Aaron Hajart was named COO of Community Medical Center in Toms River, N.J., part of West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health has added two leaders to its executive ranks, according to a March 13 news release shared with Becker's. 

Atlantic Health System's Overlook Medical Center in Summit, N.J., has selected Heather Veltre, DNP, RN, as its new chief nursing officer, according to a March 14 news release shared with Becker's.

Mary Pawlikowski, president of Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and Vanderbilt Behavioral Health in Nashville, Tenn., will retire at the end of the fiscal year. 

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has named Alice Pope its new executive vice president and CFO.

Mark Amox was named COO of HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.

Nebraska Medicine, the Omaha-based health network with more than 800 beds, is shifting several leaders upward or into new roles on its senior team.

North Shore University Hospital, a 756-bed facility in Manhasset, N.Y., has named Anwau Huffman associate executive director of human resources. 

University of Michigan Health-West has named Kate Veenstra, DNP, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer. She had been serving as associate CNO since 2021. 

Children's National Hospital has added three physician leaders to its executive team, the Washington, D.C.-based organization said March 13.

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has placed a rheumatology leader on administrative leave after he was arrested on charges of child sexual exploitation. 

Raj Mohan was selected as senior vice president and chief marketing and digital experience officer at Ascension.

Dale Maxwell plans to retire this year as CEO of Albuquerque, N.M.-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services.

Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health has named Carlos Vasquez vice president and chief operating officer of a second hospital. 

Sutter Health has tapped Hollie Seeley, RN, to serve as CEO of Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento (Calif.), the system's 523-bed flagship hospital.

Peggy Norton-Rosko, DNP, RN, has been selected as the chief nurse executive for the University of Maryland Medical System in Baltimore, according to a March 12 announcement.

Peter Banko, former president of a three-state division within Chicago-based CommonSpirit and former CEO of its Centura Health joint venture, was selected as the new president and CEO of Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health. 

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has appointed veteran healthcare administrator Mark Amox as its new COO.

St. Augustine, Fla.-based UF Health St. Johns, part of Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health, has named Jon Cooper its chief strategy officer.

Arif Asif, MD, has been named vice president and chief medical officer of Winter Haven (Fla.) Hospital and Winter Haven Women's Hospital, part of Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System.