1. Ramanathan Raju, MD, executive vice president for medical and professional affairs at New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, has been appointed to lead Cook County Health and Hospitals System in Chicago.
2. The Liberty Hospital Board of Trustees has announced that David Feess has been selected as the new administrator and CEO of Liberty (Mo.) Hospital.
3. Senior level management at Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, Ark., is undergoing major changes, including the recent resignation of former CEO Randy Fortner. The hospital’s board of directors also voted not to renew contracts for COO Steve Henson and CFO Larry Don Alford.
4. MetroHealth System, based in Cleveland, has hired Jeff Rooney, a consultant, to serve as interim CFO while the health system searches for a permanent replacement.
5. Dan Ausman has been appointed president and CEO of Methodist Hospital in Arcadia, Calif., effective Aug. 29.
6. SSM Health Care has named Chris Howard president and CEO designate of SSM Health Care-St. Louis, effective Sept. 4.
7. Mark Bush, president and CEO of MidMichigan Medical Center–Gratiot in Alma, Mich., has announced his resignation, effective Aug. 26.
8. James R. Gonzalez has been appointed acting president and CEO of University Hospital, which is part of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark.
9. Jason Paret, CFO of Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska, has resigned from his post to take another job at North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea, Hawaii.
10. Don Breeding has been named CEO at Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center in Davenport, Fla., effective immediately.
11. Pauls (Okla.) Valley General Hospital has appointed Gayle Sturgis CEO.
12. Dennis Coleman, president and CEO of Sierra View District Hospital in Porterville, Calif., has issued his notice of retirement to the Sierra View Local Healthcare District Board of Directors.
13. Daniel Knell, CEO of Bartow (Fla.) Regional Medical Center, will be leaving his post at the hospital to join the hospital’s parent company, Health Management Associates.
14. Dennis Klima, president of Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth, is retiring from his post.
15. Robert Parker has been chosen to act as interim CEO of Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville, Ky., effective immediately.
16. Martin Tursky has been named president and CEO of Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island in Pawtucket, effective Oct. 1.
17. Jeffrey A. Flaks, executive vice president and COO of Hartford (Conn.) Hospital and executive vice president of Hartford HealthCare, has been appointed president and CEO of Hartford Hospital, effective Aug. 1.
18. The Board of Trustees of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham (Mass.) has appointed John Fogarty the hospital’s new president and CEO.
19. Richard A. Brvenik has been named the next president and CEO of Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City, N.C.
20. Rick Castro has been appointed COO of McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield, Ore.
21. William Thompson will take over as president and CEO of St. Louis-based SSM Health Care, effective Aug. 1.
22. Russell Baxley has been named COO of Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center in Hartsville, S.C.
23. Gary Fletcher will assume the role of COO for St. Luke’s Health System in Boise, Idaho.
24. Mission Health has appointed Jill Hoggard Green to the position of president and COO of Mission Hospital, effective Oct. 1.
