Hospital and Health System Executive Moves (September 2011)

Eric Beyer was chosen to lead as the next president and CEO of Tufts Medical Center in Boston and will succeed outgoing President and CEO Ellen Zane, who is retiring.

Anthony Cooper was appointed president and CEO of newly formed Arnot Health after its certificate of need application to consolidate Arnot Ogden Medical Center and St. Joseph’s Hospital, both in Elmira, N.Y., was approved. The hospitals moved forward to create Arnot Health with Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital in Bath, N.Y.

Steven Corwin, MD, was appointed CEO of New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. Simultaneously, Robert E. Kelly, MD, was named president of New York-Presbyterian.

Paul DellaRocco, CEO of Franciscan Children’s Hospital in Boston, was removed from his post by the hospital board for allegedly inappropriately billing the hospital for expenses.

Ronald J. Del Mauro, CEO of Saint Barnabas Health Care System in West Orange, N.J. since its inception in 1996, announced his plan to retire at the end of this year.

Christiana Care Health System in Wilmington, Del., chose Patrick Grusenmeyer to lead as president of Christiana Care Health Initiatives, which includes the Glasgow Medical Center and Delaware Sleep Centers.

Michael Gustafson, MD, was appointed to lead Boston’s Faulkner Hospital as COO. He most recently served as senior vice president for clinical excellence at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Faulkner Hospital.

The board of directors at Spartanburg (S.C.) Regional Healthcare System named Bruce Holstien president and CEO.

Steven P. Johnson was selected to be the new president and CEO of Health First in Rockledge, Fla., and will be replacing Michael Means, who will retire at the end of 2011.

Jeffrey Korsmo was appointed the new president and CEO of Via Christi Health System based in Wichita, Kan. He joins the health system from The Mayo Clinic.

Ed Noseworthy, CEO of 112-bed Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., left his post to become CEO of 139-bed Florida Hospital Fish Memorial in Orange City.

After Highmark acquired West Penn Allegheny Health System in Pittsburgh, it was announced that Christopher Olivia, MD, president and CEO of WPAHS, will step down from his role.

Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento chose COO Carrie Owen Plietz to serve as the hospital’s CEO.

Jim Sanger, president and CEO of SSM Health Care-St. Louis and regional president/system vice president for SSM Health Care, will retire at the end of this year.

Miami-based Jackson Health System named Don Steigman COO. Mr. Steigman most recently served as CEO of Auditz, a company that provides software services to hospitals.

Doug Strong, CEO of University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers in Ann Arbor, Mich., was reappointed for a second five-year term.

William Thompson will take over as president and CEO of St. Louisbased SSM Health Care and will succeed current CEO Sister Mary Jean Ryan, who will transition to SSM Board Chair.

Thomas Tulisiak, MD, was appointed president of Cleveland Clinic’s Medina (Ohio) Hospital. He succeeds former President Rob Stall’s following his promotion to chief of operations for Cleveland Clinic’s regional hospitals.

Beaumont Health System, which has locations in Michigan’s Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties, named Nick Vitale executive vice president and CFO.

Robin D. Wittenstein, acting president and CEO of the University Hospital at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark, was appointed the COO and director of Penn State Hershey (Pa.) Health System.

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