1. Doug Vinsel, president of Duke Raleigh (N.C.) Hospital, announced he will retire later this year.
2. Birmingham, Ala.-based St. Vincent’s Health System appointed Evan Ray as president and COO of its rural hospital operations.
3. Judy Killebrew announced she is resigning as president of Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Fla.
4. The Woodlands, Texas-based Victory Healthcare named Leroy Bernal as COO and CFO of Victory Medical Center San Antonio.
5. Kanute Rarey, CEO of Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton, Ky., announced his retirement.
6. Ken Buser, president of Wheaton Franciscan-All Saints Hospital in Racine, Wis., announced he will retire in February 2013.
7. Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, N.Y., announced that its current COO, Jay Cahalan, will take over the CEO position from Jane Ehrlich at the end of this year.
8. Louisiana State University’s Health Care Services Division removed Fred Cerise, MD, MPH, as head of the University’s state-wide network of clinics and hospitals.
9. The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati announced that its CEO, Susan Croushore, will retire from the position Sept. 3.
10. Eugene Cashman III was named the CEO of Crittenden Regional Hospital in Tennessee.
11. The Adair County Hospital District board voted to hire David Rasmussen as the new CEO.
12. The Martin Luther King, Jr.-Los Angeles Healthcare Corporation named Elaine Batchlor, MD, as the CEO of the new Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital in South Los Angeles.
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