1. Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, Mich., named Alfred E. Pilong Jr., MBA, president, effective April 3.
2. Matt Gerlach turned down Salinas (Calif.) Valley Memorial Hospital’s offer to become the hospital’s president and CEO.
3. Jeffrey Menkes, president and CEO of Manhattan-based New York Downtown Hospital, resigned.
4. David Stewart was named senior vice president and CFO of Mercy Medical Center in Canton, Ohio.
5. Val Verde Hospital District Board in Del Rio, Texas, asked Frank Larson, president, to step down from his post.
6. Decatur, Ga.-based DeKalb Medical named John Katsianis, MBA, senior vice president and CFO.
7. Detroit Medical Center named Rodney Huebbers president and COO.
8. Bill Holman, 66, president and CEO of Baton Rouge, La.-based General Health System, the parent of Baton Rouge (La.) General Medical Center, announced his retirement.
9. Heritage Medical Center in Shelbyville, Tenn., named David Bunch CEO.
10. Norfolk, Neb.-based Faith Regional Health Services named Tim Auwater interim CEO.
11. Dennis Vonderfecht, president and CEO of Johnson City, Tenn.-based Mountain States Health Alliance, announced plans to retire at year’s end.
12. John Sackett, FACHE, president and CEO of Avista Adventist Hospital in Louisville, Colo., will step down to become president of Rockville, Md.-based Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in April.
13. Marilyn Bowcutt was named president of University Hospital in Augusta, Ga.
14. Dallas-based Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake named Jay Krishnaswamy, MBA, as its CEO.
15. David Corso, FACHE, MBA, was named COO of Beaver Dam (Wis.) Community Hospital.
