UT Health East Texas President and CEO Moody Chisholm has resigned, the Tyler-based health system said this week.

The following hospital and health system CEO moves have been reported since Feb. 22:

Rhonda Jordan was named executive vice president and chief human resources officer of Virtua Health, and Stephanie Fendrick was named executive vice president and chief strategy officer. 

Joe DeSchryver, CEO of Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, Calif., submitted his resignation March 2, more than a month after county officials sanctioned the hospital because it broke COVID-19 vaccine protocol, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker's Hospital Review.

John Kerndl, executive vice president and CFO of Southfield, Mich.-based Beaumont Health, has accepted the CFO position at Beth Israel Lahey Health System in Boston. 

Burlington, Mass.-based Wellforce named David Storto executive vice president, chief strategy and growth officer, the health system said March 2. 

Chad Couch, MD, was named president of Ballad Health's northeast market and CEO of Bristol (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center. 

The following hospital and health system chief medical officer and CNO/chief nursing executive moves have been reported since Feb. 1. 

Pittsburgh-based UPMC named Eamonn Fitzgerald vice president for health services at its Ireland operations, the health system said. 

Christus St. Michael Health System in Texarkana, Texas, has named a new president and made changes to medical staff leadership. 

Hal Smith has resigned as CEO of Whiting Forensic Hospital, a psychiatric facility in Middletown, Conn.

NYC Health + Hospitals, New York City's public health system, has named new CEOs for two hospitals.

Steve Baumert is retiring as president and CEO of Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. 

The following leadership moves by women have been reported since Feb. 19:

The following hospital and health system executive moves have been reported since Feb. 19:

Sandra McGovern, DNP, MSN, RN, was named CEO of Munising (Mich.) Memorial Hospital, and Kevin Carlson was hired as CFO, the hospital said in a Feb. 24 news release.

Warren-based Ascension Michigan recently made leadership appointments affecting three of its hospitals.

Raj Shrestha, COO of community-based care at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare, will leave the health system March 5 for another position, the organization said Feb. 25. 

Jeffrey Nicastro, MD, was named chief medical officer and network chair of surgery for Nuvance Health, a seven-hospital system with locations in New York and Connecticut.

Anthony Houston was named CEO of Lexington, Ky.-based CHI Saint Joseph Health, effective April 5.