1. Ed Hannon is resigning as CEO of McDowell Hospital in Marion, N.C., part of Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health System.
2. Alan H. Garrett was named CEO of St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, Calif., part of Orange, Calif.-based St. Joseph Health System.
3. John McCormick was named CFO of Oak Valley Hospital District in California effective May 24.
4. Gary P. Miller was named president and CEO of St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, N.D.
5. Kerry Kohnen was named president of Kaiser Permanente Georgia effective immediately.
6. Linda Farchione will retire as CEO of Thompson Health in Canandaigua, N.Y., in about a year.
7. Robin Nichols, CPA, was named CFO of Coshocton (Ohio) Hospital, effective May 23.
8. Doug Arnold accepted the position of CEO at Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield, Ala., effective in early July.
9. Greg Johnston was named CFO of Birmingham, Ala.-based Baptist Health System.
10. Bonnie Schmitz was named vice president and CFO of Fond du Lac, Wis.-based Agnesian HealthCare, effective June 27.
11. Senior Vice President Sara Drobnich was named interim CEO of Knoxville (Iowa) Hospital & Clinics. Network Reimbursement Specialist/Financial Consultant Maggie Hamilton-Beyer was named interim CFO.
12. Nicholas Tejeda was named COO of Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton, Calif.
13. Kevin Zachary was named CEO of 59-bed Parkview Regional Hospital in Mexia, Texas, effective June 13.
14. Paul Whelton, MD, will resign as president and CEO of Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola University Health System on June 30.
15. Three executives from 69-bed Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg, Idaho, resigned.
16. President and CEO Kim Malinky will retire from Canonsburg (Pa.) General Hospital in Aug. 2011.
17. Kim Bassett will step down as CEO of Fishermen’s Hospital in Marathon, Fla., when Quorum Health takes over for Health Management Associates on July 1.