1. Minneapolis-based Hennepin County Medical Center has named Emily Blomberg COO.
2. Kristi Sink has been promoted from COO to president of University Hospitals Elyria (Ohio) Medical Center effective Oct. 15.
3. Vera Jones has been promoted to COO of Morrisville, Vt.-based Copley Hospital.
4. Richmond, Va.-based Henrico Doctors’ Hospital has named Zachary Reed as its COO.
5. Children’s Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., hired Christopher Maloney, MD, to serve as CMO.
6. Boulder (Colo.) Community Health named Benjamin Keidan, MD, CMO.
7. Mike Warren, president of SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Ill., is retiring Oct. 6.
8. Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyo.,appointedIrene Richardson permanent CEO, effective immediately.
9. Chinese Hospital in San Francisco named Jian Zhang, DNP, CEO and Deena Louie CEO of the Chinese Community Health Plan, replacing Brenda Yee.
10. Broward Health Coral Springs (Fla.) selected Onel Rodriguez to serve as CFO.
11. Nancy Schmid, CEO of Healdsburg (Calif.) District Hospital and its operator North Sonoma County Health Care District, is resigning.
12. Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care SystemtappedJames Fiorica, MD, to serve as CMO.
13. Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System namedMatthew Gibson chief strategy officer.
14. Cincinnati-based Mercy Health appointed Bob Baxter permanent president and CEO of Mercy Health-Toledo (Ohio), effective Oct. 4.
15. Fulton County Medical Center in Mcconnellsburg, Pa., selected Kimberly Slee, MSN, and Deborah Shughart to serve as co-interim CEOs.
16. Robert Rupp, CEO of Medical Center of South Arkansas in El Dorado, is resigning to take on a new job opportunity.
17. Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas in Austintapped Christopher Born to serve as president and Elizabeth Fredeboelling, MSN, RN, as chief nursing officer.
18. Brenda Yee, CEO of San Francisco-based Chinese Hospital, stepped down.
19. Mercy Hospital Washington (Mo.) appointed Anna Landon, BSN, chief nursing officer.
20. Medical City Denton (Texas) selected John Walker to serve as COO, effective Oct. 23.
21. Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Lutheran Health NetworkappointedPaula Autry CEO of Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.
22. TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center in Brentwood, Tenn., tappedCory Mead to serve as COO, effective Oct. 16.
23. Royal Oak, Mich.-based Beaumont Health selected Aaron Gillingham to serve as senior vice president and chief human resources officer, effective Nov. 6.
24. Charisse Oland, EdD, will assume the president and CEO roles at HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls, , effective Nov. 27.
25. Lompoc (Calif.) Valley Medical Center named Yvette Cope, MSN, RN, chief nurse executive, effective Jan. 1, 2018.
26. Seattle Children’s selected Zafar Chaudry, MD, to serve as senior vice president and CIO, effective Nov. 6.
27. Franklin, Tenn.-based Iasis Healthcare CEO W. Carl Whitmer left the role Sept. 29, according to a report byThe Tennessean. Boston-based Steward Health Care System’s completed its acquisition of Iasis the same day.
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