Suman Sinha, MD, has been named chief medical officer of Christus Health Shreveport-Bossier Health System in Louisiana. 

Cherie Sibley, BSN, RN, was selected as president of Lakeland Community Hospital in Haleyville, Ala.

Nate Blackford, president of Mosaic Medical Center-Maryville (Mo.), will step down from his role Oct. 30.

Erica Walker was appointed COO of West Boca Medical Center in Boca Raton, Fla.

Amy Hurley has been appointed CEO of Lawrenceville, Ill.-based Lawrence County Memorial Hospital, part of Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health System.

John Donnelly, COO of Nassau Health Care Corp., which operates East Meadow, N.Y.-based Nassau University Medical Center, has been dismissed from his role by NHCC and NUMC Chair Matthew Bruderman, Newsday reported Oct. 1. 

Hampton Roads, Va.-based Sentara Health executive vice president and CFO Robert Broermann has shared plans to retire in April 2025, according to a LinkedIn post from the health system.

Rishi Sikka, MD, was selected as the next CEO of Albuquerque, N.M.-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services, effective Oct. 21. 

Chief mission officers, most common at Catholic hospitals and health systems, focus on preserving religious identity in their organizations. However, their roles can also entail community outreach and involve collaboration with administrative, strategic and operational leaders.

Cincinnati-based UC Health has made three changes in its C-suite, hiring one new leader and expanding the roles of two others.

Greenville, N.C.-based East Carolina University Health has tapped Kelly Weatherly as its CHRO, effective immediately.

Julie Petersen, CEO of Ellensburg, Wash.-based Kittitas Valley Healthcare, will retire at the end of 2024.

Erin Clevenger, BSN, RN, has been appointed CEO of Port Lavaca, Texas-based Memorial Medical Center.

Sarah Hill, PhD, has been named chief mission integration officer for Chicago-based CommonSpirit's mountain region.

Andre Boyd Sr. was appointed regional president and CEO of Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, based in Philadelphia, and Silver Spring, Md.-based Holy Cross Health.

John Groesbeck was named senior vice president of acute care operations for Banner Health's Arizona community hospitals.

Houston Methodist has tapped Anthony DeFurio as executive vice president and CFO. Mr. DeFurio succeeds Kevin Burns, who retired at the end of September, according to an Oct. 2 news release shared with Becker's. 

Larry Meese, CEO of Zachary, La.-based Lane Regional Medical Center, will retire Oct. 31.

Two health systems have new leadership after recent departures of CEOs who had long years of service with their respective organizations. 

Chad Setliff was appointed president of UNC Health Rex and Triangle East, overseeing hospital campuses located in Raleigh, Holly Springs, Clayton, and Smithfield, in North Carolina.