David Shimp was named president and CEO of San Antonio-based Methodist Healthcare, effective Dec. 1, according to an Oct. 28 news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Shimp has served as CEO of HCA Florida Osceola Hospital in Kissimmee since December…
Executive Moves
After more than five years in senior leadership roles at Walmart, Pravene Nath, MD, is joining San Diego and Orange, Calif.-based Rady Children’s Health in November. Effective Nov. 16, Dr. Nath will become executive vice president and chief innovation and…
Plano, Texas-based Community Hospital Corp. has named John Henderson senior vice president of hospital operations. Mr. Henderson will join CHC’s executive leadership team in January, according to an Oct. 27 news release. The organization owns, manages and consults with community…
Brad Goodson was named president of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health’s Greater San Francisco and East Bay Division, effective Nov. 2. Mr. Goodson succeeds Christina Oh, who was promoted to Sutter’s COO, according to an Oct. 28 news release. He has…
Rady Children’s Health, based in San Diego and Orange, Calif., has hired Pravene Nath, MD, former chief information and digital officer of Stanford Health Care, as executive vice president and chief innovation and physician executive. Dr. Nath starts Nov. 16…
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Austin-based Ascension Texas has appointed Elise Wyant as chief human resource executive. In her new role, Ms. Wyant will guide workforce planning across the ministry market and work with executive leaders to support clinical and operational goals, according to an…
Hospital and health system CEO departures in 2026 have clustered in a handful of states, with Florida, Texas and California seeing the most turnover, according to a Becker’s analysis of reported departures. The departures span major health systems, community hospitals…
Hospital and health system CEOs across the U.S. have made several moves recently, including appointments at new organizations and departures. Some executives have remained with their organizations in expanded roles overseeing multiple facilities, as some systems eliminate individual hospital CEO…
Wausau, Wis.-based North Central Health Care named Trisa Danz, MD, chief medical officer. In her new role, Dr. Danz will strengthen clinical quality, foster collaboration across programs, and advance safe, effective, person-centered care, according to an Oct. 23 hospital news…
Nicholas Colleran has been named CEO of Delta (Colo.) Health. He has served as the system’s interim CEO since March 2026, according to an Oct. 27 news release. Mr. Colleran previously served as COO of Delta Health. In his interim…