Six recent chief medical and nursing officer moves Becker's has covered since Dec. 30:
Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, N.Y., has named Samuel Cloud, DO, chief medical officer, according to a Jan. 3 news release.
Dr. Anand Budi has been promoted to chief medical officer at Hagerstown, Md.-based Meritus Medical Center. He replaces outgoing CMO Aaron George, DO, who will be moving to another key role in the healthcare system: associate dean of clinical education at the proposed Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine.
Vicksburg, Miss.-based Merit Health River Region named Laurie Morrow Neely, MSN, APRN, chief nursing officer.
Marilyn Riley, DNP, has been named vice president and chief nursing officer at Baptist Health Paducah (Ky.), a Dec. 31 Paducah Sun report said.
MaineHealth's Farmington-based Franklin Memorial Hospital tapped Deanna Orfanidis, MSN, RN, as its chief nursing officer Dec. 28.