Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth has promoted Ashley Casad to senior vice president of system operations and president of its Springfield hospitals. 

Unity Health Care, based in Washington, D.C., chose Stephanie Cox-Batson, MD, as its chief medical officer on Jan. 25. 

The CEO and chief nursing officer at Framingham, Mass.-based MetroWest Medical Center have stepped down after less than one year in their respective roles. 

David Kent, former CEO of Covington, Ga.-based Piedmont Newton Hospital, is the new CEO of Piedmont Henry Hospital in Stockbridge, Ga. 

Julie Osgood, DrPH, has joined Newport, Ore.-based Samaritan Medical Group as chief operating officer. 

North Arkansas Regional Medical Center has promoted Josh Bright, PharmD, to chief operating officer. 

The CDC has tapped leaders for two new offices crafted as part of an organizational overhaul to improve operations and incorporate health equity, Politico reported Jan. 24. 

Julie Miller-Phipps is retiring as president of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente's Southern California and Hawaii markets. 

Kate Walsh, CEO of Boston Medical Center Health System, is headed to lead Massachusetts' health department, with her appointment announced Jan. 25 by Gov. Maura T. Healey.

Arabinda Pani, MD, was named chief medical officer of HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest, effective Jan. 2.

The following hospital and health system CEO moves have been reported by Becker's since Jan. 17. 

Leiters, a trusted FDA-registered 503B outsourcing provider of compounded sterile preparations and pharmacy services, announced today that it has appointed Joseph C. Cosgrove as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of the Company.

Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System is on the hunt for a new CFO after Doug Arvin announced plans to resign, effective Feb. 3, according to the Grand Forks Herald. 

Bedford, N.H.-based SolutionHealth has named Michael Turilli as its new CFO.

Dothan, Ala.-based SouthEast Health has named Mark Stewart as director of marketing, Dothan Eagle reported Jan. 23. 

Brent Feickert has been named CFO of Jefferson County Health Center, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Fairfield, Iowa. 

Five healthcare leaders from across the country have been nominated to the American College of Healthcare Executives. 

HCA Florida Northwest Hospital has named David Paniry as its new CFO, according to the South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report.

Clark Regional Medical Center in Winchester, Ky., has named Crystal Kincaid, DPM, as its new chief medical officer. The announcement came over the weekend in a Jan. 21 press release published in The Winchester Sun, though her appointment to the role began Jan. 1.

UNC Health Caldwell in Lenoir, N.C., has tapped Jerrell Suddreth, BSN, RN, as its chief nursing officer, the hospital said Jan. 20.