Becker's reported the following hospital and health system CEO departures from May 21 to June 6, including retirements and other C-suite changes.
1. Stephen Toadvine, MD, is exiting his role as CEO of Harrison Memorial Hospital in Cynthiana, Ky., to re-enter patient care and become a practicing primary care physician with the Harrison Memorial Hospital Physician Group. Kathy Tussey, DNP, RN, was selected as the hospital's new CEO.
2. Mitchell Myers, MSN, RN, will resign as CEO of Opp, Ala.-based Mizell Memorial Hospital, effective June 7. Lori Stanfield, MD, the hospital's community outreach coordinator, was selected as interim CEO.
3. Rick Haines shared plans to retire as president and CEO of Canton, Ohio-based Aultman Health Foundation, effective July 1. Rob Mullen, senior vice president of strategy and chief legal officer for Aultman Health Foundation, will succeed Mr. Haines, according to a May 29 Aultman news release.
4. Michele Schoonover will retire June 7 as CEO of Vinton, Iowa-based Virginia Gay Hospitals and Clinics.
5. Brett Esrock, executive vice president, CFO and COO of Health First, is leaving the Rockledge, Fla.-based organization following the hiring of an external candidate for the CEO role. Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare announced in April that its president and CEO, Terry Forde, will leave the helm on Aug. 2 to become president and CEO of Health First.
6. Chuck Callahan, PhD, announced his plans to leave Springfield (Ill.) Memorial Hospital on June 30 "to seek other professional opportunities," according to a hospital news release shared with Becker's. The hospital appointed Jay Roszhart president and CEO, effective July 1.