New Brunswick, N.J.-based Children's Specialized Hospital appointed a new CMO and chief nursing officer.

Jeannine Grinnell has been named CEO of Valley Medical Center in Renton, Wash., part of Seattle-based UW Medicine. 

The following hospital and health system executive moves were reported on or since Sept. 17:

Karen Doyle, DNP, RN, has been appointed senior vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. 

The following hospital and health system CIO moves have been reported since August. 

Klaus Thaler, MD, will step down from his CMO role at San Jose, Calif.-based Good Samaritan Hospital after 18 months on the job, NBC Bay Area reported.

Jean Keeler announced plans to retire from her role as president and CEO of Sellersville, Pa.-based Grand View Health. Her last day will be Sept. 30, according to a news release shared with Becker's.

The following leadership moves by women have been reported since Sept. 16:

Stephanie Abbott has been named chief experience officer at Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health.

Shannon Dean, M.D., has been appointed chief medical information officer at Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health has appointed Roy Hawkins Jr. senior vice president and north market president, effective immediately. Mr. Hawkins will lead operational strategy for six hospitals and emergency departments, according to a Sept. 21 news release.

Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.-based healthcare accreditor The Joint Commission has named Jonathan Perlin, MD, PhD, its next president and CEO. The appointment will be effective March 1, 2022, a Sept. 22 news release said.

Sarah Krevans will retire from her role as president and CEO of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health system early next year.

Audrey Gregory, PhD, has been named president and CEO of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth's Flagler, Lake and Volusia counties. She will begin her new role Oct. 25, a news release shared with Becker's said.

The following hospital and health system CEO moves have been reported since Sept. 15:

York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health has promoted Kimberly Brister to the role of vice president and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer. She is the first person to hold this position within the organization, according to a news release shared with Becker's.

McLeod Health has named Catherine Rabon, MD, CMO of the Florence, S.C.-based health system's inland rural hospitals, effective Oct. 1.

Gary Kaplan, MD, is leaving his post as CEO of Seattle-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, a position he has held for 22 years.

Jerrica George has been appointed COO of Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. 

Sommer Kleweno Walley was named the permanent CEO of Seattle-based Harborview Medical Center, effective immediately. She has served as interim CEO since December 2020. She succeeds Paul Hayes, who retired after six years in the role.