12 recent hospital, health system CEO moves

The following hospital and health system CEO moves have recently been reported by Becker's:

Editor's note: This live webpage was created May 7 and updated July 2. View CEO moves from the latter half of 2023 here. View CEO moves from earlier in 2024 here.

June 26-July 2

1. Marschall Runge, MD, PhD, has shared plans to retire as executive vice president of medical affairs and CEO of Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Michigan Medicine and dean of University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor. 

2. Peter Slavin, MD, was named president and CEO of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Health System, both in Los Angeles.

3. Brett Lee was tapped as CEO of Northwest Medical Center Houghton in Tucson, Ariz.

4. Imran Andrabi, MD, assumed the role of president and CEO of Milwaukee-based Froedtert ThedaCare Health.

5. Stephanie Conn, MSN, RN, was named CEO of East Liverpool (Ohio) City Hospital, part of Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare. 

6. Robert Brenner, MD, was promoted to president and CEO of Paramus, N.J.-based Valley Health System.

7. Allyssa Tobitt was appointed CEO of Miami-based HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.

8. Lorie Ailor was named CEO of Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Lutheran Hospital.

9. Kelly Sager, MSN, had her role as president and CEO at Holy Family Hospital in Greenville, Ill., part of Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System, eliminated due to restructuring. 

10. Deb Mohesky was tapped as CEO of CommonSpirit Health's Longmont (Colo.) United Hospital. 

11. Terrell Neal, BSN, resigned as CEO of Monroe County Hospital in Forsyth, Ga., after less than four months.

12. Joseph DeLeon was named president and CEO of Charleston, S.C.-based Roper St. Francis Healthcare System. 

June 18-25

1. Robert Cavagnol, MD, was tapped as president of Neenah, Wis.-based Froedtert ThedaCare Health's north region.

2. Gil Peri was named president and CEO of Milwaukee-based Children's Wisconsin.

3. Rex Walk, interim CEO of Memorial Hospital of Carbon County in Rawlins, Wyo., is no longer with the organization. 

4. Kirk McCarty, MSN, RN, was appointed CEO of Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan.

5. Josh Neff was named CEO of Durango, Colo.-based CommonSpirit Mercy Hospital.

6. Bob Gomes, CEO of Community Medical Center in Missoula, Mont., resigned. He has accepted a new role as CEO for the Harney County Health District in Oregon.

7. Michael Goar was named president and CEO of Cleveland-based Sisters of Charity Health System. Gerald Parton, an experienced leader from Fairhope, Ala., was selected as the new interim CEO.

8. Michael Laign plans to retire as president and CEO of Meadowbrook, Pa.-based Redeemer Health, effective July 15. Gregory Wozniak will succeed Mr. Laign.

June 13-17

1. Alejandro (Alex) Romero was selected as CEO of Las Palmas Medical Center in El Paso, Texas.

2. Rex Van Meter was named CEO of Enid, Okla.-based St. Mary's Regional Medical Center.

3. Candace Miller was named president and CEO of WVU Medicine Jackson General Hospital in Ripley, W. Va. Ms. Miller will succeed Stephanie McCoy, who is retiring.

4. Michael Cafasso was appointed CEO of St. Mary-Corwin in Pueblo, Colo., and St. Thomas More in Canon City, Colo.

5. Robert Grossman, MD, plans to retire next year as CEO of New York City-based NYU Langone Health and dean of NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

6. Scott Davis was named CEO of HCA Healthcare's Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colo. 

7. Kristi Olson will serve as CEO of Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colo.

8. Gina Temple, PhD, RN, will serve as CEO of St. Francis Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colo.

June 6-12

1. Antoine Poythress plans to exit his role as CEO of Millen, Ga.-based Jenkins County Medical Center to become COO and CFO of Effingham Health System in Springfield, Ga.

2. Kyle Brostrom was named CEO of Layton, Utah-based Holy Cross Hospital-Davis.

3. Matthew Cova was selected as CEO of Regional Medical Center in San Jose, Calif.

4. Allen Radner, MD, was named president and CEO of Salinas (Calif.) Valley Health. 

5. Steven Packer, MD, president and CEO of Montage Health in Monterey, Calif., plans to retire next spring after 25 years in his role. 

6. David McFadyen was appointed president and CEO of Trinity Health, West Region.

7. Peter Hemstead was named CEO of Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital.

8. Casey Willis was named CEO of Russellville, Ark.-based Saint Mary's Regional Health System.

9. Euan MacGregor was named CEO of Virginia Gay Hospital and Clinics in Vinton, Iowa.

10. Forrest Blue Summers, MHA, BSN, RN, was named CEO at Perimeter Behavioral Health in Jackson, Tenn., effective July 29. He will join the organization after serving as executive director of behavioral health at Christus Health Southern New Mexico.

11. Douglas Koch was named CEO of Kearney (Neb.) Regional Medical Center.

12. Brandon Mencini was named CEO of Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Ore., and Ashland (Ore.) Community Hospital.

13. Kathy Parrinello, COO of Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, (N.Y.), will be promoted to president and CEO of the hospital, effective July 1. 

14. Steve Goldstein, president and CEO of Highland Hospital and Strong Memorial Hospital, will take on the new role of chief of systems integration.

15. Olivia Sweetnam was named CEO of Townshend, Vt..-based Grace Cottage Family Health and Hospital.

16. 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.

May 30 to June 5

1. Tess Clemens, PharmD, was named market CEO for two Mercy rehabilitation hospitals in Oklahoma City — 66-bed Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Oklahoma City and 36-bed Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Oklahoma City South.

2. Tami Chambers, MSN, RN, was named president and CEO of Grant Regional Health Center, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Lancaster, Wis.

3. Brent Parsons was appointed CEO of Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Dupont Hospital.

4. 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.

5. Kerry Watson was named interim CEO of St. Augustine, Fla.-based UF Health St. Johns.

6. Michael Mutterer, RN, was selected as the new president and CEO of Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Ill.

7. Skyler Reed was appointed CEO of Medical City Women's Hospital Dallas and Medical City Children's Hospital in Dallas.

8. Rick Haines, president and CEO of Canton, Ohio-based Aultman Health Foundation, shared plans to retire, effective July 1.

May 22-29

1. Edward Banos was named president and CEO of San Antonio-based University Health.

2. Sissel Jacob was named president and CEO of AdventHealth Lenexa (Kan.) City Center.

3. Rachel Goldsmith was named CEO of Methodist Children's Hospital in San Antonio.

4. Chris Christensen was appointed CEO of Palm Springs, Calif.-based Desert Healthcare District and Foundation.

5. Michele Schoonover will retire June 7 as CEO of Vinton, Iowa-based Virginia Gay Hospitals and Clinics.

6. Philip Marchesini was promoted to CEO of HCA Florida Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg.

7. Larry Cohen, the former CEO of Ocean Beach Hospital in Ilwaco, Wash., has come out of retirement to helm the organization on an interim basis.

8. Jay Roszhart was named president and CEO of Springfield (Ill.) Memorial Hospital.

9. 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.

10. Proctor Lureman was named president and CEO of Des Moines, Iowa-based Broadlawns Medical Center.

May 16-21

1. Cherelle Montanye was named chief hospital executive at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Wash.

2. Kendall Sawa will return to PeaceHealth as chief hospital executive of PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center in Longview, Wash.

3. Harry Weis, president and CEO of Truckee, Calif.-based Tahoe Forest Health System, was placed on paid administrative leave. COO Louis Ward was appointed acting CEO.

4. Bill Murdock was named president and CEO of McDonough District Hospital in Macomb, Ill.

5. Carlton DeVooght is stepping down as president and CEO of St. Augustine, Fla.-based UF Health St. Johns.

6. Gabe Clements was appointed CEO of Lee's Summit (Mo.) Medical Center.

May 9-15

1. Rod Hochman, MD, will retire as president and CEO of Providence at the end of 2024. 

2. Caroline Burris was named CEO of Parkridge East Hospital in Chattanooga, Tenn.

3. Tammy Razmic was selected as the new CEO of StoneSprings Hospital Center in Sterling, Va.

4. Andrew Goldfrach was named CEO of Colton, Calif.-based Arrowhead Regional Medical Center.

5. Paul Kempinski plans to retire as president and CEO of Children's Mercy Kansas City (Mo.) after more than 40 years in healthcare leadership.

6. Tauana McDonald was named president and CEO of Columbus, Ohio-based Mount Carmel Health System.

May 1-8

1. Stacy Augustyn, MSN, RN, was named CEO of Burlington, Kan.-based Coffey Health System.

2. Georges-Pascal Haber, MD, PhD, was selected as the new CEO of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

3. Jerrica George was named CEO of Live Oak, Texas-based Methodist Hospital Northeast, part of San Antonio-based Methodist Healthcare.

4. Stace Holland was named CEO of Thomas H. Boyd Memorial Hospital in Carrollton, Ill.

5. Michael Zimmerman, CEO of John C. Fremont Healthcare District in Mariposa, Calif., was dismissed from the role. Pat Ryan of consulting firm Force 10 Partners, who most recently served as CEO of Sutter Health's Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, Calif., was named interim CEO.

6. Melissa Pelkey, RN, was selected as the new CEO of Lincoln, Maine-based Penobscot Valley Hospital.

7. Brooke Bollman was named CEO of Salem (Mo.) Memorial Hospital District.

8. Travis Sisson was named CEO of Merit Health Wesley in Hattiesburg, Miss. 

9. Christopher Lege, MD, was selected as the permanent CEO of New Orleans-based Touro hospital, part of New Orleans-based LCMC Health.

10. Tracey Franovich, RN, was named president and CEO of Mount Clemens, Mich.-based McLaren Macomb Hospital.

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