Farmington. N.M.-based San Juan Regional Medical Center has named Ruth Brooks chief operating officer. 

Orlando (Fla.) Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital appointed Jessica Glover assistant vice president and COO, effective Dec. 1. 

Katharine Woods, DO, has resigned as chief medical officer of Eleanor Slater Hospital, a public facility in Cranston, R.I., less than a year after her appointment, The Providence Journal reported Dec. 15. 

George Hernández Jr. will retire as president and CEO of University Health after more than 41 years with the San Antonio, Texas-based system, and 19 years at its helm.

Adrienne Joseph, PhD, was named CEO of Houston Methodist Baytown (Texas) Hospital, effective Jan. 1.

Robert "Bo" Cofield, DrPH, was named COO of Flagstaff-based Northern Arizona Healthcare. 

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System has appointed John Petrov chief human resources officer, effective Jan. 22.

James Newman, associate vice president for finance at Nashville, Tenn,-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has been appointed vice president and divisional CFO for the system's clinical support services division, effective Jan. 1. 

Houlton (Maine) Regional Hospital has named Shauna Cameron CEO, according to a press release published in The Piscataquis Observer Dec. 14. 

Renton, Wash.-based Providence is a 51-hospital system with 117,000 caregivers in five states.

Renton, Wash.-based Providence has named William "Bill" Calhoun CEO of its Montana service area. 

Laurin St. Pe was chosen as the permanent CEO of Singing River Health System in Ocean Springs, Miss., NBC affiliate WXXV reported Dec. 14.

Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia is beginning a new chapter of leadership with Said Ibrahim, MD, at the helm of its medical school and physician group. 

The CEO of Holland (Mich.) Hospital, Dale Sowders, will retire in early 2024 after 22 years with the organization.

Dave Smith has resigned as CEO of Lancaster, Wis.-based Grant Regional Health Center, effective at the end of December. 

Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health System has named Will Davis its Illinois region president. 

NYC Health & Hospitals in New York City has appointed two new chief medical officers to serve at its hospitals in Elmhurst and Queens. 

Nashville, Tenn,-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center has appointed Chad Fitzgerald as executive vice president and leader of its clinical support services division, effective Jan. 1.

Marilyn Margolis has retired as CEO of Emory Johns Creek (Ga.) Hospital, and a new CEO has not — and will not — be named. 

A longtime executive with Penn Medicine is the new interim president of the University of Pennsylvania, replacing Liz Magill after her resignation.