Hospital and Health System Executive Moves (May 2011)

Novant Health in Winston-Salem, N.C., promoted Carl Armato from executive vice president, the position he held for the past three years, to senior executive vice president and COO.

David Bertauski, CEO of Urbana, Ill.-based Provena Covenant Medical Center, retired and will be replaced by Mike Brown. Mr. Brown was named regional president and CEO. He will oversee both PCMC and Danville, Ill,-based Provena United Samaritans Medical Center.

Denver-based HCA-HealthONE named George Bussey, MD, as CMO for its continental division. He will lead clinical and quality initiatives across HealthONE hospitals in Denver and HCA hospitals in Oklahoma City, Edmond, Okla., and Wichita, Kan.

St. Louis-based Ascension Health named Vincent C. Caponi, CEO of St. Vincent Health in Indianapolis, the new Ministry Market Leader for Wisconsin. Mr. Caponi already holds the position of Indiana Ministry Market Leader.

COO K. Bobbi Carbone, MD, MBA, resigned from Royal Oak, Mich.’s William Beaumont Hospital after less than nine months. Beaumont officials have not disclosed the reasons for Dr. Carbone’s resignation.

Grant Davies was named CEO of three hospitals within the Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health system: Sutter Medical Center in Santa Rosa, Calif., Sutter Health’s Novato Community Hospital and Lakeside Hospital, both in Lakeport, Calif. He succeeds David Bradley, who has been named CEO of Sutter’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in East Bay, Calif.

William Foley is resigning as CEO of Chicagobased Cook County Health and Hospitals System to take a position as president of Vanguard Health System’s Chicago market, effective May 15. Terry Mason, MD, will serve as interim CEO, effective May 6.

R. Milton Johnson was promoted to president of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA and will retain his title and responsibilities as CFO as well. His promotion was part of HCA’s internal reorganization.

Larry Kaiser, MD, will step down as president of The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston to become CEO of Temple University Health Systems in Philadelphia. Guiseppe N. Colasurdo, MD, will replace Dr. Kaiser as interim president at UT.

Louisville, Ky.-based Jewish Hospital and St. Mary’s HealthCare named David Laird president and CEO.

Michael Mayo, president of Methodist Dallas Medical Center, and Michael Arvin, chief development officer of Methodist Health System, vacated their positions. Laura Irvine, FACHE, will become president of Methodist Dallas Medical Center when a replacement for her current position as president of Methodist Mansfield Medical is named. Until Ms. Irvine assumes her new role, Executive Vice President and COO Pam Stoyanoff will head Methodist Dallas.

Eugene McMahon, MD, was promoted from CMO to president and CEO of Elgin, Ill.’s Provena Saint Joseph Hospital. He replaced Steve Scogna, who resigned to serve as CFO of Arlington Heights, Ill.’s Northwest Community Hospital.

David Morales, Commissioner of Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy, resigned to begin a new role at Bostonbased Steward Health Care System. COO and Chief of Staff Seena Carrington will take Mr. Morales’ place until the Division names a permanent replacement.

Henry Ford Health System in Detroit promoted Bob Riney from executive vice president and COO to president and COO.

Irving-based HCA’s North Texas Division named Nathan Scott Robins, MD, CMO. Dr. Robins previously served as CMO of Lubbock, Texas-based Covenant Health System.

Steve Schultz, CEO of Lexington (N.C.) Memorial Hospital, is resigning effective May 1. A board member will assume CEO responsibilities until a replacement is named.

Charles Stewart resigned from his post as CEO of Hutcheson Medical Center in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., and Gerald Faircloth resigned as the hospital’s VP of operations and interim CFO. Debbie Reeves, HMC’s chief nursing officer, will serve as interim CEO.

Tom Timcho will retire May 31 from his role as president and CEO at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pittsburgh. John J. Dempster will succeed him.

Irving, Texas-based CHRISTUS Health named Eugene A. Woods executive vice president and COO effective no later than June 1. He replaces Ernie Sadau, who became president and CEO of CHRISTUS on March 1.

Ellen Zane, CEO of Boston’s Tufts Medical Center, is retiring effective Sept. 30. At the request of the board of trustees, Ms. Zane will remain at the medical center for one year as vice chairman of the board and a paid consultant to assist with the leadership transition.

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