Becker's recently reported the following hospital and health system CEO departures, which include resignations and other C-suite changes.
Note: This page was created July 11 and updated Dec. 19.
Dec. 12-16
1. Tyler Sherrill exited his role as CEO of East Cooper Medical Center in Mount Pleasant, S.C. and became CEO of Florida Coast Medical Center in Port St. Lucie.
2. Erick Twyman was dismissed as dual CEO and CFO of Memorial Hospital of Carbon County in Rawlins, Wyo.
3. David Berger, MD, resigned as CEO of the University Hospital at Downstate in New York City.
4. Terry Shaw, president and CEO of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth, will retire in July 2025.
5. Adam Maycock exited his role as president and CEO of UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale (Ill.) for a new opportunity.
6. Sean Kamber exited his role as CEO of HCA Healthcare's Medical City Weatherford (Texas) and was named CEO of Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan.
Dec. 5-12
1. David Lubarsky, MD, UC Davis Health CEO, will step down for a new role on Feb. 15.
2. Wayne Gillis, RN, stepped down as network CEO of Great Falls (Mont.) Healthcare for a new role.
3. Bob Sehring, CEO of Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare, plans to retire.
4. Richard Shadyac Jr. will step down as president and CEO of the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities, the fundraising organization for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., effective March 1.
5. Scott Raynes, president and CEO of Brunswick-based Southeast Georgia Health System, will step down in March for a new role.
6. Doug Ekeren, regional president and CEO of Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, S.D., will retire in May.
Nov. 21-Dec. 4
1. Sue Perrotty will step down as CEO of West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health on Feb. 23. She will return to the board of directors.
2. Brian Druker, MD, resigned as CEO of OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, part of Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University.
3. C. Wright Pinson, MD, will step down June 30 as deputy CEO and chief health system officer of Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
4. Brian Gragnolati, president and CEO of Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System, plans to retire.
5. Tom Keller will no longer assume the role of president and CEO of Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System. The system announced in September he would take on the position on Dec. 1.
6. Mike McDermott, MD, president and CEO of Fredericksburg, Va.-based Mary Washington Healthcare, will depart the system to become president and CEO of Montage Health in Monterey, Calif.
7. Justin Serrano will exit his role as CEO of Santa Rosa Medical Center in Milton, Fla., to become CEO of Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, Ala., effective Dec. 9.
Nov. 18-21
1. Craig Castro, president and CEO of Fresno, Calif.-based Community Health System, will retire in early 2025.
2. Brian Roland, CEO of Stephens Memorial Hospital in Breckenridge, Texas, resigned to become CEO of Miners Colfax Medical Center in Raton, N.M.
3. Warren Kean Spellman, CEO of Grady Memorial Hospital in Chickasha, Okla., will retire in March.
4. Joe Riley, CEO of Montgomery, Ala.-based Jackson Hospital & Clinic, stepped down Nov. 19 as part of the hospital's financial restructuring.
5. Donald Wiley, president and CEO of Dignity Health St. Joseph's Medical Center in Stockton, Calif., retired Nov. 8 after 34 years with the hospital.
Nov. 7-13
1. Mary Leahy, MD, will retire in early 2025 after serving as president and CEO of Valhalla, N.Y.-based Bon Secours Charity Health System since 2015.
2. Scott McConnaha is stepping down Dec. 19 as president and CEO of Manitowoc, Wis.-based Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity Sponsored Ministries.
3. Cory Edmondson, president and CEO of Kerrville, Texas-based Peterson Health, will leave the system Feb. 7 for a new role.
4. Angie Shaw, CEO of Eureka Springs (Ark.) Hospital, was terminated following a unanimous vote by the hospital commission.
5. Steve Underdahl is retiring after 11 years as president and CEO of Northfield (Minn.) Hospital + Clinics.
Oct. 24-Nov. 6
1. Mo Sheldon will step down in November as CEO of Northern Cochise Community Hospital in Willcox, Ariz.
2. Doug McMillan, CEO of Cody (Wyo.) Regional Health-West Park Hospital since 1997, will retire Nov. 22.
3. Noel Cervino, president and CEO of University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata, will retire later this year.
4. Greg Cook exited his role as CEO of Castleview Hospital in Price, Utah, and was named CEO of Community Medical Center in Missoula, Mont.
5. John Tucker will step down as CEO of Paris-based West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital for a new role in Colorado.
6. Simon Ratliff exited his role as president and CEO of Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) General Hospital and was appointed president and CEO of Dignity Health Mercy Hospitals in Bakersfield, Calif.
7. BJ Predrum departed his role as president and CEO of Dignity Health Mercy Hospitals in Bakersfield, Calif., and was named president of Dignity Health's Central Valley market.
8. Larry Levine will step down at the end of 2025 as president and CEO of Valhalla, N.Y.-based Blythedale Children's Hospital.
9. Josiah De La Garza exited his role as CEO of Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital-Las Colinas in Irving, Texas, and was named CEO of Dallas Regional Medical Center in Mesquite, Texas.
10. John Frankovitch, president and CEO of Weirton (W.Va.) Medical Center, will retire at the end of the year.
11. Joe Rudisill exited his role as CEO of HCA Florida Englewood Hospital and is now CEO of HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital.
12. Robert Meade is retiring as CEO of HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital.
13. Tracy Conroy is stepping down as CEO of Daviess Community Hospital in Washington, Ind.
14. Cam Marlowe resigned as CEO of Blue Mountain Hospital District in John Day, Ore.
Oct. 9-23
1. Michael Mulkey, CEO of Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville, Ore., will step down Nov. 1.
2. Gordon Ferguson, president and CEO of Ascension St. Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro, Tenn., will retire by the end of June.
3. Diane Holder, president and CEO of Pittsburgh-based UPMC Health Plan, will retire at the end of 2024.
4. 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.
5. Scott Foster-Edwards, MD, exited his role as chief executive of PeaceHealth Medical Group and was appointed chief executive of Providence Clinical Network, North.
Oct. 3-9
1. Andy Woodard resigned as president and CEO of Hattiesburg, Miss.-based Forrest Health.
2. Wendie Wunderwald, RN, retired as CEO of Samaritan Lebanon (Ore.) Community Hospital after 40 years with the system.
3. J. Michael Marsh will retire Jan. 17 as president and CEO of Bellevue, Wash.-based Overlake Medical Center & Clinics.
4. Mary Deynoodt, CEO of Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank in Gretna, La., exited to become CEO of Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans.
5. Mark Leitner is retiring as CEO of UT Health Henderson and UT Health Carthage, part of the UT Health East Texas system.
6. Julie Petersen will retire at the end of 2024 as CEO of Ellensburg, Wash.-based Kittitas Valley Healthcare.
Oct. 1-2
1. Larry Meese will retire Oct. 31 as CEO of Zachary, La.-based Lane Regional Medical Center.
2. Murali Naidu, MD, will exit his role as CEO of Emanuel Medical Center in Turlock, Calif., to become CEO of San Ramon (Calif.) Regional Medical Center, effective Nov. 4.
3. Trevor Wright exited his role as CEO of Loma Linda (Calif.) University Health to become president and CEO of AdventHealth's southwest region.
4. William Hicks will step down from his role as CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue in January.
Sept. 19-25
1. Richie Splitt stepped down as CEO of Norman (Okla). Regional Health System.
2. Tina Johnson, MD, exited her role as CEO of Sacramento, Calif.-based Mercy General Hospital to become president of Dignity Health's Sacramento market.
3. Beth Walker exited her role as CEO of Ochsner Baptist in New Orleans to become CEO of the system's flagship facility, Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans.
4. Zach Miller exited his role as CEO of Wheatland, Wyo.-based Platte County Memorial Hospital and Banner Torrington (Wyo.) Community Hospital to take on a role at another Banner Health facility in Arizona.
Sept. 12-18
1. Tom Keller is exiting his role as president and CEO of West Plains, Mo.-based Ozarks Healthcare to become president and CEO of Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System, effective Dec. 1.
2. Jack Lynch, president and CEO of Bryn Mawr, Pa.-based Main Line Health, will retire next June.
3. Chad Patrick is stepping down from his role as CEO of HCA Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., to join HCA Florida's Orange Park Hospital.
4. K. Scott Wester resigned as president and CEO of Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System after the system's board of commissioners voted to terminate his contract.
5. Mark Wallace will retire from Houston-based Texas Children's on Oct. 4 after 35 years in the role.
Sept. 9-11
1. Kirk McCarty, MSN, RN, departed his role as CEO of Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan., after three months and was named CEO of Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo.
2. Paul Hancock, MD, retired as CEO of Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo.
3. Christopher Bjornberg exited his role as CEO of Brawley, Calif.-based Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District after less than a year.
4. Joseph Chirichella was named president emeritus of Brown Mills, N.J.-based Deborah Heart and Lung Center after Jim Andrews succeeded him as president and CEO.
Aug. 29-Sept. 4
1. Robert Kenagy, MD, president and CEO of Topeka, Kan.-based Stormont Vail Health, will retire in May.
2. Laurie Glimcher, MD, will step down Oct. 1 from her role as president and CEO of Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
3. Douglas Ziedonis, MD, CEO of Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico Health System, is on professional leave until Dec. 10, when his appointment concludes. Mike Richards, MD, on Aug. 27 became interim executive vice president of UMN Health Sciences and CEO of UNM Health System.
4. Merry-Ann Keane, MSN, RN, CEO of Newport (Wash.) Hospital and Health Services, will exit her role after Sept. 15. She will become superintendent and CEO of Ilwaco, Wash.-based Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics, effective Sept. 16.
Aug. 15-21
1. Matthew Banks stepped down from his role as CEO of Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, Ala.
2. Burke Kline resigned as CEO of Jefferson Community Health & Life in Fairbury, Neb.
3. Kathy Kuepers, RN, CEO of Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County in Darlington, Wis., will retire next year.
4. Chris Squire is stepping down as president and CEO of Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord, Mich.
Aug. 5-14
1. Michael Duncan stepped down as CEO of Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital after 13 years in the role. He will now serve as CEO of the Chester County Hospital Foundation.
2. Jordan Herget, CEO of Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho, will step down from his role Sept. 6.
3. Airica Steed, EdD, RN, was dismissed from her role as CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth System after an Aug. 9 board vote.
4. John Harris is retiring this month as CEO of Las Cruces, N.M.-based Memorial Medical Center.
5. David Clay will retire at the end of September as CEO of Key West, Fla.-based Lower Keys Medical Center after a 40-year healthcare career.
6. Steve Shattls, president and CEO of Huntington, W.Va.-based Valley Health Systems, was placed on administrative leave.
7. Leonard Hernandez was dismissed from his role as CEO of Arkansas City, Kan.-based SCK Health after an Aug. 6 board vote.
8. Guy Medaglia, president and CEO of Saint Anthony Hospital in Chicago, will retire Jan. 10.
9. Matt Hasbrouck, CEO of Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia, Ga., accepted a new role as CEO of St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City.
July 24 - Aug. 2
1. Jerry Penner, president and CEO of Murray-Calloway County Hospital in Murray, Ky., will retire next year.
2. Bob Anderson, CEO of OSF HealthCare's central region, will retire Jan. 3. Mr. Anderson has been with the Peoria, Ill.-based system for nearly 45 years.
3. 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 2024-25 school year.
4. Ernest Lynch retired in July after serving as CEO of Medical City McKinney (Texas), part of Nashville-based HCA Healthcare. He was succeeded by Mark Deno.
5. Dan DeGroot will retire as president and CEO of Stoughton (Wis.) Health at the end of the year.
6. Ron Werft, president and CEO of Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Cottage Health, will retire next year after 24 years in the role.
7. Jim Bickel, president and CEO of Columbus (ind.) Regional Health, will retire next year. He has been with the system for nearly 34 years and stepped into his current role in 2007.
8. Gary Paxson stepped down from his role as president and CEO of Batesville, Ark.-based White River Health.
July 15-23
1. Keith Miller stepped down from his role as CEO of Lawrenceville, Ill.-based Lawrence County Memorial Hospital, part of Deaconess Health System. He will begin as chief administrative officer of Jasper, Ind.-based Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in August.
2. Kirk Tice, president and CEO of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway (N.J.), will retire at the end of the year after 30 years in the role.
3. Steve Massini, CEO of Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health since 2019, will retire Oct. 1.
4. Nancy Agee, MSN, will retire in September after more than a decade as CEO of Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic.
5. Chuck Mantooth, president and CEO of Boone, N.C.-based UNC Health Appalachian, will retire Jan. 1.
6. Jennifer Savage, interim CEO of Warm Springs-based Montana State Hospital, is no longer a state employee, a health department spokesperson confirmed.
June 25 - July 9
1. Rex Walk, interim CEO of Memorial Hospital of Carbon County in Rawlins, Wyo., is no longer with the organization.
2. Terrell Neal, BSN, resigned as CEO of Monroe County Hospital in Forsyth, Ga., after less than four months.
3. Kelly Sager, MSN, is no longer president and CEO of Holy Family Hospital after Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System eliminated the role.
4. Marschall Runge, MD, PhD, plans to retire in 2025 as CEO and executive vice president of medical affairs at Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Michigan Medicine.
5. John White stepped down from his role as CEO and superintendent of Omak, Wash.-based Mid-Valley Hospital and Clinic.