1. Dan Hymans, president and CEO, and Les Whiteaker, vice president and CFO, of Memorial Medical Center in Ashland, Wis., and its parent company, Regional Enterprises, both announced plans to retire in 2013.
2. Mark Dooley was named CEO of Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, Ohio.
3. Winfield, Ill.-based Cadence Health appointed Robert Friedberg as president of Delnor Hospital in Geneva, Ill., and Brian Lemon as president of Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill.
4. Peter Jennings, CEO of OSF St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group in Escanaba, Mich., announced he plans to retire from the Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Healthcare System, effective April 30, 2013.
5. Carolyn Caldwell, president and CEO of Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Mo., announced she is leaving her position to take a new job in Palm Springs, Calif.
6. Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City named Dan Varnum president and CEO.
7. Ninfa Saunders, PhD, was named CEO of the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon, effective Oct. 1.
8. North Hawaii Community Hospital in Kamuela announced that Ken Woods, CEO, will step down to serve in the new strategic advisory role of senior advisor to the board of NHCH.
9. Camille Bash, CPA, was named CFO and vice president of finance of Doctors Community Hospital in Lanham, Md.
10. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s COO, Brett Lee, resigned.
11. Mick Brant, CEO of Grace Cottage Hospital in Townshend, Vt., announced he will leave his post at GCH to become the CEO of Gothenburg (Neb.) Memorial Hospital.
12. Dan Woods, president and CEO of St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Ill., announced his immediate resignation.
13. Patrick Facteau joined Auburn (N.Y.) Community Hospital as CFO.
14. Tom Gessel was hired as CEO of Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo.
15. Robert Robbins, MD, was named president and CEO of Texas Medical Center in Houston, effective Nov. 5.
16. Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. appointed Daniel Cancelmi, CPA, as CFO.
17. Jack Hill was named COO and site administrator of The Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati.
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