Seven chief medical and nursing officer moves Becker's has covered since Dec. 21:
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith (Ark.) has selected Stephanie Whitaker, MSN, as its new chief nursing officer.
The American Hospital Association has selected Chris DeRienzo, MD, to serve as senior vice president and chief physician executive — a newly created role in which he will oversee the organization's physician leadership agenda. He is the former CMO and senior vice president of quality at Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Health.
Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare will welcome Sowmya Viswanathan, MD, as its new chief physician executive at the start of 2023.
Parkersburg, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center appointed Carol Grove, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer and vice president, and Sharileda Vance, MD, chief medical officer.
Dr. Puneeta Sharma has been named chief medical officer of Valley Medical Group, part of Ridgewood, N.J.-based Valley Health System.
OSF HealthCare has selected Glenn Milos, DO, to serve as vice president and chief medical officer of OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg (Ill.) and Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth (Ill.), according to a Dec. 28 report from WGIL.