed market COO of Danville, Va.-based Sovah Health.
11. Heather Havericak was named CEO of Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach, Fla.
12. Jennifer Savage, who had been serving as interim CEO of Warm Springs-based Montana State Hospital since January, is no longer a state employee. Kevin Flanigan, MD, was hired as the hospital's new permanent CEO.
13. Brenda Winkler, MSN, RN, was named CNO of Vincennes, Ind.-based Good Samaritan Hospital.
14. Stacey Malakoff will retire as executive vice president and chief financial and administrative officer of New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery at the end of 2025.
July 8-11
1. Indy Lane, MD, was named vice president of women's health for Minneapolis-based Allina Health.
2. Cheryl Ficara, RN, was named president of Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare's Hartford Region, and a senior vice president at the health system.
3. Jodie Wegmiller, BSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services at Dublin (Ohio) Methodist Hospital and Grady Memorial Hospital in Delaware.
4. J. Nwando Olayiwola, MD, was named president of the Advocate National Center for Health Equity, part of Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health.
5. Catherine Krawczeski, MD, was named chief medical officer of Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
6. Tanja Oquendo was named chief people officer of Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services.
7. Jenny Stachura, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of the CHI Health Midwest Division's Iowa/Nebraska market.
8. Ashley Teeters was named vice president of revenue cycle for Tucson (Ariz.) Medical Center.
9. Katie Clement was named CFO of Rexburg, Idaho-based Madisonhealth.
10. Jessica Somers was named CFO of Bethesda, Md.-based Aledade, a physician-led accountable care organization.
11. Mary Ellen Schopp was named chief human resources officer for Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham.
12. Nichole Reed, MSN, RN, associate chief nursing officer for Hot Springs, Ark.-based National Park Medical Center.