36 recent hospital, health system executive moves

The following hospital and health system executive moves have been shared with or reported by Becker's this year:

Editor's note: This live webpage was created on July 12 and last updated on Nov. 15. View executive moves for the first half of 2024 here.

Nov. 11-15

1. Lindsay Smith was named director of risk management and patient safety at Statesville, N.C.-based Iredell Health System.

2. Judy Bruno, RN, was named president and CEO for WVU Medicine Barnesville (Ohio) Hospital and Cadiz, Ohio-based WVU Medicine Harrison Community Hospital.

3. Cheryl Jones was named human resources director at Amarillo, Texas-based Northwest Texas Healthcare System.

4. Roger Rhodes, associate vice president of operations for South Charleston, W.Va-based WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals, has taken on an expanded role as administrator of Thomas Orthopedic Hospital in Charleston, W.Va.

5. Nick Rizley was appointed COO of Tucson, Ariz.-based Northwest Healthcare.

6. Liz Kirby was named executive director for virtual care and rural initiatives at Mobile, Ala.-based USA Health.

7. Rick Metzger, BSN, was appointed CEO of USA Health Providence Hospital in Mobile, Ala.

8. Bryan Stiltz was appointed CEO of AdventHealth Medical Group in the health system's Rocky Mountain region.

9. Mesha Chadwick, MD, was named chief medical officer of Southport, N.C.-based Dosher Memorial Hospital.

10. Christopher Johnston, MD, was named chief medical officer of CommonSpirit Health's greater Denver market.

11. Patrick O'Rourke, executive vice chancellor and COO at the University of Colorado Boulder, is leaving the university at the end of the semester to take on a position as senior vice president and chief legal officer at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora.

12. 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.

13. Richard Fogel, MD, executive vice president and chief clinical officer at St. Louis-based Ascension, will transition to the new role of chief health outcomes officer.

14. Shane Smith was appointed president of SSM Health's Fond du Lac (Wis.) market.

15. Catina Latham, PhD, was selected as UChicago Medicine's senior vice president for community health transformation and chief equity officer. 

16. Cody Murdock was named CEO of Rehabilitation Hospital of Kingsport (Tenn.).

17. Tyler Ulseth was named CFO of Litchfield, Minn.-based Meeker Memorial Hospital & Clinics.

18. Brett Brosseau was named COO of Houston Methodist Baytown.

19. Matt Pearson was named CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Franklin (Tenn.).

20. Harrison Kiser was named president and COO of Ascension St. Thomas Hospital West in Nashville, Tenn.

21. Marlon Levy, MD, became CEO of Richmond, Va.-based  VCU Health System on Nov. 11 after serving in the role on an interim basis.

22. Brendan Johnson was appointed president and CEO of AdventHealth Ottawa (Kan.).

23. Jasmine Garces-King, DNP, was named chief advanced practice officer of  Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare's medical group.

24. Brandon Cosby was named CFO of Northwest Health – La Porte (Ind.) and Knox, Ind.-based Northwest Health – Starke.

25. Jonathan Ward was named COO of National Park Medical Center in Hot Springs, Ark.

26. Scott McConnaha is stepping down as president and CEO of the Manitowoc, Wis.-based  Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Sponsored Ministries. Tim Loch, who has been CFO and vice president of finance at FSCCM since 2019, will take on the role of interim CEO until a permanent replacement is found.

27. Angie Wright, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing executive at Providence, R.I.-based Brown University Health.

28. Kerry Flowers was promoted to chief culture and experience officer at USA Health.

29. Tejas Gandhi was named COO of Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass.

30. Cory Edmondson, president and CEO of Kerrville, Texas-based Peterson Health, will leave the system on Feb. 7 for a new role as president and CEO of Wichita Falls, Texas-based United Regional Health Care System.

31. John Powell, MD, is leaving Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare to become physician in chief of Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare. 

32. Rick Shumway its new executive vice president and COO of Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care.

33. Maggie Bonko was appointed president of Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital in Ocoee, Fla. 

34. Philip Koovakada, MSN, RN, was appointed president of Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital.

35. Joe Khayat was appointed president of Horizon West Hospital.

36. Lee Jackson, MD, was named chief medical officer of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CHI Memorial.

Nov. 4-8

1. 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.

2. Joyce Oh was appointed chief information and digital transformation officer of Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital Health Network.

3. Marko Serrano was named CFO of Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.).

4. Brandon Cohen was appointed COO of Methodist Hospital-Stone Oak in San Antonio.

5. Duke Rupert was appointed COO of WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, W.Va.

6. Ryan LeMasters was appointed COO of TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.

7. Kathryn Ashby was named vice president of finance at Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health.

8. Samantha Foss, DNP, RN, was named vice president of nursing and patient care services at Bangor, Maine-based Northern Light Acadia Hospital.

9. Gem Gibbons, BSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center in New York. 

10. Dan Barbee, BSN, who served as CEO of University of Toledo Medical Center in Ohio from 2016 to 2020, returned to the role Nov. 8.

11. Steve Underdahl is retiring after 11 years at Northfield (Minn.) Hospital + Clinics. Zander Abbott will take over as president and CEO on Jan. 20.

12. Tom Cronin was named regional vice president for HCA Healthcare's Sarah Cannon Cancer Network in its Far West Division. 

13. Valerie Newman was named COO of St. David's Georgetown (Texas) Hospital.

14. Samantha Maltin  joined the fundraising and awareness arm of Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as chief marketing and brand officer.

15. John Tucker was named president of Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center in Salida, Colo.

16. Chris DeSimone, MD, was named executive chief medical officer at UK HealthCare in Lexington, Ky.

17. Tim Slocum will serve as senior vice president and COO at UK HealthCare.

18. 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.

19. Doug McMillan, CEO of Cody (Wyo.) Regional Health-West Park Hospital, will retire on Nov. 22. Hospital CFO Hannah McRae was named interim CEO.

20. Brady Small was named a regional CIO for Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health.

21. Sherri Liebl was named vice president of revenue services at St. Cloud, Minn.-based CentraCare.

22. Shane Bedward was appointed CEO of AdventHealth Dade City (Fla.).

23. Jeannie Eylar will retire this year after a 34-year career at Pullman Regional Hospital in Washington. 

24. Kelley Tiernan was appointed CEO of River Hospital in Alexandria Bay, N.Y.

25. Angela Saif, DNP, RN, was appointed chief nursing officer of Methodist Hospital Northeast in San Antonio.

26. Dan Magoc was named CIO of Oklahoma City-based Integris Health.

27. Greg Cook was named CEO of Community Medical Center in Missoula, Mont.

28. Steve Stadum was appointed interim president of Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University.

29. Simon Ratliff was appointed president and CEO of Dignity Health Mercy Hospitals in Bakersfield, Calif.

30. Joseph Hill was named chief culture, equity, and belonging officer at Cone Health.

31. Bradley Chapman, president of MaineHealth Memorial Hospital in Conway, N.H., accepted a new role as senior vice president and president of Upper Allegheny Health System, part of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health.

32. Kert Anzilotti, MD, was named president of the medical group of Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare.

33. Patricia White was named CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Toledo (Ohio).

34. Drew Landmeier was named senior vice president and chief marketing and communications officer of Boston-based Tufts Medicine.

35. Kevin Stalnaker, chief administrative officer of Weston, W.Va.-based Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Hospital, will retire at the end of 2024. Lisa Songer will succeed Mr. Stalnaker, effective Jan. 10.

36. Larry Levine, president and CEO of Valhalla, N.Y.-based Blythedale Children's Hospital, will leave his position at the end of 2025.

Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 

1. Josiah De La Garza was appointed CEO of Dallas Regional Medical Center in Mesquite, Texas.

2. 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.

3. John Frankovitch, president and CEO of Weirton (W.Va.) Medical Center since 2016, will retire at the end of the year. David Artman was selected as the next president and CEO. The transition comes as Weirton plans to join Morgantown-based West Virginia University Health System.

4. Chris Boukas, RN, was appointed COO at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital in Smithtown, N.Y.

5. Kelly Lindsay joined HCA Florida Englewood Hospital as CEO.

6. Aurelio Fernandez III, who retired as president and CEO of Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System in 2022, is returning to the health system.

7. Alison Murray, chief human resources officer at Bishop, Calif.-based Northern Inyo Healthcare District, is now also chief business development officer.

8. Andrea Mossman, interim associate financial officer at Northern Inyo Healthcare District, now serves as CFO.

9. Drew Schauble was named CFO of Weirton (W.Va.) Medical Center.

10. Kenneth Hurwitz, MD, was appointed chief of staff at Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Sarasota (Fla.).

11. Edward Pelote was named COO of Calhoun, Ga.-based AdventHealth Gordon and Chatsworth, Ga.-based AdventHealth Murray.

12. Adrian Moreno was named COO of HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood.

13. 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.

14. Glynn Stanton was named CIO of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health System.

15. 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.

16. Kevin Matson was selected to serve as vice president of regional hospitals in Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System's southern market.

17. Joe Rudisill was appointed CEO of HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital.

18. Tracy Conroy is stepping down as CEO of Daviess Community Hospital in Washington, Ind.

19. Karen Gallagher, MSN, RN, joined Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Ill., as vice president and chief nursing officer. 

20. Sarah Cook, RN, was named chief administrative officer of PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center in Alaska.

21. Scott Koelliker, RN, was named interim president of Mosaic Medical Center-Maryville (Mo.) following the resignation of Nate Blackford.

22. 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. 

23. Justin Precourt, DNP, RN, has been appointed president of UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. 

24. Andy Karson, MD, interim president of the UMass Memorial Medical Group, has been appointed system chief physician officer and system chief medical officer.

25. Tracey Miller was named COO of Lovelace Medical Group, part of Albuquerque, N.M.-based Lovelace Health System.

26. Bruce Carrier was appointed chief human resources officer of Concord (N.H.) Hospital Health System.

27. Jason Ladd was named CFO of Lexington (Ky.) Clinic.

28. Bradley Hipp was named CFO of Tucson (Ariz.) Medical Center.

29. Eunmee Shim, MSN, was appointed president of OSF HealthCare St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, Ill.

30. J. Michael Bruff was named CFO of Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare to replace Henry Howe.

31. Megan Barney, CIO of Envision Healthcare, plans to exit in January.

32. Bob Glenning, president of the financial services division and CFO of Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health, will retire Dec. 9. Michael Allen, who submitted his resignation as CFO of Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare System, will succeed Mr. Glenning.

33. Deborah Spielman was appointed CEO of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Children's Hospital at Erlanger.

Oct. 21-25

1. 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.

2. Deborah Addo was named interim CEO of Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health.

3. Danny Jacobs, MD, president of Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University, decided to step down from his position. 

4. 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.

5. Terry Yen, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of Texas Children's Urgent Care, part of the Texas Children's Hospital network, which is based in Houston.

6. Erik Summers, MD, was named chief medical officer of MUSC Health's Charleston, S.C., division. 

7. Brandon Goertz, PhD, was appointed president of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford.

8. Erik Mikaitis, MD, was named CEO of Chicago-based Cook County Health.

9. Cam Marlowe, CEO of Blue Mountain Hospital District in John Day, Ore., resigned from his role.

10. 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.

11. Nathan Pulscher was selected as the next president of Hutchinson (Minn.) Health, part of Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners.

12. Kristen Vogl, PT, DPT, was named vice president of service lines at Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare.

13. Betty Jo Rocchio, DNP, CRNA, was named chief nursing officer of Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health.

14. Amit Uppal, MD, was selected as the next chief medical officer at the NYC Health + Hospitals flagship Bellevue Hospital in New York City.

15. Alden Forrester, MD, was named chief medical officer of Bandon, Ore.-based Southern Coos Hospital and Health Center. 

16. Timothy Liesching, MD, joined Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System as vice president and chief medical officer of its medical group.   

17. Brenda Rhembrandt, BSN, RN, is now chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services at Chadron (Neb.) Community Hospital and Health Services.

18. Sydney Holmes, BSN, RN, joined Chadron Community Hospital and Health Services as vice president of ancillary services.

19. Dan Anderson serves as vice president of human resources and support services at Chadron Community Hospital and Health Services.

20. Michael Mulkey, CEO of Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville, Ore., will step down from his role in November.

21. Melissa McLeroy was named regional financial officer for Ascension's Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Indiana, Illinois and Maryland ministries. 

22. Robert Wilson was named regional financial officer for Ascension's Florida, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Michigan and Alabama ministries. 

23. Lynnette Clinton returned to BayCare to take on the CIO role.

24. Mark Robinson was appointed CEO of Great Falls (Mont.) Clinic and Hospital.

25. Joseph Lombardi, MD, was appointed chief physician executive at Atlantic City, N.J.-based AtlantiCare. 

26. Chad Perlyn, MD, PhD, was named executive vice president and chief medical officer at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Nova Southeastern University, as well as executive medical director for the university's integrated healthcare network, NSU Health. 

27. Greg Repetti, president of MultiCare's Inland Northwest hospitals in Washington, announced his retirement.

28. Kevin Cargill was named system CFO of Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare.

29. Michele Thoman, RN, was named COO of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health Medical Center.

30. Jose Martinez-Elejalde, MD, was selected as chief medical officer of Broward Health Medical Center.

31. Courtney Dalton was named CFO of Bowling Green, Ky.-based TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital.

32. Cory Hess, president of Lillington, N.C.-based Cape Fear Valley Harnett Healthcare, is planning to step down at the end of the year.

33. Karen Veselsky was named vice president of revenue cycle at Lubbock, Texas-based UMC Health System.

34. 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.

35. Mike Allen, CFO of Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare, submitted his resignation to accept a position with Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health. Kristin Largent, senior vice president of financial operations at OSF HealthCare, will succeed Mr. Allen. 

36. Denise Brooks-Williams was promoted to executive vice president and COO of Detroit-based Henry Ford Health.

Oct. 11-18

1. Mike Smith's role as system vice president and foundation president was eliminated by Bangor, Maine-based Northern Light Health.

2. Gregory LaFrancois stepped down as president of Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.

3. Lukas Iwanski was named group assistant CFO at West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Palm Beach Health Network.

4. Matt Grimshaw was named market president of Lexington, Ky.-based CHI Saint Joseph Health.

5. Tricia Costigan stepped down as president of Northern Light Inland Hospital and Northern Light Continuing Care Lakewood, both in Waterville, Maine.

6. Randy Clark was named president of Northern Light Inland Hospital and Northern Light Continuing Care Lakewood.

7. Marie Vienneau, BSN, was named regional president at Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health.

8. Jeff Cook was named interim president and CEO of Hattiesburg, Miss.-based Forrest Health.

9. Kevin Spiegel was appointed CEO of Vista Health System in Waukegan, Ill.

10. BJ Moore, CIO of Renton, Wash.-based Providence, left the health system after six years in the role.

11. Gordon Ferguson will retire by the end of June 2025 as president and CEO of Ascension St. Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

12. Gregory LaFrancois stepped down as president of Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor.

13. Ava Collins was named interim president of Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center.

14. Erik Mikaitis, MD, was nominated as CEO of Chicago-based Cook County Health, pending approval from the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

15. Bob Bender was named CFO of Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health's Northern region.

16. Lynette Chappell Williams will retire Nov. 29 as vice president and chief diversity officer of Penn State Health.

17. Joey Waddell was appointed COO of Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg, Ky.

18. Nina Ramsey was named executive vice president and chief people officer for Detroit-based Henry Ford Health.

19. Heather Geisler was tapped as executive vice president and chief brand and experience officer at Henry Ford Health.

20. Geoffrey Gardner was named executive vice president and system CFO of the Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health clinical enterprise.

21. Jennifer Tiedemann was named executive director of revenue cycle operations at Milwaukee-based Medical College of Wisconsin.

22. Jose Balderrama was appointed senior vice president of human resources for Paramus, N.J.-based Valley Health System.

23. Mary Beth Jenkins was named president and CEO of Pittsburgh-based UPMC Health Plan, president of UPMC insurance services division and executive vice president of UPMC.

24. Michele Kakely Skumurski was named senior vice president of finance for Albany (N.Y.) Med.

25. John Chessare, MD, will retire in 2025 as president and CEO of Townson, Md.-based Greater Baltimore Medical Center HealthCare after 15 years in the role.

Oct. 7-11

1. Jamie Purvis was named CFO of Granville Health System in Oxford, N.C.

2. Richard Tugman was named president and CEO of Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health.

3. Sal Perla, DrPH, was named interim CEO of Lower Keys Medical Center in Key West, Fla.

4. Rebecca Watson, MD, was named chief medical officer of San Antonio-based Methodist Children's Hospital.

5. Nickolas Nyhus was named senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus Health.

6. Paul Goldberg was named executive vice president of finance and CFO of Sinai Chicago.

7. 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.

8. Claire Mooney, DNP, was selected as chief nursing officer of Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health's Central region. 

9. Christine Mahoney, DNP, RN, was named senior vice president and chief nursing officer at Richmond University Medical Center in New York City.

10. Jonathan Zipkin, MD, was appointed executive vice president and COO of Richmond University Medical Center.

11. 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.

12. Jessica Almeida, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey (Calif.) Hospital.

13. Dean Kroll was named vice president of facilities at Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System.

14. Scott Foster-Edwards, MD, was appointed chief executive of Providence Clinical Network, North, encompassing Washington and Alaska.

15. Arsalan Sheikh, DO, was appointed campus executive director of ChristianaCare Union Hospital in Elkton, Md.

16. Andy Woodard resigned as president and CEO of Hattiesburg, Miss.-based Forrest Health.

17. Krystle Gandhi, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of its flagship Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del. 

18. Cindy Mahal, DNP, RN, was named chief administrative officer of Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif.

19. Thomas Fuchs was appointed the inaugural chief AI officer for Eli Lilly & Co. He joins the company from New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System.

20. Christine Alexander-Rager, MD, was named president and CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth.

21. Gabriela Saenz was appointed to Irving, Texas-based Christus Health's CEO Cabinet.

22. Kimberly King Webb was appointed to Christus Health's CEO Cabinet.

23. Dan Rackham, PharmD, was appointed CEO of Samaritan Lebanon (Ore.) Community Hospital.

24. Joseph Scargle was named vice president of revenue cycle at University of Miami Health System.

25. J. Michael Marsh, president and CEO of Bellevue, Wash.-based Overlake Medical Center & Clinics, plans to retire next year. The health system's board selected Jon Duarte, chief strategy officer, as Mr. Marsh's successor.

26. Walidah Karim-Rhoades, DNP, RN, was appointed vice president of operations for Cone Health's Greensboro, N.C., market.

27. Jamison Robinett was appointed president of Cedar City (Utah) Hospital.

28. Joel North was named CEO of HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest.

29. John Cassani, DO, MBA, was named chief physician enterprise officer at Fairfield, Calif.-based NorthBay Health.

30. Alexander Brown was named vice president of the Fund for Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine. 

31. Collin Pruitt was appointed CFO of Palatka-based HCA Florida Putnam Hospital.

32. Jennifer La Luz was named executive director of operations at Warwick, R.I.-based Kent Hospital.

33. Cindy Salm Bauer, MD, was appointed division chief of allergy and immunology at Phoenix Children's.

34. Dannah Raz, MD, was appointed division chief of developmental pediatrics at Phoenix Children's Barrow Neurological Institute.

35. Tressia Shaw, MD, was appointed division chief of the division of palliative medicine at Phoenix Children's.

36. Dennis Dietzen, PhD, was appointed division chief of pathology and laboratory medicine at Phoenix Children's.

37. Kiran Gupta, MD, was named the inaugural associate chief quality officer of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health.

38. Mary Deynoodt was named CEO of New Orleans-based Ochsner Baptist.

39. Karen Fasano, DNP, was named chief nursing officer at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital, part of Long Island, N.Y.-based Catholic Health.

40. Joshua Bozek, DO, was selected as chief medical officer at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital.

41. Jared Smith was appointed CEO of UT Health Henderson and UT Health Carthage, both part of the UT Health East Texas system.

42. John Moynihan, MD, was named president and chief of clinical enterprise at Falls Church, Va.-based Inova.

43. Jason Stenta was named senior vice president and chief commercial officer of Walgreens.

Sept. 30 to Oct. 4

1. Theresa Fink was named market vice president and COO of Conemaugh Physician Group.

2. Mark Hoskinson, MD, resigned from the board that oversees Gillette, Wyo.-based Campbell County Health to focus on a clinic he owns.

3. Ben Ridder was hired as CEO of Northwest Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz.

4. Suman Sinha, MD, was named chief medical officer of Christus Health Shreveport-Bossier Health System in Louisiana. 

5. Cherie Sibley, BSN, RN, was selected as president of Lakeland Community Hospital in Haleyville, Ala.

6. Nate Blackford, president of Mosaic Medical Center-Maryville (Mo.), will step down from his role Oct. 30. 

7. Erica Walker was named COO of West Boca Medical Center in Boca Raton, Fla.

8. Amy Hurley was appointed CEO of Lawrenceville, Ill.-based Lawrence County Memorial Hospital.

9. John Donnelly, COO of Nassau Health Care Corp., which operates East Meadow, N.Y.-based Nassau University Medical Center, is no longer with the organization.

10. Robert Broermann, executive vice president and CFO of Hampton Roads, Va.-based Sentara Health, plans to retire in April 2025. 

11. Rishi Sikka, MD, was selected as the next CEO of Albuquerque, N.M.-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services, effective Oct. 21. 

12. Dr. Charmaine Rochester will join Cincinnati-based UC Health as its CFO.

13. Art Pancioli, MD, was named senior vice president and chief clinical officer of UC Health.

14. Rob Wiehe was appointed senior vice president and COO of UC Health, overseeing hospital and ambulatory clinical operations. 

15. Kelly Weatherly was named CHRO of Greenville, N.C.-based East Carolina University Health.

16. Julie Petersen, CEO of Ellensburg, Wash.-based Kittitas Valley Healthcare, will retire at the end of 2024. CFO Jason Adler will succeed Ms. Petersen.

17. Erin Clevenger, BSN, RN, was appointed CEO of Port Lavaca, Texas-based Memorial Medical Center.

18. Sarah Hill, PhD, was named chief mission integration officer for Chicago-based CommonSpirit's mountain region.

19. Andre Boyd Sr. was appointed regional president and CEO of Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, based in Philadelphia, and Silver Spring, Md.-based Holy Cross Health.

20. John Groesbeck was named senior vice president of acute care operations for Banner Health's Arizona community hospitals.

21. Anthony DeFurio was named executive vice president and CFO of Houston Methodist.

22. Larry Meese, CEO of Zachary, La.-based Lane Regional Medical Center, will retire at the end of October.

23. Chad Setliff was appointed president of UNC Health Rex and Triangle East, overseeing hospital campuses located in Raleigh, Holly Springs, Clayton, and Smithfield, in North Carolina.

24. Randolph "Randy" Howard Jr. was named senior vice president and COO of Burlington, Mass.-based Lahey Hospital & Medical Center.

25. Timothy Bode, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health's mountain region.

26. Brent Davis was appointed executive vice president and CEO of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth's primary health division.

27. Murali Naidu, MD, CEO of Emanuel Medical Center in Turlock, will become CEO of San Ramon Regional Medical Center.

28. Michael "Mike" Klepin will become CEO of Emanuel Medical Center.

29. Anthony Hilliard, MD, was named acting CEO of Loma Linda (Calif.) University Health's hospitals.

30. Jenee Wilson, RN, was appointed chief nursing officer of McLeansboro, Ill.-based Hamilton Memorial Hospital.

31. Rachel Anderson was named vice president of supply chain at Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based DCH Health System.

32. Chris Osentowski was appointed chief integration and development officer at Medical City Healthcare in Dallas.

33. Marcus Romanello, MD, was named vice president for medical affairs and chief medical officer of Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital Health Network.

34. M. Madan Babu, PhD, was appointed the inaugural chief data scientist of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.

35. Rami Nelson, DNP, MSN, RN, was appointed chief quality and health equity officer of Hammond, La.-based North Oaks Health System.

36. Amy Crouch was named CFO of Noblesville, Ind.-based Riverview Health.

37. Eric Wei, MD, was named CEO of Bellevue Hospital in New York City, part of NYC Health + Hospitals.

38. Alicia Spratt was named assistant vice president of revenue cycle operations at Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System.

39. Tara Vafadari was named group CFO of the Detroit Medical Center.

40. Giancarlo Lyle-Edrosolo, DNP, RN, was named market chief nurse executive at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, N.C.

41. Dave MacIntyre, DO, is now chief medical officer of HCA Florida Ocala Hospital and HCA Florida West Marion Hospital in Ocala.

42. Mathew Weimer, MD, was named president and CEO of Huntington, W.Va.-based Valley Health Systems.

Sept. 23-27

1. Monique Díaz, MD, was selected as vice president and regional chief medical information officer for CommonSpirit Health's California region.

2. Sam Itani was named CEO of Shasta Regional Medical Center, a 226-bed facility in Redding, Calif.

3. Stacy Harberson was appointed CEO of Nashville, Ark.-based Howard Memorial Hospital.

4. Jarrod Johnson was appointed CEO of Birmingham, Ala.-based UAB Callahan Eye Hospital.

5. LeWanza Harris, MD, was selected to serve as chief quality officer for Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare. 

6. Eitan Dickman, MD, was named chair of emergency medicine at New York City-based Maimonides Health. 

7. Brian Marger was named CEO of Nashville, Tenn.-based TriStar Skyline Medical Center.

8. Mark Garvin became senior vice president for partnership and new venture development at Banner Health in Phoenix.

9. Leslie Lawson was named COO of South Charleston, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals.

10. Tina Prescott was named president and CEO of Jackson-based West Tennessee Healthcare.

11. Cory Ferrier was named COO of AdventHealth Littleton (Colo.).

12. Tina Burch, MSN, RN, was appointed CEO of Doctors Hospital of Manteca (Calif.).

13. Richie Splitt stepped down from his role as CEO of Norman (Okla.) Regional Health System.

14. Shahidul Mannan was named chief data, analytics and AI officer at Orlando (Fla.) Health.

15. Tom Sonderman, MD, Columbus (Ind.) Regional Health's executive vice president and chief medical officer, plans to retire in 2025. Upon his retirement, Lee Kiser, MD, will step into the CMO role. 

16. Siva Balu, UnitedHealthcare's former CIO and senior vice president, departed the company to assume a new position at Quartz Health Solutions, a health insurance agency jointly owned by various health systems.

17. Aganette Parks was named COO of Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach, Fla.

18. Erika Wier was named CFO of Sierra Vista, Ariz.-based Canyon Vista Medical Center.

19. David Whelan was appointed senior vice president of strategy and development for the HCA Healthcare TriStar Division.

20. Shane Strum, president and CEO of Broward Health in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., will also serve as interim CEO of Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood, Fla., following the board of commissioners' vote to terminate K. Scott Wester's contract and his subsequent resignation.

21. Carly Loper was appointed acting CEO of Brawley, Calif.-based Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District following the departure of Christopher Bjornberg.

22. Kristen Blum was named president of CHI Health Mercy-Council Bluffs (Iowa).

23. Rick Braun Jr. was appointed executive vice president and COO of Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Memorial Medical Center.

24. Matthew DuBois was named vice president and CFO of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.

25. Beth Walker was appointed CEO of Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans.

26. Steven Foster was appointed the next president and CEO of Sacramento, Calif.-based Mercy General Hospital.

Sept. 16-20

1. 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.

2. Rustin Beck was named COO of Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful, Utah.

3. Bernie Albertini stepped down as administrator and COO of East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry.

4. Michael Hughes, senior vice president and chief administrative officer of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health, will depart the organization at the end of year.

5. Julie Taylor, president and chief development officer of Erlanger Health System's philanthropic arm in Chattanooga, Tenn., will retire on Sept. 30.

6. Nisha Mills was named COO of HCA Florida Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee.

7. David Miller, MD, was selected as Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Michigan Medicine's next CEO.

8. Heidi Wald, MD, departed from her role as chief quality and safety officer of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health.

9. Dean Swindle, executive vice president of Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health and president of Novant Health Enterprises, is also now chief strategy officer.

10. Sanjay Gupta, executive vice president and chief transformation officer at Novant Health, will now oversee artificial intelligence and organizational innovation.

11. Tipu Puri, MD, PhD, was named chief medical officer of University of Chicago Medical Center.

12. Michelle Stansbury was appointed associate chief innovation officer at Houston Methodist. 

13. Sandy Dugger was named CEO of Platte County Memorial Hospital in Wheatland, Wyo.

14. Jason Troxell was appointed president of Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus Health's Wisconsin Northwest division.

15. Shana Tate, vice president of finance, was named system chief revenue officer at Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health.

16. Davis Greene will join Ballad Health as vice president and COO of Johnson City Medical Center. 

17. Sean Mills, CFO of Ballad Health's Northern region since 2023, was promoted to senior vice president and CFO of acute services and market operations.

18. Joshua McFall, CFO of acute services market operations at Ballad Health, will become CFO of corporate, retail and nonacute services. 

19. Chase Wilson, CFO of four hospitals in Ballad Health's Southern region, will become CFO at Johnson City Medical Center.

20. Brian Smolskis was appointed COO of Lompoc (Calif.) Valley Medical Center.

21. Melinda DeHoyos, MSN, was named executive director of nursing at Lompoc Valley Medical Center.

22. Lindsey Arevalos was named senior director of operations at Lompoc Valley Medical Center.

23. Ellisa Valencia, RN, was named director of the medical-surgical department at Lompoc Valley Medical Center.

24. Angela Fichtner, RN, was named manager of the labor and delivery department at Lompoc Valley Medical Center.

25. Tom Keller is stepping down from his role as president and CEO of West Plains, Mo.-based Ozarks Healthcare. He will become president and CEO of Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System.

26. 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.

27. Marko Serrano Jr. was named CFO of Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) Medical Center.

28. Dustin McFarland, MSN, RN, was named CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Middletown (Del.).

29. Jack Lynch will retire as president and CEO of Bryn Mawr, Pa.-based Main Line Health.

30. Jordan Herget was named CEO of Sierra Medical Center in Reno, Nev.

31. Karen Young, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Madison, Ga.-based Morgan Medical Center. 

32. Adam Bedgood, MSN, RN, now serves as COO of Morgan Medical Center. 

33. Jennifer Roth, MSN, RN, was appointed chief nursing executive and senior vice president of patient care services at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora.

34. Gianluca Salvatori was named assistant CFO of West Palm Beach-based HCA Florida JFK North Hospital.

35. Giuseppe Colasurdo, MD, is stepping down as president of UTHealth Houston.   

36. Jonathan Sague, DNP, was appointed COO of University Hospitals Conneaut (Ohio); Chardon, Ohio-based UH Geauga, a campus of UH Regional Hospitals; and UH Geneva (Ohio) medical centers.

37. Ed Daech was promoted to chief human resources officer of Gainesville, Fla.-based University of Florida Health.

38. Greg Lowe is stepping in as CEO of HCA Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., succeeding Chad Patrick, who will return as CEO of HCA Florida's Orange Park Hospital.

39. 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.

40. Emily Ward, DNP, RN, will serve as associate chief nursing officer for the University of Iowa Health Care North Liberty campus.

41. Dwight McBee, BSN, RN, was named chief patient experience officer of West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health.

42. Emily Jakacki was appointed president of Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva, Ill.

43. Janet Rathod was appointed vice president and chief information security officer at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins.

44. Timothy Carrigan, PhD, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Loyola Medicine's Illinois and Indiana markets. 

Sept. 9-13

1. 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.

2. Kathryn Pagliaroli, BSN, RN, was selected as COO of Oswego (N.Y.) Health. Ms. Pagliaroli will also stay in her position as senior vice president and chief nursing officer.

3. Trisha Crissman was appointed president and CEO of CommonSpirit Health at Home, part of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health.

4. Dale Gold, MD, was appointed chief medical informatics officer for CommonSpirit Health's Mountain Region.

5. K. Scott Wester resigned as president and CEO of Memorial Healthcare System, effective Sept. 11, following a vote by the system's board of commissioners to terminate his contract. David Smith, chief administrative officer and CFO, will oversee operations during the transition.

6. Kelly Corbi was appointed executive vice president and COO of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health.

7. Karim Ghanem was named market COO of Naples, Fla.-based Physicians Regional Healthcare System.

8. Thomas McGinn, MD, was appointed senior executive vice president and chief physician executive officer of CommonSpirit Health.

9. Robin Blount, MD, will retire in January after nearly a decade as chief medical officer of Columbia, Mo.-based Boone Health.

10. Glenn Dennis, MSN, RN, was selected as chief nursing officer at Methodist Stone Oak Hospital in San Antonio.

11. Lorie Rhine, RN, was named chief nursing executive of Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health.

12. William Bustamante was named Far West Division vice president of finance at Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. 

13. Mark Wallace will retire from his role as CEO of Houston-based Texas Children's on Oct. 4. Debra Sukin, PhD, will take over as president and CEO on Oct. 5. Dr. Sukin became president in January.

14. 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.

15. Joe Wanner was named CEO of Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, Alaska.

16. 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.

17. Brenda Baker was named vice president of finance and CFO of Norfolk, Neb.-based Faith Regional Health Services.

18. Lisa Tzanakis was appointed COO of HCA Florida Ocala Hospital and HCA Florida West Marion Hospital in Ocala.

19. John Byrnes, MD, was named chief quality officer and senior vice president of quality and safety at McLeod Health, a nonprofit system based in Florence, S.C.

20. April Audain was named CFO of Denver Health.

21. Robert Nelson, BSN, RN, was named CEO of Big Bend Regional Medical Center in Alpine, Texas. 

22. Jennifer Jones was appointed CEO of Cincinnati Rehabilitation Hospital in Blue Ash, Ohio.

23. James Keany, MD, was named chief medical officer of Long Beach, Calif.-based St. Mary Medical Center. 

24. Kirk McCarty, MSN, RN, became CEO of Kansas City, Mo.-based Research Medical Center.

25. William "Pat" Patton was named administrator of Saint Luke's Health System critical access hospitals in Kansas. 

26. Christopher Bjornberg is no longer CEO of Brawley, Calif.-based Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District. The hospital board will continue overseeing district operations until an interim is named.

27. Jessica Thompson Melton will join Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health Oct. 14 as chief transformation officer.

28. Jim Andrews was named president and CEO of Brown Mills, N.J.-based Deborah Heart and Lung Center. 

29. Brenda Battle, BSN, RN, chief equity officer of UChicago Medicine, will retire at the end of the year.

30. Ajit Singh, MD, was named division chief medical officer at Brentwood, Tenn.-based TriStar Health, an affiliate of HCA Healthcare.

31. Christopher Fontes was selected as Northern California executive director of revenue cycle at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente. 

32. David Brooks was named chief administrative officer of Dukes Memorial Hospital in Peru, Ind.

Sept. 3-6

1. Cameron Mantor, MD,  was named chief physician executive of Oklahoma City-based OU Health and president of OU Health Partners. 

2. Cheryl Klass, BSN, RN, was named interim president of Olean, N.Y.-based Upper Allegheny Health System.

3. Anthony Uy, MD, was named chief quality officer for Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia.

4. Teresa Batchelor was named CFO of UT Health Athens (Texas).

5. Tadd Richert was named CFO of CommonSpirit Health's mountain region.

6. Vimal Mishra, MD, was named chief medical officer for Dignity Health Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael, Calif.

7. Lorenzo Suter, BSN, was named president and CEO of McLaren Oakland in Pontiac, Mich.

8. Landon Smith was named CEO of Palatka-based HCA Florida Putnam Hospital.

9. Travis Laird was named COO of hospital planning and operations at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin.

10. Jamie Phillips was appointed president of Seattle Children's Hospital, in addition to her role as COO.

11. Jeff Ojemann, MD, was named chief physician executive for Seattle Children's Hospital.

12. Jessica Williby was named executive director of revenue cycle for Hays (Kan.) Medical Center.

13. Michelle Dean was named chief people officer of Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare.

14. Emily Ford was named chief strategy officer of Envision Healthcare.

15. Darik Reynecke was named chief integration officer of Envision Healthcare.

16. Nazleen Bharmal, MD, PhD, was selected as the first chief health equity officer for Stanford Health Care in Palo Alto, Calif.

17. Anthony Ashby was selected as the next president of CHI Health Immanuel in Omaha, Neb.

18. Maura Snyder was named COO of Rochester, N.Y.-based Highland Hospital.

19. Mike Schramm will retire as president of CentraCare – Willmar (Minn.), effective Jan. 3.

20. Omer Awan was named vice president and CIO of Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.

21. Robert Kenagy, MD, will retire as president and CEO of Stormont Vail Health in Topeka, Kan., in May 2025.

22. Karen Habercoss was named vice president, and chief information and privacy officer at UChicago Medicine.

23. Alistair Machoka was named CEO of Corona (Calif.) Regional Medical Center.

24. Robert Smith, president of Aspirus Health's Wisconsin southeast division, will retire in September. Carrie Penovich was named president of the division, effective immediately. 

25. Brian Kief, president of Aspirus Health's Wisconsin south and southwest divisions, will retire in December. Chris Squire joined Aspirus Health on Sept.3 as president of the divisions.

26. Simon Nazarian was named executive vice president and chief digital and technology officer of Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope.

27. Jared Shelton was appointed president of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth.

28. Audra Ford was selected as the next CFO of Winterset, Iowa-based Madison County Health Care System.

29. 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.

30. Hong Min was appointed CEO of Southwest Healthcare Temecula (Calif.) Valley Hospital.

31. Sunny Bhatia, MD, was appointed the first president of Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare.

32. Spencer Turner was named CEO of North Richland Hills, Texas-based Medical City North Hills.

33. David Stuart, MD, was named chief medical officer of Appalachian Regional Healthcare's West Virginia Region.

Aug. 26-30

1. Sharon Line Clary was named senior vice president of community impact and partnership engagement for AdventHealth's Central Florida Division.

2. Shannon Gravitte was named senior vice president of public affairs for AdventHealth's Central Florida Division.

3. Joni Hunt was named vice president of strategic partnerships and foundation for AdventHealth's East Florida Division.

4. Adrian Moran, MD, was named chief medical and transformation officer at Portland-based MaineHealth.

5. Allen Stefanek was named CEO of Shasta Regional Medical Center, a 226-bed facility in Redding, Calif.

6. Merry-Ann Keane, MSN, RNC, was named superintendent and CEO of Ilwaco, Wash.-based Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics.

7. Tony Coletta was named chief administrative officer of Bloomington, Ill.-based Chestnut Health Systems.

8. Michelle Farris, BSN, was named chief nursing officer at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville.

9. Mike Richards, MD, is assuming the roles of interim executive vice president of UNM Health Sciences and CEO of the UNM Health System in Albuquerque, N.M. The change, effective Aug. 27, replaces Douglas Ziedonis, MD, who is on professional leave until his appointment concludes on Dec. 10.

10. Kim Manus, CFO of Newport (Wash.) Hospital and Health Services, was named interim CEO of the organization.

11. Tony Fortmann was named CFO of Independence, Iowa-based Buchanan County Health Center.

12. Tony Torres was named COO of Poplar Bluff (Mo.) Regional Medical Center. 

13. Kerri Bayer, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of SSM Health's Oklahoma and Mid-Missouri region. 

14. Michael Costa was named president and CEO of Randolph, Vt.-based Gifford Health Care.

15. Andrew Rush, president of UPMC Somerset (Pa.), will also lead UPMC East in Monroeville, Pa., and UPMC McKeesport (Pa.).

16. Carrie Penovich will succeed Robert Smith as president of the Aspirus Health Wisconsin southeast division.

17. Chris Squire will succeed Brian Kief as president of the Aspirus Health Wisconsin south and southwest divisions. 

18. Michele Saysana, MD, was named president of IU Health Physicians in Indianapolis. 

19. David Irizarry was named CEO of Corpus Christi (Texas) Medical Center.

20. Ann Szapor, BSN, RN, is joining RWJBarnabas Health as chief nursing officer of Long Branch, N.J.-based Monmouth Medical Center.

21. Lisa Rameaka, MD, was named chief medical officer at Providence, R.I.-based Women & Infants Hospital.

22. Joe Dant was appointed chief growth officer of Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health. 

23. Sean O'Grady was appointed president of acute and ambulatory operations for Endeavor Health. He will also maintain his leadership of the Endeavor Health Research Institute and Academic Affairs Office.

24. Carolyn Sparks was named CEO of Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, Ky.

25. Andy Guz was named CEO of Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton, Fla.

26. Brandi Stegall, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer at Medical City Fort Worth, a 378-bed acute care hospital in Texas.

27. Jason Hotchkiss was named CFO of Minot, N.D-based Trinity Health.

28. Marc Nakagawa was named CFO of Alabaster, Ala.-based Shelby Baptist Medical Center.

29. Beth Hock was named chief nursing officer of Shelby Baptist Medical Center. 

30. Jacob Collins was named vice president of revenue cycle at Albany, Ga.-based Phoebe Putney Health System.

31. Bill Vobejda was appointed president and CEO of Methodist Fremont Health in Omaha, Neb.

32. Eric Jolly was named vice president of finance at Brunswick-based Southeast Georgia Health System.

33. Roger Mitchell Jr., MD, was named president of Howard University Hospital.

34. John Hollingsworth, MD, was named chief quality officer at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Fla.

35. Jason Chang was promoted to CEO of Honolulu-based The Queen's Health Systems.

36. Anthony Powers, BSN, RN, was named chief administrative officer of HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital in Shelbyville, Ill., and HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Ill.

37. Colleen Koski was promoted to chief administrative officer at HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls, Wis.

38. Isabelle Garibaldi, DNP, was named HSHS Wisconsin market CNO.

39. Robert Erickson was named HSHS Wisconsin market president and CEO. He will also serve as president and CEO of HSHS St. Vincent Hospital and HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center.

40. John Wagner was named HSHS Wisconsin market COO.

41. Andrew Bowman has been appointed chief administrative officer at HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan, Wis. 

42. Ted Collison, MD, was named HSHS Wisconsin market CMO in June.

43. Christopher Fisher was named director of facilities at Geneva, N.Y.-based Finger Lakes Health.

44. Alice Issai, president of Adventist Health Glendale (Calif.), was named president of Adventist Health's new Glendale and Simi Valley service area.

45. Onel Rodriguez was named CFO of Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital.

46. Terrence Adams is joining Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health as COO of Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital in Shelbyville, Tenn.

47. 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.

48. Lucy Kim was selected as the inaugural chief development officer of Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health.

49. 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. 19-23

1. Bill Welch was named interim CEO of Jefferson Community Health & Life in Fairbury, Neb. 

2. Becky Tucker was named CFO of Charleston, S.C.-based Roper St. Francis Healthcare.

3. Sheila Bollier was named CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Houston at The Medical Center, which is expected to open in November.

4. Ann Szapor, BSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Long Branch, N.J.-based Monmouth Medical Center.

5. Janeen Reding, EdD, was named chief human resources officer of Kittitas Valley Healthcare in Ellensburg, Wash.

6. Elle Box was appointed chief compliance officer of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health.

7. Katie Heeter was selected as senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania Health System.

8. Brian Marovets, MD, was named chief medical officer of Fairfield, Iowa-based Jefferson County Health Center.

9. Austin Al-Kazaz, MD, was selected as the inaugural vice president of medical affairs at Mercy Health-Springfield (Ohio).

10. Lisa Lovelace was named president and CEO of Vitruvian Health-Bradley Medical Center in Cleveland, Tenn.

11. Helen Johnson, MSN, RN, was named CEO of Helen Newberry (Mich.) Joy Hospital.

12. Brian Denton was named president and CEO of Savoy Medical Center in Mamou, La.

13. Lance Millburg was named vice president and chief quality officer for Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health.

14. Jamie Ayala, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Wilmington (Del.) Hospital.

15. 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.

16. Douglas Winner was named CFO of DuBois, Pa.-based Penn Highlands Healthcare.

17. Matthew Banks, CEO of Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, Ala., stepped down from his role.

18. Ashley Black was appointed CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Morgantown (W.Va.).

19. Marlow Levy, RN, was named president of two Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic hospitals: Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pa., and Saint Francis Hospital in Wilmington, Del.

20. Sue Shugart was named CEO of Rutherfordton, N.C.-based Rutherford Regional Health System.

21. Janie Thompson was named COO of Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan.

22. Allison Paul, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Springfield, Ill. based-Hospital Sisters Health System's Central Illinois Market.

23. Kay Barnett was named CEO of AdventHealth's Minneola, Fla.-based hospital, set to open in late 2025.

24. Burke Kline resigned as CEO of Jefferson Community Health & Life in Fairbury, Neb. Lana Likens was named interim CEO. Deb Sutton, RN, was named interim nursing home administrator.

25. Michael Hochman was promoted to executive director of Margaretville (N.Y.) Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center.

26. Richard Rothman, MD, was named vice president and chief medical officer for Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach, Fla.

27. Rachel Miles, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer for the AdventHealth Colorado Rocky Mountain Region.

28. 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.

29. Kristi Faulkner Lewis was appointed chief compliance officer of Nashville (Tenn.) General Hospital.

30. Meg Zakrzewski, MSN, was named president of Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois.

31. Thomas Bisignani was named CFO of Westwood, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center.

32. Aaron Hilton was named president of Walnut Ridge, Ark.-based Lawrence Healthcare.

33. Marcus Smith was appointed COO of HCA Florida Citrus Hospital in Inverness, Fla.

34. Ernest Ngirimana was appointed vice president and CFO of Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare's physician division. 

35. Rob Tonkinson was named senior vice president and CFO of Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health.

Aug. 12-16

1. Andrew Pyle was named CFO of Danville, Ind.-based Hendricks Regional Health.

2. Chris Acker, MD, was named chief medical officer of Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health's Nebraska and Iowa market.

3. Cristina Contreras was named CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in New York City.

4. Marie "Kat" Alvarez, RN, was named chief strategy officer of InnovaCare Health.

5. Julian John was named CEO of Metropolitan Hospital in East Harlem in New York City.

6. Steve Stites, MD, was named executive vice chancellor for Kansas City, Kan.-based KU Medical Center. Dr. Stites will continue to serve as University of Kansas Health System's chief medical officer and executive vice president for clinical affairs.

7. Matthias Salathe, MD, was appointed chief research officer for the University of Kansas and KU Medical Center. Dr. Salathe was also named chief research officer for University of Kansas Health System.

8. Talal Kahn, MD, was tapped as senior associate dean for clinical affairs for the medical school at the University of Kansas. He will continue to serve as president of the University of Kansas Physicians and University of Kansas Health System's vice president of physician affairs. 

9. Sean Kumer, MD, PhD, was named senior vice president and chief medical officer for the Kansas City division of the health system.

10. Kathy Kuepers, RN, will retire next year as CEO of Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County in Darlington, Wis.

11. Steve Stark was appointed CEO of Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital.

12. 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.

13. Patrick McVey, BSN, RN, was appointed COO of HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital in Fort Walton Beach.

14. Timothy Layman, DNP, RN, was named chief administrative officer of HSHS St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur, Ill.

15. Chris Squire, president and CEO of Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord, Mich., is leaving the organization to pursue a new opportunity in Wisconsin. Rob Richardson, Munson vice president of MMC surgery and system support services, will step in as interim president and CEO of OMH.

16. Richard Cina was named vice president of revenue cycle at Fayetteville, Ark.-based Washington Regional Medical System.

17. Romaine Layne was named CFO of West Palm Beach, Fla.-based St. Mary's Medical Center and Palm Beach Children's Hospital.

18. 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.

19. Dennis Butts was appointed chief strategy and network development officer of Detroit-based Henry Ford Health.

20. Michael Duncan stepped down as CEO of Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital in West Chester, Pa. Mr. Duncan has accepted a role as CEO of the Chester County Hospital Foundation. Chief Medical Officer Karen Pinsky, MD, was selected as interim CEO and president of the hospital. 

21. Steve Roach, president of Marlborough (Mass.) Hospital and Leominster, Mass.-based HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital, stepped down from his role. Charles Cavagnaro, MD, chief medical officer at Marlborough and HA-C hospitals, was selected as interim president for both organizations.

22. JoAnne Masongsong, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Kissimmee-based HCA Florida Osceola Hospital.

23. Marc Schaller was named COO of Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital in East Norriton, Pa.

24. Elizabeth Pearlman was named CIO of New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery. 

25. Paula Carynski, MSN, RN, president of Rockford, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center, will retire Jan. 31.

26. Jodi Stack, MSN, RN, joined Greenfield, Mass.-based Baystate Franklin Medical Center as chief nursing officer/chief administrative officer. 

27. Glenn Hardesty, DO, was named chief medical officer of Medical City Denton (Texas) and Medical City Argyle (Texas).

28. Melissa Wilson was named CEO of Freestone Medical Center in Plano, Texas.

29. Ashis Barad, MD, was named chief digital and technology officer for Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. 

30. Alex Garrison was named AVP of revenue cycle performance measurement and reporting at St. Louis-based Ascension.

31. Mari Elliott was named COO of HCA Florida Largo Hospital.

32. Betsy Hart, MSN, was appointed president and CEO of Glendale (Calif.) Memorial Hospital and Health Center.

33. Glenda Villatoro, BSN, was appointed COO of Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. 

34. Shanthi Margoschis, MSN, was selected to lead Sutter Auburn (Calif.) Faith Hospital.

35. Trevor Brand was selected as CEO of Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch, Calif.

36. Bradley (Brad) Goodson was named CEO of Sutter Health's Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, Calif. 

37. Larry Van Der Wege is resigning from his role as administrator of Lindsborg (Kan.) Community Hospital. Mr. Van Der Wege has accepted a new position as director of regulatory affairs and preparedness with the Kansas Hospital Association. 

38. Courtney McCredie, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of McDonough District Hospital in Macomb, Ill.

39. Sherri Hitchcock was appointed CFO of McDonough District Hospital after serving in the role on an interim basis.

40. Jordan Herget, CEO of Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho, will step down from his role Sept. 6 to assume a new position elsewhere. The hospital's COO, Nate Carter, was selected as interim CEO.

41. Glen Martin, MD, was appointed vice president of medical affairs for Baptist Medical Center Beaches in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., and Baptist Medical Center Nassau in Fernandina Beach, Fla. 

42. David Solomon was named CFO of TriStar Hendersonville (Tenn.) Medical Center.

43. Stephanie Tijerina was named COO of St. Petersburg-based HCA Florida Northside Hospital.

Aug. 5-9

1. 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.

2. Andrew McMullin was named CFO for Las Vegas-based West Henderson Hospital.

3. Tyler Rhoden was named COO of TriStar Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, Tenn.

4. Sharon Brown, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Colton, Calif.-based Arrowhead Regional Medical Center.

5. John Harris, the CEO of Las Cruces, N.M.-based Memorial Medical Center, is retiring. Dennis Knox will serve as interim CEO.

6. David Clay, CEO of Key West, Fla.-based Lower Keys Medical Center, will retire at the end of September.

7. John Lasky will join New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Sept. 3 as chief people officer.

8. Jay Quebedeaux was promoted to president of regional hospitals for Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health. 

9. Ron Baker was appointed senior vice president of operations and clinic enterprise for Lawrence, Kan.-based LMH Health.

10. Dennis Cambell, RN, was selected as interim president of ECU Health North Hospital in Roanoke Rapids, N.C.

11. Mark Flakne was named CFO of Included Health, a healthcare services company.

12. Steve Shattls is on administrative leave as president and CEO of Huntington, W.Va.-based Valley Health Systems. Mathew Weimer, MD, Valley Health's vice president of health services and chief medical officer, is serving as interim president and CEO. 

13. Leonard Hernandez, CEO of Arkansas City, Kan.-based SCK Health, is no longer with the organization. Shannon Gray, CFO, was selected as interim CEO.

14. Beau Masterson was named CEO of Barbourville (Ky.) ARH Hospital.

15. Jonathan Koonce was named CEO of Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg, Ky.

16. Drew Talbott, president of Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan., will retire Aug. 30, one day before the hospital transitions to ownership by St. Louis-based Mercy.

17. Justin Inglett was appointed CFO of Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross, Ga.

18. JW Newman was named CEO of St. David's Round Rock (Texas) Medical Center.

19. Scott Schissel, MD, PhD, is joining RWJBarnabas Health as chief medical officer of Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center.

20. Andrea Graham, PharmD, was named CEO of Millen, Ga.-based Jenkins County Medical Center.

21. Jason Chung, MD, joined SSM Health as vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer at two hospitals in Oklahoma. 

22. Dean Sanpei was named senior vice president and chief strategy officer of Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health.

23. Mark O'Hern was named CEO of WVU Medicine East, which includes two hospitals in West Virginia and their affiliated clinics. 

24. Don Stanziano will serve as senior vice president for marketing, brand and public relations at Phoenix-based Banner Health.

25. Gordon Lintz, RN, was named president and chief administrative officer at Claiborne Medical Center in Tazewell, Tenn. He will also maintain the same title at Morristown-Hamblen , a position he has held since 2012. 

26. Ingrid Long, RN, was named CEO of Banner Health Torrington (Wyo.) Community Hospital.

27. Jeremy Zoch, PhD, was appointed president and CEO of Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles.

28. Todd Radosevich was named assistant vice president of Orlando Health West Region and CFO of St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital.

29. Josh Gill was named COO of Lee's Summit (Mo.) Medical Center. 

30. Kevin McDonnell was selected as the first chief hospital executive to lead hospital operations at Atlantic City, N.J.-based AtlantiCare.

31. Terry Forde, president and CEO of Rockledge, Fla.-based Health First, stepped into his leadership role Aug. 5. 

32. Drew Fink, MD, community health services president at Rockledge, Fla.-based Health First, stepped into his leadership role Aug. 5. 

33. Guy Medaglia, president and CEO of Saint Anthony Hospital in Chicago, will retire Jan. 10.

34. Catherine O'Neal, MD, was selected as the inaugural chief academic officer at Baton Rouge, La.-based Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System.

35. Sue Andersen will lead Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

36. Patrick Caster will oversee Dignity Health - St. John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard, Calif., and Dignity Health - St. John's Hospital Camarillo (Calif.).

37. Matt Hasbrouck accepted a new role as CEO of St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City.

38. Shamiq Syed was appointed CFO of Bayonne, N.J.-based CarePoint Health System.

39. Cody Legler, DNP, APRN, was named senior vice president and chief nursing officer of New York City-based Maimonides Health.

40. Walt Dannenberg was named medical director of Hampton (Va.) VA Medical Center.

41. Joni Stephenson was promoted to corporate vice president of human resources at Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health.

42. HyeJin Son, PharmD, was named corporate vice president for oncology services at Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health.

43. Elizabeth Lindsay-Wood was named chief informatics and technology officer at Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center.

44. Deb McCarter, DNP, RN, was named vice president and chief nursing officer of OSF HealthCare Sacred Heart Medical Center in Danville, Ill.

45. J.T. Barnhart was appointed permanent president of OSF HealthCare Sacred Heart Medical Center. 

July 27 to Aug. 2

1. John Kairys, MD, was named chief medical information officer of Syracuse, N.Y.-based SUNY Upstate Medical University.

2. Bill Bridges was appointed CEO of Houston, Mo.-based Texas County Memorial Hospital.

3. Jerry Penner, president and CEO of Murray-Calloway County Hospital in Murray, Ky., is retiring next year.

4. Bihu Sandhir, MD, was named chief medical officer of Findlay, Ohio-based Blanchard Valley Health System. 

5. Jesse Roque, MSN, was named chief nursing officer at Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital. 

6. Amanda Shurtz, MSN, RN, was named interim CEO of Alta Vista Hospital in Las Vegas, N.M.

7. LaDonna Johnston, MSN, RN, was named president and CEO of Searcy, Ark.-based Unity Health.

8. Dr. Angelo Venditti was named chief nursing executive of Dallas-based AMN Healthcare. 

9. Bob Anderson will retire as CEO of OSF HealthCare's central region, effective Jan. 3. 

10. Michael Drake, MD, president of Oakland-based University of California's system of research universities, health systems and affiliated laboratories, will step down at the end of the 2024 to 2025 academic year.

11. Sean Baptiste was named chief people officer of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Nemours Children's Health.

12. Melissa Stoudmire, MSN, was selected as the inaugural vice president of advanced practice providers for Cleveland Clinic.

13. Angelia Foster was appointed president of Baptist Health Corbin (Ky.).

14. Jessica Singh Delwadia was named vice president of managed care for Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. 

15. Mark Deno was named CEO of Medical City McKinney (Texas). 

16. Dan DeGroot, president and CEO of Stoughton (Wis.) Health, will retire at the end of the year.

17. John McCurley, MD, vice president and chief medical officer of health system transformation, will assume the role of interim president of Richmond, Va.-based VCU Medical Center and senior vice president at VCU Health System.

18. Elias Neujahr will retain the title of president of Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU and has accepted new responsibilities for the real estate and strategic facilities planning team.

19. Sheldon Barr, MSN, RN, will retain the title of president of VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill, Va., and assume additional supervisory responsibilities for VCU Health Tappahannock (Va.) Hospital, Henrico, Va.-based Ambulatory Surgery Center at Short Pump, and future community-based patient care facilities.

20. Chase Hammon was named CFO of Downers Grove, Ill.-based Duly Health and Care.

21. Shehzad Saeed, MD, was named vice president and chair of the pediatrics department at Dayton (Ohio) Children's.

22. Adam Proctor was named entity finance officer (CFO) of Texas Health Hospital Frisco.

23. Ron Werft will retire as president and CEO of Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Cottage Health in 2025.

24. Thomas Murray, MD, PhD, was named associate chair for quality and safety in the department of pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn. 

25. Anne Wendling, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Bronson LakeView Hospital in Paw Paw, Mich., and Bronson South Haven (Mich.) Hospital. 

26. Vance Jackson retired as president and CEO of Elkins, W.Va.-based Davis Health System, a network of 17 hospitals, including three hospital affiliates that joined Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health last year. DHS welcomed back Mark Doak, former CEO of the organization, who returned as interim president. 

27. Phillip Brooks was named senior vice president of revenue cycle management at Cleveland-based MetroHealth System.

28. Ben Shahshahani, PhD, formerly with SiriusXM, was selected as Cleveland Clinic's first vice president and chief artificial intelligence officer.

29. Ryan Kennedy was named CFO of Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare. 

30. Julia Safina was named CFO of Dulles, Va.-based StoneSprings Hospital Center.

July 22-26

1. Renuga Vivekanandan, MD, was appointed vice president and chief medical officer of the physician enterprise at Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health. 

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

3. Christine Alexander-Rager, MD, was named acting president and CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth while Airica Steed, EdD, RN, is on medical leave.

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

5. Cheyenne Holland was named CFO of Randolph, Vt.-based Gifford Health Care.

6. Kristen McSorley, DNP, RN, was named vice president of Harbour View Medical Center, set to open in Suffolk, Va., in 2025. 

7. Patrick McCormick was named senior vice president for hospital transformation at Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

8. Lindsay Jubelt was named chief clinical officer of Optum Health.

9. Gary Paxson, president and CEO of Batesville, Ark.-based White River Health, is resigning to pursue another career opportunity. Chris Steel, MD, director of anesthesia services for the system, will serve as interim CEO.

10. Michelle Buck, DPN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans, Vt.

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

12. Gary Paxson, BSN, RN, was appointed president and CEO of Morganton, N.C.-based UNC Health Blue Ridge. 

13. Nihal Bakeer, MD, was selected as the new associate chief health informatics officer for ambulatory EHR for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

14. Christina Loporcaro, MD, was appointed emergency department medical director for Concord (N.H.) Hospital Medical Group. 

15. Christopher Fore, MD, was selected as chief quality officer leading quality, safety and engagement performance for Concord (N.H.) Hospital health system.

16. Nicholas Larochelle, MD, was promoted to associate chief clinical officer of the Concord Hospital Medical Group acute inpatient medical value stream. 

17. Robert Thomson, MD, was named associate chief clinical officer of medical subspecialty services for the Concord Hospital Medical Group.

18. Paula Littleton was named CFO of Osage Beach, Mo.-based Lake Regional Health System.

19. Tyler Adkins was named market CFO for Dothan, Ala.-based Flowers Hospital and Medical Center Enterprise (Ala.). 

20. Michael Roussos is stepping down as president of VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Va., to join the executive team at Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston.

21. John Sackett was named president and CEO of Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare.

22. Harvey Torres was named CFO of Amarillo, Texas-based Northwest Texas Healthcare System.

23. Chase Walters was named assistant CFO of Salem, Va.-based Lewis-Gale Medical Center.

24. Keith Miller was named chief administrative officer of Jasper, Ind.-based Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center.

25. BJ Fontaine, MSN, RN, is returning to Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast in Miramar Beach, Fla., as chief nursing officer and COO.

26. Trey Abshier was selected as president and CEO of Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast.

27. Yeman Collier was named senior vice president and CIO of UChicago Medicine.

28. Bryce Bach, partner at Oliver Wyman, was named CFO of Risant Health, which was formed by Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Foundation Hospitals last year.

29. Michael Sher joined Jacksonville, Fla.-based Nemours Children's Health as vice president of facilities and real estate.

30. Christine Moore is stepping down as executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Minneapolis-based Allina Health in October.

31. Tara Beth Anderson, MSN, RN, was named president of Baptist Medical Center Nassau in Fernandina Beach, Fla.

32. Jason Harrell, MSN, RN, president of Roanoke Rapids, N.C.-based ECU Health North Hospital, will retire in August.

33. Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of HSS Florida in West Palm Beach. 

34. William Perno was named CEO of Springfield-based Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital.

35. Joseph Greco, MD, was named chief medical officer of Kennett Square, Pa.-based LCH Health and Community Services.

36. Regina Peterson, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of the Southern Illinois Market at Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System.

37. 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.

38. Mandi Ennen, DNP, RN, was named chief administrative officer of HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese (Ill.).

39. Mike Janis was named COO of the Southern Illinois Market at Hospital Sisters Health System.

40. Michael Corso was named president of UPMC Altoona (Pa.) and UPMC Bedford in Everett, Pa.

41. Dorrie Dils, president and CEO of Gift of Life Michigan, was named president of the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations.

July 15-19

1. Jonathan Cohee was named CEO of Delta (Colo.) Health.

2. Kevin England, who was poised to assume the president role at Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health, stepped down due to an unexpected health issue. Mr. England will continue serving in his current role as senior vice president and chief administrative officer of the health system. Ed Curtis, the system's current president and CEO, will continue at the helm until a successor is named.

3. Melissa Edwards, MD, was named chief executive of the medical group at Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth. 

4. Kirk Tice, president and CEO of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway (N.J.), will retire at the end of the year.

5. Michael Stitler, MD, was appointed vice president and chief medical officer of WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals in South Charleston, W. Va.

6. Greg Anderson was named CFO of Birmingham, Ala.-based Princeton Baptist Medical Center.

7. Steve Massini, who has served as CEO of Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health since 2019, will retire in October.

8. Jody Reyes, BSN, was named COO of clinical enterprise at Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care.

9. Debra Dozier, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Wilmington, Ohio-based Clinton Memorial Hospital.

10. Pamela McClain was named vice president of ambulatory revenue cycle and managed care at Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare.

11. Gabriel Bahala was named CFO of Mercy Fairfield (Ohio) Hospital.

12. Chris Frost, MD, was named senior vice president, chief medical officer and chief quality officer for Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health.

13. Klaus Boel, MD, was appointed senior vice president of physician services at Lifepoint Health.

14. Erik Wexler was selected as the next president and CEO of Renton, Wash.-based Providence.

15. Nancy Agee, MSN, announced her retirement as CEO of Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic. She was succeeded by Steve Arner, Carilion's former COO, who assumed the role of CEO on Oct. 1.

16. Lacey Carter, MSN, CNO of West Plains, Mo.-based Ozarks Healthcare, was promoted to COO. Ms. Carter will serve in a dual role.

17. Sue Ferranti, DO, was selected as chief medical officer of Eleanor Slater Hospital in Cranston, R.I.

18. Kimberly Kane, MSN, APRN, was selected as CNO of Eleanor Slater Hospital.

19. K. Nadeem Ahmed, MD, was named chief medical information officer of Paramus, N.J.-based Valley Health System. 

20. Isaiah Zirkle was named CEO of HCA Florida West Marion Hospital, an extension of HCA Florida Ocala Hospital.

21. Candace Stevens Robinson, MD, was named chief medical officer of LCMC Health's Touro hospital in New Orleans. 

22. Maria Zangardi was named senior vice president, human resources and corporate officer for King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services.

23. Victor Sprague was namedCFO of the Cincinnati-based Jewish Hospital and Mercy Kings Mills Hospital in Mason, Ohio.

24. Hunter Nostrant was named president of MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena.

25. Ned Hill was named CEO of HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital.

26. Tory Shepherd was appointed market COO of Danville, Va.-based Sovah Health. 

27. Chuck Mantooth, president and CEO of Boone, N.C.-based UNC Health Appalachian, will retire in January.

28. Heather Havericak was named CEO of Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach, Fla.

29. 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.

30. Russ Riehl was named interim president of the medical group for Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health.

31. Brenda Winkler, MSN, RN, was named CNO of Vincennes, Ind.-based Good Samaritan Hospital.

32. Jamie Watson was named chief revenue cycle officer for Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare.

33. Randy Morris was named vice president and CFO of Penn State Health's community hospitals. 

34. 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.

35. Alok Chaudhary was named vice president, chief data and artificial intelligence officer for Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health.

July 8-12

1. Kevin Murphy was named vice president of revenue cycle management for HealthPRO Heritage.

2. Mike Cooper was named CEO of Fairfield (Ill.) Memorial Hospital.

3. Benjamin Shobert was named senior vice president of clinical data at Optum.

4. Mark Rosenblatt, MD, PhD, was selected as the new CEO of the University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics at UIC, or UI Health, based in Chicago.

5. Daryl Cetnar was named director of marketing at Opelousas (La.) General Health System.

6. Indy Lane, MD, was named vice president of women's health for Minneapolis-based Allina Health.

7. Cheryl Ficara, RN, was named president of Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare's Hartford Region, and a senior vice president at the health system.

8. Bimal Patel, president of Hartford HealthCare's Hartford and Northwest regions and senior vice president, was appointed executive vice president and COO of the health system.

9. 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.

10. Daniel Drake was named CEO for Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health's three national continuing care organizations.

11. Ranjit Hundal, MD, was named chief medical officer of Providence's South Division — which spans 17 hospitals in Northern and Southern California.

12. Jeffrey Matthews, MD, was named surgeon-in-chief of UChicago Medicine.

13. William DiStanislao was named vice president of operations for Hamilton Township, N.J.-based Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton.

14. J. Nwando Olayiwola, MD, was named president of the Advocate National Center for Health Equity, part of Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health.

15. Catherine Krawczeski, MD, was named chief medical officer of Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

16. Jason Newland, MD, was selected to be Nationwide Children's Hospital's chief of infectious diseases.

17. Tanja Oquendo was named chief people officer of Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services.

18. Sam Pena, BSN, was named COO of HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center.

19. Jenny Stachura, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of the CHI Health Midwest Division's Iowa/Nebraska market. 

20. Dennis Bierle was named president of CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy in Omaha, Neb.

21. Ashley Teeters was named vice president of revenue cycle for Tucson (Ariz.) Medical Center.

22. John White, CEO and superintendent of Omak, Wash.-based Mid-Valley Hospital and Clinic, stepped down from his role for "personal and professional reasons." Mid-Valley CFO Holly Stanley and COO Christina Wagar were appointed co-interim CEOs. Ms. Wagar was also selected as superintendent.

23. Katie Clement was named CFO of Rexburg, Idaho-based Madisonhealth.

24. Jessica Somers was named CFO of Bethesda, Md.-based Aledade, a physician-led accountable care organization.

25. Michael Schnabel was named interim vice president and CIO of UT Health San Antonio.

26. Mary Ellen Schopp was named chief human resources officer for Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham.

27. Fernando (Ferd) Ferrer, MD, was named chief pediatric officer of West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health.

28. Nichole Reed, MSN, RN, associate chief nursing officer for Hot Springs, Ark.-based National Park Medical Center.

29. Justin Voelker was named CFO for Renton, Wash.-based Providence's Inland Northwest Washington service area.

30. Michael Rousse, MD, is retiring, as chief medical officer at St. Johnsbury-based Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital. Ryan Sexton, MD, the hospital's emergency room medical director, will take over the role.

31. Andrew Fierro-Peretti was named chief accounting officer of San Francisco-based UCSF Health.

32. Doug Maier will retire July 31 as CFO of the Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard, a $60 million nonprofit behavioral health provider in Philadelphia. A replacement has not been appointed.