Becker's has reported 283 CEO moves this year. Florida has seen the most, followed by California.
The following non-exhaustive list sorts CEO moves we've covered in 2023 by state, including Washington, D.C.
Alabama
1. Quentin Whitwell was named CEO of Thomasville Regional Medical Center, which he is in the process of acquiring.
2. Brenda Carlisle was named CEO of UAB Hospital in Birmingham after serving in an interim capacity.
3. Dawn Bulgarella was named CEO of Birmingham-based UAB Health System and CEO of the UAB/Ascension St. Vincent's Alliance.
Alaska
1. David Keith retired as CEO of Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau. Nathan Rumsey was named acting CEO.
Arizona
1. Josh Tinkle, the interim CEO of Flagstaff-based Northern Arizona Healthcare, was placed on administrative leave amid a personnel investigation. David Cheney, set to take over as permanent CEO, pushed up his start date from July 10 to June 12.
2. Shawn Morrow is no longer CEO of Show Low-based Summit Healthcare.
3. Heath Evans was named president and CEO of Kingman Regional Medical Center.
4. Ruben Castro was named CEO of Abrazo Scottsdale Campus and Abrazo Cave Creek Hospital.
Arkansas
1. Chris Blair, BSN, was named CEO of Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville after serving in an interim capacity.
2. Michelle Krause, MD, was named CEO of Little Rock-based UAMS Medical Center and senior vice chancellor of UAMS Health.
3. Rick Naegler was named market CEO of Springdale-based Northwest Health, and CEO of its Springdale hospital.
California
1. Laureen Driscoll, MSN, RN, was named chief executive for the Providence South Division, which includes 17 hospitals in Northern and Southern California.
2. Saba Habis, MD, was named CEO of West Hills Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
3. Richard Isaacs, MD, has left Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente after a 28-year run with the system to join Elk Grove-based California Northstate University as the dean of its medical school. Dr. Isaacs has served as CEO and executive director of The Permanente Medical Group and president and CEO of the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group since 2017.
4. Fred Valtairo, BSN, RN, was named CEO of Placentia-Linda Hospital, part of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare.
5. Pablo Velez, PhD, RN, was named CEO of El Centro Regional Medical Center. He took the helm after Scott Phillips resigned.
6. Jamie Yoo was named president and CEO of Los Angeles-based CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center.
7. Lynn Buskill, chief operating officer of John C. Fremont Healthcare District in Mariposa, was named interim CEO.
8. B. Konard Jones will retire as president and CEO of Fairfield-based NorthBay Health on Dec. 31.
9. Scott Evans, PharmD, was named market CEO for San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare Regional Hospitals.
10. Steven Salyer resigned as CEO of Watsonville Community Hospital for family reasons. Matko Vranjes was promoted from COO to interim CEO.
11. Ikenna (Ike) Mmeje was named president and CEO of USC Arcadia Hospital.
12. Gene Ma, MD, was named interim CEO of Oceanside-based Tri-City Healthcare District.
13. Randy Dodd was named CEO of Tulare County Health District.
14. Kelly Linden was named CEO of Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare in Pomona.
15. Kevin Klockenga was named president and CEO of Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Valencia.
16. Gary Honts has retired as CEO of Indio-based JFK Memorial Hospital after 10 years in the role. Karen Faulis, MSN, CEO of Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree, will become its new CEO in addition to her current responsibilities. Both hospitals belong to Palm Springs, Calif.-based Desert Care Network, operated by Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare.
17. Darian Harris left his role as chief executive at two Providence hospitals: St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka and Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna. Ranjit Hundal, MD, chief medical officer for Providence in Humboldt County, was named the interim chief executive.
18. David Kim, MD, was named CEO of Fountain Valley-based MemorialCare's Medical Foundation — which encompasses the enterprise's medical group, Greater Newport Physicians and more than 200 outpatient care centers — and executive vice president of the health system's parent entity.
19. Hamila Kownacki, RN, was named CEO of California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.
20. Darian Harris was named CEO of Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame and San Mateo.
21. Lisa Hoyle, DNP, RN, has been serving as interim CEO of Mariposa-based John C. Fremont Healthcare District since early August. She is the third interim CEO to serve the hospital in 2023.
22. Jeremy Zoch, PhD, CEO of Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, left his role Sept. 1 after 11 years of service. Brian Helleland, interim chief operating officer of Providence South, took over as the hospital's interim CEO.
23. Craig Leach will retire as CEO of Torrance Memorial Medical Center on Oct. 31. Keith Hobbs has been serving as the hospital's president since February and will become its CEO Nov. 1.
24. Rafael Vaquerano was named CEO of Gardner Health Services, based in San Jose.
25. Mark Behl was named president and CEO of Fairfield-based NorthBay Health.
26. Beenu Chadha, CFO of San Ramon Regional Medical Center, was namded interim CEO.
27. Stephen Gray was selected as CEO of Watsonville Community Hospital.
28. Tammy Powers, BSN, RN, was named CEO of Sutter Roseville Medical Center.
29. Conrado Bárzaga, MD, suddenly left his role as CEO of Palm Springs-based Desert Healthcare District & Foundation. Chris Christensen, the system's chief administration officer, was named interim CEO.
Colorado
1. Leslie Barnes retired as CEO of Pueblo-based Parkview Health System on May 31. Vice President and COO Darrin Smith succeeded her.
2. Lonnie Cramer was named president and CEO of Aurora-based UCHealth's hospitals in the Pikes Peak region.
3. Jeanine Gentry resigned as CEO of Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez after about one year in the role.
4. Andy Dreesen was named CEO of Leadville-based St. Vincent Health.
5. Kevin Cullinan was named CEO of St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood.
6. Joseph Theine is the new CEO of Southwest Health System in Cortez.
Connecticut
1. Jason Fish, MD, was named CEO of New Haven-based Yale Health.
District of Columbia
1. Michelle Riley-Brown was named president and CEO of Children's National Hospital.
Florida
1. Dane Ficco was named CEO of Broward HealthPoint and Broward Health Physician Group.
2. Doug Harcombe was named CEO of the planned AdventHealth hospital at Lake Nona in Orlando in addition to his role as CEO of the health system's South market.
3. Amanda Maggard was named CEO of AdventHealth Celebration, replacing Mr. Harcombe as he takes his new role.
4. Brandon Haushalter resigned as CEO of HCA Florida Kendall Hospital in Miami for another opportunity outside of HCA Healthcare. Ben Harris was named the new CEO.
5. Reed Hammond was named CEO of HCA Florida Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville.
6. Ken West was named CEO of HCA Florida JFK Hospital in Atlantis.
7. Patrick Green was named CEO of UF Health Jacksonville.
8. Steve Nierman left his role as CEO of HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton. COO Paige Laughlin was named interim CEO.
9. Corey Lovelace was named CEO of HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital in Port St. Lucie.
10. Wally De Aquino was named president and CEO of AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway, a new hospital under construction.
11. Sebastian Strom, MD, was named CEO of HCA Florida Largo Hospital.
12. Joe Johnson was named president and CEO of AdventHealth Carrollwood in Tampa.
13. Erika Skula was named president and CEO of AdventHealth Ocala.
14. Jay Finnegan retired as CEO of Port St. Lucie-based HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital in April.
15. Steve Johnson retired as president and CEO of Rockledge-based Health First at the end of February.
16. Bradley Talbert, president and CEO of HCA Florida Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, accepted a new role as CEO of Memorial Health-Savannah.
17. Jared Smith was named CEO of Bethesda Hospital East and Bethesda Hospital West, both in Boynton Beach.
18. Chris Mosley was named CEO of HCA Florida Capital Hospital in Tallahassee.
19. Cathy Edmisten, RN, was named CEO of HCA Florida South Shore Hospital in Sun City Center.
20. Tara McCoy was named CEO of Hospital for Special Surgery Florida, based in West Palm Beach.
21. Cory Mead was named CEO of HCA Florida Woodmont Hospital in Tamarac.
22. Heather Havericak left her role as CEO of Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale to pursue other opportunities. Aurelio Fernandez III, former president and CEO of Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood, Fla., is serving as the interim.
23. Gina Temple, PhD, RN, is no longer serving as CEO of HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital in Hudson. Sally Seymour, CEO of HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital since 2022, was named interim CEO.
24. Marlow Hernandez, DO, founder and former CEO of Miami-based Cano Health, has stepped away from the company. Mark Kent, interim CEO since June, has been named permanent CEO.
25. Sally Seymour was named CEO of HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital in Hudson.
26. Jeff Taylor was named CEO of HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital.
27. Jerad Hanlon was named CEO of West Boca Medical Center in Boca Raton.
28. Steve Young has been named CEO of HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton.
29. Joe Rudisill was named CEO of HCA Florida Englewood Hospital.
30. Brent Burish was named interim CEO of HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital.
Georgia
1. Jen Schuck was named CEO of Emory Decatur Hospital, Emory Hillandale Hospital in Lithonia, and Emory Long-Term Acute Care in Decatur, all part of Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare.
2. Monica Hum, MD, has been promoted from chief medical officer to CEO of Piedmont Rockdale Hospital in Conyers.
3. Joon Sup Lee, MD, was named CEO of Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare.
4. Lori Rakes, RN, was named CEO of Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center, part of Atlanta-based Piedmont.
5. Stonish Pierce was named president and CEO of Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health's Georgia Region, which includes Athens-based St. Mary's Health Care System and Mercy Care in Atlanta.
6. Blake Watts was named CEO of Piedmont Walton Hospital in Monroe.
7. Larry Ebert was named CEO of Piedmont Eastside Medical Center in Snellville.
8. Bradley Talbert, president and CEO of HCA Florida Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, accepted a new role as CEO of Memorial Health-Savannah.
9. Isaac Sendros was named president and CEO of AdventHealth Redmond in Rome.
10. David Kent, former CEO of Covington-based Piedmont Newton Hospital, is the new CEO of Piedmont Henry Hospital in Stockbridge.
11. Mike Murrill stepped down as president and CEO of AdventHealth Southeast region and its Redmond hospital.
12. Tyler Taylor was named CEO of Elberton-based Elbert Memorial Hospital.
13. Asante Hilts, DrPH, was named president and CEO of Columbus-based Valley Healthcare System.
14. Lindsey Petrini was named CEO of Piedmont Newton Hospital in Covington.
Idaho
1. Travis Leach was named CEO of West Valley Medical Center in Caldwell.
2. Troy Christensen was named CEO of Driggs-based Teton Valley Health.
3. Jon Ness, CEO of Coeur d'Alene-based Kootenai Health, will retire in early 2024.
4. Sheryl Rickard is retiring as CEO of Bonner General Health in Sandpoint, at the year's end. John Hennessy, the hospital's current CFO, will succeed her.
5. Odette Bolano, BSN, CEO of Trinity Health's West Region and president of Boise-based Saint Alphonsus Health System, will retire in June 2024.
Illinois
1. Chris Klay was named president and CEO of HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital in Highland.
2. Maureen Kahn, MSN, RN, will transition out of her role as president and CEO of Quincy-based Blessing Health on July 1, approximately three months earlier than previously announced. Brian Canfield will succeed her.
3. Michael Alexander was named CEO of Hillsboro Area Hospital.
4. Donnica Austin-Cathey was named chief executive of John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County in Chicago.
5. Gregg Olson retired as CEO of Rochelle Community Hospital on March 31.
6. Michael Zenn stepped down as CEO of Chicago-based University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics in May and moved into the new role of senior advisor for enterprise strategic initiatives within the university's office of the vice chancellor for health affairs. Mark Rosenblatt, MD, PhD, was named interim CEO.
7. Debbie Campbell was dismissed as CEO of Thomas H. Boyd Memorial Hospital in Carrollton.
8. Howard Chrisman, MD, was named CEO of Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial Healthcare.
9. Scott Boston, MD, resigned as president and CEO of Jacksonville Memorial Hospital.
10. Tony Keene was named CEO of Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado.
11. Karen Tracy, RN, was named CEO of Rochelle Community Hospital.
12. Keith Page will retire as president and CEO of Maryville-based Anderson Healthcare in February 2024.
13. Jeremy Hall has had his CEO duties expanded. He previously served Hazard, Ky.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare as CEO of its West Virginia region and Beckley (W.Va.) ARH Hospital. Now, he will also oversee the five hospitals in the system's Big Sandy region.
14. Brenda Wolf is retiring as president and CEO of La Rabida Children's Hospital in Chicago after 12 years at the helm.
Indiana
1. Martin Padgett left his role as CEO of Jeffersonville-based Clark Memorial Health and Scottsburg-based Scott Memorial Health.
2. Jared Stimpson was named CEO of Tell City-based Perry County Memorial Hospital, an affiliate of Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health System, after Brian Herwig retired.
3. Dave Hyatt was promoted from chief operating officer to president and CEO of Noblesville-based Riverview Health.
4. Jonathan Nalli is leaving his role as CEO and ministry market executive of Indianapolis-based Ascension St. Vincent and senior vice president of St. Louis-based Ascension.
5. Perry Gay resigned as president and CEO of Logansport Memorial Hospital. David Ameen, who helmed the hospital from 2010 to 2015, left retirement to serve as interim CEO.
6. Lori Price, RN, was named president and CEO of Mishawaka-based Franciscan Health's Central Indiana region.
7. Keith Jewell was named interim president and CEO of Noblesville-based Riverview Health.
8. Hank Milius will retire as president and CEO of Muncie-based Meridian Health Services at the end of 2023.
9. Ashley Dickinson will resign as CEO of Valparaiso-based Northwest Health, effective in late July.
10. Perry Gay was named CEO of Lutheran Downtown Hospital in Fort Wayne.
11. Tara McVay, MSN, RN, was named president and CEO of Logansport Memorial Hospital.
Iowa
1. Chris Stripe was named CEO of Guthrie County Hospital.
2. Tom Clancy, PhD, RN, was named president and CEO of Mercy Iowa City.
3. Matt Johnson was promoted from interim to permanent CEO of Sac City-based Loring Hospital.
4. William Kiefer, DNP, RN, was named CEO of Ottumwa Regional Health Center.
5. Chad Wolbers will resign from his role as president and CEO of UnityPoint Health–Finley Hospital in Dubuque.
6. Lynn Wold was named CEO of Onawa-based Burgess Health Center.
Kansas
1. Jeremy Ensey resigned as CEO of St. Luke Hospital and Living Center in Marion, telling a news outlet he feels his career is being led in another direction. Alex Haines succeeded him.
2. Dawn Unruh, MSN, RN, was named CEO of Artesian Valley Health System in Meade.
3. Amber Williams was named CEO of Liberal-based Southwest Medical Center.
4. Stan Holm is no longer president and CEO of Olathe Health now that the health system has become part of the Kansas City-based University of Kansas Health System. Jason Hannagan, Olathe Health's chief ambulatory/legal officer, will serve as interim CEO.
5. Brian Kirk was fired from his post as CEO of Norton County Hospital after being put on administrative leave and later reinstated. Kellen Jacobs, the hospital's rehabilitation manager, was named interim CEO.
6. Amanda Hoffman, PharmD, was promoted to interim CEO of Clara Barton Medical Center in Hoisington.
7. Cathy Pimple, DNP, RN, was promoted from chief administrative officer to CEO of Newman Regional Health in Emporia.
8. Jeremy Rabe was named CEO of Trego County-Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney.
9. Ben Quinton is serving as interim president and CEO of Rock Regional Hospital in Derby.
10. Nick Baldetti, DBA, was named acting CEO of Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System.
11. Jeff Bowman, CEO of Arkansas City-based SCK Health since 2018, is leaving the role for health reasons.
Kentucky
1. Michael Everett was named CEO of Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville.
Louisiana
1. Ben Richaud was named CEO of Lakeview Hospital in Covington, now part of New Orleans-based LCMC Health.
2. Lloyd Guidry Jr., PharmD, was named CEO of Lady of the Sea General Hospital, based in Galliano.
3. Richard Vath, MD, will retire as president and CEO of Baton Rouge-based Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System in June 2024.
Maine
1. Nathan Howell was named president and CEO of Augusta-based MaineGeneral Health.
Maryland
1. Scott Klein, MD, was named president and CEO of Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital in Baltimore.
Massachusetts
1. Win Brown, president and CEO of Gardner-based Heywood Healthcare for the past 12 years, will be leaving the system.
2. Deborah Wilson is retiring as CEO of Lawrence General Hospital in May.
3. Joseph "Jody" White is retiring as CEO of Lowell General Hospital.
4. David Elgarico resigned as CEO of Framingham-based MetroWest Medical Center after less than one year. John Whitlock, CFO of Worcester-based Saint Vincent Hospital and Tenet's Massachusetts market, is serving as interim CEO.
5. Alastair Bell, MD, was named CEO of Boston Medical Center Health System after serving as its interim.
6. David McCready was named president and CEO of New Bedford-based Southcoast Health.
7. John Whitlock, Jr., was promoted from interim to permanent CEO of MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham.
8. Mark Keroack, MD, will retire as CEO of Springfield-based Baystate Health in July 2024.
Michigan
1. Todd Burch is stepping down as president and CEO of McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey to pursue other opportunities.
2. Paul Clabuesch will retire as president CEO of Harbor Beach Community Hospital on June 30.
3. Barbara Rossman, BSN, CEO of Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township, will retire in June.
4. Archie Drake, BSN, was named CEO of Detroit-based Children's Hospital of Michigan.
5. Steven Kalkanis, MD, was named CEO of Detroit-based Henry Ford Hospital in addition to his current role as CEO of the Henry Ford Medical Group.
6. Denise Brooks-Williams was named executive vice president and CEO of care delivery system operations for Detroit-based Henry Ford Health.
7. Deb Rozewicz, RN, was named CEO of the new Bronson Behavioral Health Hospital in Battle Creek, which is on track to open midyear.
8. James Dover is stepping down as president and CEO of Lansing-based Sparrow Health. The system joined Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health in April.
9. Matt Wille left his position as president and CEO of Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, Mich., to become COO of Neenah, Wis.-based ThedaCare.
10. Shannon Striebich was named president and CEO of Trinity Health Michigan Market.
Minnesota
1. Ben Davis was named CEO of Glencoe Regional Health.
Mississippi
1. Iris Yeldell Stacker has been promoted from interim to permanent CEO of Greenville-based Delta Health System.
2. Garett May is leaving his role as CEO of Merit Health Natchez to serve as chief operating officer of Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, Ala. Both hospitals are under the umbrella of Community Health Systems, based in Franklin, Tenn.
3. David Henry has left the CEO role at Jackson-based Merit Health Central to become CEO of Merit Health Madison, about 25 miles away. Merit Health Madison's previous interim CEO, Barry Moss, will become interim CEO of Merit Health Central until a permanent replacement is named.
4. Scott Kashman is leaving his role as market president for St. Dominic Health Services and CEO of St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson.
5. Tiffany Murdock, DNP, MSN, has resigned as CEO of Singing River Health System, which has hospitals in Ocean Springs, Pascagoula and Gulfport.
6. Kevin Samrow was named CEO of Merit Health Natchez.
7. Terry Treadwell left his role as CEO of Merit Health River Region in Vicksburg. Laurie Neely, MSN, the hospital's chief nursing officer, was named interim CEO before David Fox was named the next permanent CEO.
8. Michael Nester was named CEO of Winston Medical Center in Louisville.
Missouri
1. Darren Bass was named CEO of Saint Luke's Health System's north region, where he will oversee two hospitals. The health system is based in Kansas City.
2. Troy Greer stepped away from his role as president and CEO of Columbia-based Boone Health.
3. Ashley McClellan resigned as CEO of HCA Midwest Health's Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. Paul Hancock, MD, was named her successor.
4. Ric Ransom was named CEO of the University of Missouri's MU Health Care, based in Columbia.
5. Tony Keene is no longer CEO of Kirksville-based Northeast Regional Medical Center. Dwayne Blaylock was named to the interim role.
6. Clyde Wood, CEO of Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., left his role to become CEO of Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center.
7. Patrick Avila was named CEO of Kirksville-based Northeast Regional Medical Center.
8. Joanie White-Wagoner was named CEO of Hayti-based Pemiscot Memorial Health Systems.
Montana
1. Clint Seger, MD, has been promoted from interim to permanent CEO of Billings Clinic.
2. Cara Beatty, MD, was selected as Providence Clinical Network chief executive for Eastern Washington and Montana.
3. Bruce Whitfield was named CEO of Livingston HealthCare, an affiliate of Billings Clinic.
Nebraska
1. Tanya Sharp resigned as CEO of Boone County Health Center in Albion. Caleb Poore was named the new president and CEO in September.
2. Kayleen Lee was promoted from interim to permanent CEO of Avera St. Anthony's Hospital in O'Neill.
3. Theresa Guenther was named permanent CEO of Avera Creighton Hospital after serving in an interim capacity. She will continue to serve as vice president of quality for Yankton, S.D.-based Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, though some of her duties will be redistributed.
4. Kyle Kellum was named CEO of Jennie M. Melham Medical Center in Broken Bow.
5. Ken Hunter, BSN, RN, is retiring as CEO of Kimball Health Services after 12 years in the role.
Nevada
1. Samuel Weller was named CEO of Renown South Meadows Medical Center and Renown Rehabilitation Hospital, both in Reno.
New Hampshire
1. Steve Gordon has left retirement to serve Claremont-based Valley Regional Hospital as interim CEO.
2. Kevin Callahan is stepping down as president and CEO of Exeter Health Resources following its recent incorporation Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health. Deb Cresta, Exeter's executive vice president and chief operating officer, was promoted to CEO.
New Jersey
1. Brian Ulery was named CEO of Saint Clare's Health in Denville, part of Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare.
2. Nancy DiLiegro, PhD, was named president and CEO of Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, part of West Orange-based RWJBarnabas Health, after Gary Horan retired April 14.
3. Lori Herndon, BSN, RN, retired as president and CEO of Atlantic City-based AtlantiCare. Michael Charlton was named interim president and CEO.
4. Kevin Slavin is retiring as president and CEO of Paterson-based St. Joseph's Health at the end of 2023. Dustin Riccio, MD, will succeed him.
New Mexico
1. David Schultz was named president and CEO of Albuquerque-based Lovelace Health System.
2. Jason Rounds was named president and CEO of San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington.
3. Nicholas Shirilla was named CEO of Roswell-based Lovelace Regional Hospital.
4. Caleb O'Rear resigned as CEO of Alta Vista Regional Hospital in Las Vegas, N.M. Andrea Southworth, the hospital's CFO, was selected as interim CEO.
New York
1. Felissa Koernig was named president and CEO of Oneida (N.Y.) Health.
2. Kimberly Boynton stepped down as president and CEO of Syracuse-based Crouse Health.
3. Maralyn Militello, BSN, RN, was named the final CEO of Lockport-based Eastern Niagara Hospital, which will shutter July 17.
4. Michael Backus was named president and CEO of Oswego Health.
5. Jonathan Schiller was named president and CEO of Middletown-based Garnet Health.
6. Frank Calamari retired as president and CEO of New York City-based Calvary Hospital on March 10 after 36 years in the role.
7. Josh Ratner was named the first CEO of Valhalla-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network's northern region, HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley. He will serve in a dual-capacity, maintaining his current responsibilities as system chief strategy officer.
8. Richard Margulis retired as president and CEO of Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue. Marc Adler, MD, was named his successor.
9. Mark Sullivan stepped down as president and CEO of Buffalo-based Catholic Health on Aug. 31. Joyce Markiewicz, RN, the system's executive vice president and chief business development officer, succeeded him.
10. LaRay Brown was fired from his position as CEO of One Brooklyn Health in New York City.
North Carolina
1. Kyle Marek was promoted from interim to permanent president and CEO of Morehead City-based Carteret Health Care, a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network.
2. Greg Wood is retiring as CEO of Laurinburg-based Scotland Health on Dec. 31. David Pope will succeed him.
3. Christopher Munton was named CEO of Wilson Medical Center.
4. Crystal Hayden, DNP, RN, was named president and CEO of the Kinston-based University of North Carolina Health Lenoir.
5. John Snow is resigning as CEO of Oxford-based Granville Health System after more than four years in the role.
6. Alec Grabowski was named network CEO of Davis Regional Medical Center in Statesville and Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville.
7. Ashley Hindman was named CEO of Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva and Swain Community Hospital in Bryson City.
North Dakota
1. Jamie Eraas was promoted from CFO to CEO of Tioga Medical Center.
Ohio
1. Leonard Stepp Jr. was named president and CEO of Ashtabula-based ACMC Healthcare System, an affiliate of Cleveland Clinic.
2. Michael Gentry was named CEO of Dayton-based Kettering Health.
3. John J. Warner, MD, was named CEO of Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
4. Tom Daskalakis was named CEO of Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington.
Oklahoma
1. Jonathan Schell was named CEO of Hillcrest Hospital Cushing.
Oregon
1. Dan Grigg was named CEO of Wallowa Memorial Hospital in Enterprise.
2. Art Mathisen was selected as the next president and CEO of Hermiston-based Good Shepherd Health Care System.
3. Steve Gordon, MD, was named president and CEO of Bend-based St. Charles Health System.
4. Scott Kelly retired as president and CEO of Medford-based Asante Health following a four-month leave of absence for health reasons.
5. Catherine White was named interim CEO of Burns-based Harney District Hospital.
6. Russell Woolley was named president and CEO of Roseburg-based CHI Mercy Health.
Pennsylvania
1. Nichole Geraci was promoted from COO to president and CEO of Kittanning-based ACMH Hospital.
2. Barbara Nichols, RN, retired as CEO of Corry Memorial Hospital after 23 years in the role.
3. Harlo McCall, MSN, was named CEO of Ascension St. John Rehabilitation Hospital of Owasso.
4. Bob Russell was named CEO of Philadelphia-based Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, part of Penn Medicine.
South Carolina
1. Jenny Hardee, BSN, was named CEO of McLeod Health Dillon.
2. Matt Littlejohn was named CEO of Charleston-based MUSC Health's Midlands division.
3. Walter Bennett III was named CEO of MUSC Health Orangeburg.
4. Tyler Sherrill was named CEO of East Cooper Medical Center in Mount Pleasant.
South Dakota
1. Bob Sutton will step down as president and CEO of Sioux Falls-based Avera Health for health reasons on Sept. 30. James "Jim" Dover was named the next president and CEO in September.
2. Ronald Place, MD, was named regional president and CEO of Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls.
Tennessee
1. Chad Christianson was named president and CEO of Nashville-based HCA Healthcare's continental division.
2. Chris Cosby was named CEO of Chattanooga-based Parkridge Health System, part of HCA Healthcare.
3. Buffy Key was named interim CEO of Cookeville Regional Medical Center after Paul Korth retired May 1. She has since been promoted to the permanent role.
4. Dustin Greene left his role as CEO of HCA Healthcare's TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville to serve as CEO of Henderson, Texas-based QuickVisit Urgent Care. Mark Miller was named his successor.
5. Fahad Tahir was named president and CEO of Nashville-based Ascension Saint Thomas.
6. Scott Cihak, president and CEO of Nashville-based TriStar Centennial Medical Center, resigned for personal reasons after 31 years with HCA Healthcare.
7. Krikor Jansezian, PhD, was named CEO of behavioral health services for Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Parkridge Health System and Parkridge Valley Hospital.
8. Joseph Landsman Jr. will retire as CEO of the Knoxville-based University of Tennessee Medical Center in April 2024. Keith Gray, MD, the hospital's current chief medical officer, will succeed him.
9. Scott Smith was named market CEO for Dallas-based Tenet’s Healthcare's Memphis market and CEO of Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis.
Texas
1. Mark Shen, MD, was named CEO of the Hospital at Westlake Medical Center and Arise Austin Medical Center, a pair of sister hospitals in Austin.
2. Ben Coogan was named CEO of Medical City Plano, part of HCA Healthcare.
3. Michael Ellis retired as CEO of Navarro Regional Hospital in Corsicana on May 26.
4. Ty Burgess was named CEO of Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Plano.
5. Sean Dardeau was named CEO of Texoma Medical Center in Denison.
6. Mike Geeslin will step down as president and CEO of Austin-based Central Health by the end of 2023.
7. Stephen Bowerman was named president and CEO of Midland Health.
8. Esther Kwon was named CEO of Methodist Hospital Texsan in San Antonio.
9. Krysla Karlix was named CEO of Medical City Green Oaks in Dallas, part of Medical City Healthcare.
10. David Byrd was promoted from COO of El Paso-based the Hospitals of Providence to CEO of its Transmountain campus.
11. Ryan Simpson was named CEO of Methodist Hospital in San Antonio
12. Saum Sutaria, MD, CEO of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, was named chair of the health system's board of directors.
13. Megan Amalakuhan was named the inaugural CEO of the new Methodist Healthcare-Westover Hills Hospital. The San Antonio-based facility is set to open in the fourth quarter of 2024.
14. Jason Barrett was named CEO of Amarillo-based Northwest Texas Healthcare System.
15. John Hoover was promoted from COO to CEO of Medical City Fort Worth.
Utah
1. Kevin Jenkins was named Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health's market CEO in Utah and CEO of Holy Cross Hospital – Salt Lake.
2. Angie Simonson was named CEO of Holy Cross Hospital – Jordan Valley West.
3. Christine McSweeney was named CEO of Holy Cross Hospital – Jordan Valley.
4. Michael Jensen was named CEO of Holy Cross Hospital – Davis.
5. Chris Stines was named CEO of Holy Cross Hospital – Mountain Point.
Vermont
1. Tom Frank was named CEO of North Country Hospital in Newport.
Virginia
1. Sudandra Ratnasamy was named CEO of Twin County Regional Healthcare, a Duke LifePoint hospital based in Galax.
Washington
1. Robert March was named CEO of Morton-based Arbor Health, also known as Lewis County Hospital District No. 1.
2. Guy Hudson will be stepping down as CEO of Seattle-based Swedish Health Services and chief executive of Renton-based Providence's north division.
3. Nathan Staggs was selected as the next CEO of Coupeville-based WhidbeyHealth.
4. Cara Beatty, MD, was selected as Providence Clinical Network chief executive for Eastern Washington and Montana.
5. Mark Holyoak, BSN, was named CEO of Pasco-based Lourdes Health.
6. Kevin Manemann left his role as CEO of Renton-based Providence's South Division for a new role with City of Hope in Duarte, Calif.
7. Cindy Hecker, BSN, CEO of the Seattle-based University of Washington Medical Center, will retire in June 2024.
West Virginia
1. David Bunch was named CEO of Beckley, W.Va.-based Raleigh General Hospital.
2. Jeremy Hall has had his CEO duties expanded. He previously served Hazard, Ky.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare as CEO of its West Virginia region and Beckley ARH Hospital. Now, he will also oversee the five hospitals in the system's Big Sandy region.
Wisconsin
1. John Boyd, PsyD, resigned as president and CEO of Oconomowoc-based Rogers Behavioral Health.
Wyoming
1. Judd Dawson, DO, was named CEO of Weston County Health Services in Newcastle.
2. Joy Coulston was promoted from CFO to CEO of Powell Valley Hospital.