CEO exits climbed 300 percent in November — bouncing back from a "summer lull," according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. And the firm anticipates there are more to come.
The following CEOs have announced plans to step down or retire since Becker's Nov. 17 roundup:
1. Joel Yuhas, president and CEO of Colorado Springs-based UCHealth Memorial Hospital and its Pikes Peak region facilities, is leaving to serve as president of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's health services division.
2. Phil Smith was released from his role as CEO of Tulare (Calif.) Local HealthCare District following a vote from the board of directors. He served one year in the position.
3. Doug Cropper is retiring as president and CEO of Davenport, Iowa-based Genesis Health System to take a full-time leadership role with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
4. Susan Turney, MD, the first CEO of Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System, will step down in September 2023 after nine years in the role. She will stay on to guide the health system through its proposed merger with Duluth, Mich.-based Essentia Health, which is expected to reach a definitive agreement in the coming months.
5. Tiffany Miller left her role as CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Humble (Texas) to serve as CEO of Yoakum (Texas) Community Hospital.
6. Kathy Donovan, MSN, RN, CEO of Children's Hospital of Michigan and Detroit Medical Center Group COO, is leaving the organization for personal reasons.
7. James Dahling, president and CEO of Hampton Roads, Va.-based Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, will retire in 2023 after nearly 20 years in the role.
8. Anne Marie Lynch stepped down as CEO of Anchorage, Alaska-based North Star Behavioral Health System to work at an Indiana hospital. The departure follows federal investigators documenting "various deficiencies" at North Star Anchorage facilities earlier in the year.
9. Caroline Wasielewski is no longer CEO of the Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District, which owns Adventist Health Tehachapi (Calif.) Valley hospital.
10. Kidada Hawkins resigned as president of Winter Haven (Fla.) Hospital amid allegations that he solicited for prostitution. He held the role for less than one year.
11. Jeremy Bradford stepped down as president of SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital-Mt. Vernon (Ill.) to serve as CEO of Prince Frederick, Md.-based CalvertHealth.
12. Claudio Fort resigned as president and CEO of Rutland (Vt.) Regional Medical Center, saying he needed to take an extended leave to focus on his health.
13. Ken Johnson resigned as president and CEO of Hutchinson (Kan.) Regional Healthcare System. The system said more information will be released as it becomes available.
14. John Mentgen resigned as president and CEO of Scottsbluff, Neb.-based Regional West Health Services, the parent company of Regional West Medical Center. He voluntarily terminated his contract. The system's chief operating officer, Amanda Vick, RN, was named acting president and CEO.