The following hospital and health system COO moves have been reported by Becker's since June 6.
Note: This page was created July 16 and updated Nov. 26.
Nov. 12-20:
1. Kasey Paulus, RN, was named executive vice president and COO of York, Pa.-based WellSpan.
2. Michael James, COO of Montgomery, Ala.-based Jackson Hospital & Clinic, stepped down Nov. 19 as part of the hospital's financial restructuring.
3. Darryl Elmouchi, MD, was appointed COO of Renton, Wash.-based Providence, effective Jan. 2.
4. Michael Peet was named COO of HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte.
5. Nick Rizley was appointed COO of Tucson, Ariz.-based Northwest Healthcare.
6. Brett Brosseau was named COO of Houston Methodist Baytown.
7. Harrison Kiser was named president and COO of Ascension St. Thomas Hospital West in Nashville, Tenn.
Oct. 10-Nov. 11:
1. Jonathan Ward was named COO of National Park Medical Center in Hot Springs, Ark.
2. Tejas Gandhi was appointed COO of Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass.
3. Rick Shumway was named COO of Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care.
4. Quinn McKenna will retire in January as COO of Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care.
5. Duke Rupert was appointed COO of WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, W.Va.
6. Valerie Newman was named COO of St. David's Georgetown (Texas) Hospital.
7. Gabriel (Gabe) Behling was appointed COO of Box Butte General Hospital in Alliance, Neb.
8. Chris Boukas, RN, was named COO of St. Catherine of Siena Hospital in Smithtown, N.Y.
9. Edward Pelote was appointed COO of Calhoun, Ga.-based AdventHealth Gordon and Chatsworth, Ga.-based AdventHealth Murray.
10. Adrian Moreno was appointed COO of HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood in Texas.
11. Tracey Miller was named COO of Lovelace Medical Group, part of Albuquerque, N.M.-based Lovelace Health System.
12. Joey Waddell was named COO of Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg, Ky.
13. Jonathan Zipkin, MD, was appointed executive vice president and COO of Richmond University Medical Center in New York City.
Oct. 3-4:
1. Theresa Fink was appointed market vice president and COO of Conemaugh Physician Group, part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Duke LifePoint Healthcare.
2. Erica Walker was named COO of West Boca Medical Center in Boca Raton, Fla.
3. John Donnelly, COO of Nassau Health Care Corp., which operates Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, N.Y., was dismissed from his role.
4. Rob Wiehe was named senior vice president and COO of Cincinnati-based UC Health as part of a dyad leadership role.
5. Andre Boyd Sr. exited his role as COO of the Christ Hospital Health Network in Cincinnati and was appointed regional president and CEO of Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, based in Philadelphia, and Silver Spring, Md.-based Holy Cross Health.
Sept. 26 - Oct. 2:
1. Randolph "Randy" Howard Jr. was appointed senior vice president and COO of Burlington, Mass.-based Lahey Hospital & Medical Center.
2. Brent Davis was tapped as executive vice president and CEO of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth's primary health division after serving as COO/CFO for the division.
2. Anthony Hilliard, MD, was named acting CEO of Loma Linda (Calif.) University Health. Dr. Hilliard is also chief of the division of cardiology and COO of the LLU Faculty Medical Group.
3. Stacy Harberson was promoted from COO to CEO at Nashville, Ark.-based Howard Memorial Hospital.
Sept. 20-25:
1. Leslie Lawson was appointed COO of South Charleston, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals, effective Sept. 30.
2. Cory Ferrier was named COO of AdventHealth Littleton (Colo.).
3. Aganette Parks was tapped as COO of Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach, Fla., after serving as interim COO since July.
4. Rick Braun Jr. was named executive vice president and COO of Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Memorial Medical Center.
5. Rustin Beck was appointed COO of Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful, Utah.
6. Bernie Albertini stepped down from his role as COO and administrator of Martins Ferry-based East Ohio Regional Hospital.
Sept. 5-20:
1. Nisha Mills was appointed COO of Florida Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee, effective Nov. 1.
2. Davis Greene was named vice president and COO of Johnson City (Tenn.) Medical Center, part of Ballad Health.
3. Brian Smolskis was tapped as COO of Lompoc (Calif.) Valley Medical Center.
4. Adam Bedgood, MSN, RN, was named COO of Morgan Medical Center in Madison, Ga.
5. Jonathan Sague, DNP, was tapped as COO of University Hospitals Conneaut (Ohio); Chardon, Ohio-based UH Geauga, a campus of UH Regional Hospitals; and UH Geneva (Ohio) medical centers.
6. Karim Ghanem was named market COO of Naples, Fla.-based Physicians Regional Healthcare System.
7. Lisa Tzanakis was tapped as COO of HCA Florida Ocala Hospital and HCA Florida West Marion Hospital in Ocala.
8. Cheryl Klass, BSN, RN, executive vice president and COO at Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health, has been named interim president of Olean, N.Y.-based Upper Allegheny Health System.
9. Travis Laird was appointed COO of hospital planning and operations at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin.
10. Jamie Phillips was named president of Seattle Children's Hospital and will continue in her role as hospital COO.
Aug. 26-Sept. 4:
1. Maura Snyder was named COO of Rochester, N.Y.-based Highland Hospital, effective Oct. 21.
2. Alistair Machoka, COO of Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital in Wildomar, Calif., and Rancho Springs Hospital in Murrieta, Calif., was named CEO of Corona (Calif.) Regional Medical Center.
3. Tony Torres was appointed COO of Poplar Bluff (Mo.) Regional Medical Center, effective Sept. 9.
3. Hong Min exited his role as COO of UCI Health - Los Alamitos (Calif.) to become CEO of Southwest Healthcare Temecula (Calif.) Valley Hospital.
4. Puneet Leekha, COO of Bloomington, Ill.-based Chestnut Health Systems, will become CEO in the fall of 2025.
5. Philip Reber, COO of Lakewood Ranch (Fla.) Medical Center, has been named interim CEO.
6. John Wagner was appointed to a newly created role: Wisconsin market COO for Hospital Sisters Health System.
7. Terrence Adams was named COO of Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital in Shelbyville, Tenn.
Aug. 13-20:
1. Janie Thompson was appointed COO of Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan.; it is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
2. Marcus Smith has been named COO of HCA Florida Citrus Hospital in Inverness, Fla.
3. Patrick McVey, BSN, RN, was tapped as COO of HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital in Fort Walton Beach.
4. Lynnette Watkins, MD, stepped down as president and COO of Northampton, Mass.-based Cooley Dickinson Hospital, part of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham.
5. Marc Schaller was tapped as COO of Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital in East Norriton, Pa.
6. Mari Elliott was appointed COO of HCA Florida Largo Hospital.
July 22-Aug. 12:
1. Glenda Villatoro, BSN, was appointed COO of Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, part of Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare.
2. Stephanie Tijerina was named COO of St. Petersburg-based HCA Florida Northside Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
3. Tyler Rhoden was tapped as COO of TriStar Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, Tenn., also part of HCA Healthcare.
4. Josh Gill was appointed COO of Lee's Summit (Mo.) Medical Center, part of HCA Midwest Health.
5. Mike Janis was named COO of Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System's Southern Illinois Market.
June 6-July 16:
1. Tory Shepherd was named market COO of Danville, Va.-based Sovah Health. The healthcare system has campuses in Danville and Martinsville, Va. and eliminated COO positions at both locations in March 2023.
2. Bimal Patel was promoted to executive vice president and COO of Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare after serving as president of the healthcare system's Hartford and Northwest regions and as senior vice president.
3. Sam Pena, BSN, was named COO of HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center.
4. Carson Smith has been tapped as COO of San Antonio-based Methodist Hospital.
5. Beverly Knapp, BSN, RN, was named COO of AdventHealth Hendersonville (N.C.).
6. Chris Kovacs was appointed COO of Jacksonville-based HCA Florida Memorial Hospital.
7. Amanda Throgmorton, BSN, RN, was named regional COO of Deaconess Illinois, part of Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health System.
8. Anna Lopez was tapped as COO of Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based Mercy Southeast.
9. Jordan Solop was named COO of Belleville, N.J.-based Clara Maass Medical Center.
10. Sherry Aragon was named COO of Albuquerque, N.M.-based Lovelace Women's Hospital. Ms. Aragon has been with Lovelace Health System since 2004 and previously served as the hospital's interim COO.
11. Chad Markham was promoted to COO of HSHS Central Illinois Market in Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System.
12. Michael Condrin was named system COO and chief administrator for Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Medical Center.
13. Jake Taylor was tapped as COO of Ogden (Utah) Regional Medical Center.
14. Beth Steele, MSN, RN, was named COO of Owensboro (Ky.) Health. Ms. Steele will continue in her current roles as Owensboro Health Regional Hospital COO and the health system's chief nursing officer.
15. Antoine Poythress will become COO and CFO of Springfield, Ga.-based Effingham Health System on Aug. 12.
16. Matthew Sartorius was named COO of Medical City Fort Worth (Texas).
17. Justin Bradshaw was tapped as executive vice president and COO of Phoenix Children's.
18. Kathy Parrinello was promoted to CEO and president of Rochester, N.Y.-based Strong Memorial Hospital after serving as COO.