The following hospital and health system executive moves have been shared with or reported by Becker's this year:
Editor's note: This live webpage was created July 12 and last updated Sept. 13. View executive moves for the first half of 2024 here.
Sept. 9-13
1. Kathryn Pagliaroli, BSN, RN, was selected as COO of Oswego (N.Y.) Health. Ms. Pagliaroli will also stay in her position as senior vice president and chief nursing officer.
2. Trisha Crissman was appointed president and CEO of CommonSpirit Health at Home, part of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health.
3. Dale Gold, MD, was appointed chief medical informatics officer for CommonSpirit Health's Mountain Region.
4. K. Scott Wester resigned as president and CEO of Memorial Healthcare System, effective Sept. 11, following a vote by the system's board of commissioners to terminate his contract. David Smith, chief administrative officer and CFO, will oversee operations during the transition.
5. Kelly Corbi was appointed executive vice president and COO of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health.
6. Karim Ghanem was named market COO of Naples, Fla.-based Physicians Regional Healthcare System.
7. Thomas McGinn, MD, was appointed senior executive vice president and chief physician executive officer of CommonSpirit Health.
8. Robin Blount, MD, will retire in January after nearly a decade as chief medical officer of Columbia, Mo.-based Boone Health.
9. Glenn Dennis, MSN, RN, was selected as chief nursing officer at Methodist Stone Oak Hospital in San Antonio.
10. Lorie Rhine, RN, was named chief nursing executive of Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health.
11. William Bustamante was named Far West Division vice president of finance at Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
12. Mark Wallace will retire from his role as CEO of Houston-based Texas Children's on Oct. 4. Debra Sukin, PhD, will take over as president and CEO on Oct. 5. Dr. Sukin became president in January.
13. Lisa Stump was named chief digital information officer of the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City and dean for IT of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
14. Joe Wanner was named CEO of Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, Alaska.
15. Lynn Simon, MD, will retire from her role as president of healthcare innovation and chief medical officer at Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems. Effective Jan. 1, she will transition into a consulting position with CHS.
16. Brenda Baker was named vice president of finance and CFO of Norfolk, Neb.-based Faith Regional Health Services.
17. Lisa Tzanakis was appointed COO of HCA Florida Ocala Hospital and HCA Florida West Marion Hospital in Ocala.
18. John Byrnes, MD, was named chief quality officer and senior vice president of quality and safety at McLeod Health, a nonprofit system based in Florence, S.C.
19. April Audain was named CFO of Denver Health.
20. Robert Nelson, BSN, RN, was named CEO of Big Bend Regional Medical Center in Alpine, Texas.
21. Jennifer Jones was appointed CEO of Cincinnati Rehabilitation Hospital in Blue Ash, Ohio.
22. James Keany, MD, was named chief medical officer of Long Beach, Calif.-based St. Mary Medical Center.
23. Kirk McCarty, MSN, RN, became CEO of Kansas City, Mo.-based Research Medical Center.
24. William "Pat" Patton was named administrator of Saint Luke's Health System critical access hospitals in Kansas.
25. Christopher Bjornberg is no longer CEO of Brawley, Calif.-based Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District. The hospital board will continue overseeing district operations until an interim is named.
26. Jessica Thompson Melton will join Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health Oct. 14 as chief transformation officer.
27. Jim Andrews was named president and CEO of Brown Mills, N.J.-based Deborah Heart and Lung Center.
28. Brenda Battle, BSN, RN, chief equity officer of UChicago Medicine, will retire at the end of the year.
29. Ajit Singh, MD, was named division chief medical officer at Brentwood, Tenn.-based TriStar Health, an affiliate of HCA Healthcare.
30. Christopher Fontes was selected as Northern California executive director of revenue cycle at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente.
31. David Brooks was named chief administrative officer of Dukes Memorial Hospital in Peru, Ind.
Sept. 3-6
1. Cameron Mantor, MD, was named chief physician executive of Oklahoma City-based OU Health and president of OU Health Partners.
2. Cheryl Klass, BSN, RN, was named interim president of Olean, N.Y.-based Upper Allegheny Health System.
3. Anthony Uy, MD, was named chief quality officer for Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia.
4. Teresa Batchelor was named CFO of UT Health Athens (Texas).
5. Tadd Richert was named CFO of CommonSpirit Health's mountain region.
6. Vimal Mishra, MD, was named chief medical officer for Dignity Health Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael, Calif.
7. Lorenzo Suter, BSN, was named president and CEO of McLaren Oakland in Pontiac, Mich.
8. Landon Smith was named CEO of Palatka-based HCA Florida Putnam Hospital.
9. Travis Laird was named COO of hospital planning and operations at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin.
10. Jamie Phillips was appointed president of Seattle Children's Hospital, in addition to her role as COO.
11. Jeff Ojemann, MD, was named chief physician executive for Seattle Children's Hospital.
12. Jessica Williby was named executive director of revenue cycle for Hays (Kan.) Medical Center.
13. Michelle Dean was named chief people officer of Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare.
14. Emily Ford was named chief strategy officer of Envision Healthcare.
15. Darik Reynecke was named chief integration officer of Envision Healthcare.
16. Nazleen Bharmal, MD, PhD, was selected as the first chief health equity officer for Stanford Health Care in Palo Alto, Calif.
17. Anthony Ashby was selected as the next president of CHI Health Immanuel in Omaha, Neb.
18. Maura Snyder was named COO of Rochester, N.Y.-based Highland Hospital.
19. Mike Schramm will retire as president of CentraCare – Willmar (Minn.), effective Jan. 3.
20. Omer Awan was named vice president and CIO of Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
21. Robert Kenagy, MD, will retire as president and CEO of Stormont Vail Health in Topeka, Kan., in May 2025.
22. Karen Habercoss was named vice president, and chief information and privacy officer at UChicago Medicine.
23. Alistair Machoka was named CEO of Corona (Calif.) Regional Medical Center.
24. Robert Smith, president of Aspirus Health's Wisconsin southeast division, will retire in September. Carrie Penovich was named president of the division, effective immediately.
25. Brian Kief, president of Aspirus Health's Wisconsin south and southwest divisions, will retire in December. Chris Squire joined Aspirus Health on Sept.3 as president of the divisions.
26. Simon Nazarian was named executive vice president and chief digital and technology officer of Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope.
27. Jared Shelton was appointed president of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth.
28. Audra Ford was selected as the next CFO of Winterset, Iowa-based Madison County Health Care System.
29. Laurie Glimcher, MD, will step down as president and CEO of Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Oct. 1. Benjamin Levine Ebert, MD, PhD, chair of the department of medical oncology at Dana-Farber, will succeed Dr. Glimcher.
30. Hong Min was appointed CEO of Southwest Healthcare Temecula (Calif.) Valley Hospital.
31. Sunny Bhatia, MD, was appointed the first president of Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare.
32. Spencer Turner was named CEO of North Richland Hills, Texas-based Medical City North Hills.
33. David Stuart, MD, was named chief medical officer of Appalachian Regional Healthcare's West Virginia Region.
Aug. 26-30
1. Sharon Line Clary was named senior vice president of community impact and partnership engagement for AdventHealth's Central Florida Division.
2. Shannon Gravitte was named senior vice president of public affairs for AdventHealth's Central Florida Division.
3. Joni Hunt was named vice president of strategic partnerships and foundation for AdventHealth's East Florida Division.
4. Adrian Moran, MD, was named chief medical and transformation officer at Portland-based MaineHealth.
5. Allen Stefanek was named CEO of Shasta Regional Medical Center, a 226-bed facility in Redding, Calif.
6. Merry-Ann Keane, MSN, RNC, was named superintendent and CEO of Ilwaco, Wash.-based Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics.
7. Tony Coletta was named chief administrative officer of Bloomington, Ill.-based Chestnut Health Systems.
8. Michelle Farris, BSN, was named chief nursing officer at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville.
9. Mike Richards, MD, is assuming the roles of interim executive vice president of UNM Health Sciences and CEO of the UNM Health System in Albuquerque, N.M. The change, effective Aug. 27, replaces Douglas Ziedonis, MD, who is on professional leave until his appointment concludes on Dec. 10.
10. Kim Manus, CFO of Newport (Wash.) Hospital and Health Services, was named interim CEO of the organization.
11. Tony Fortmann was named CFO of Independence, Iowa-based Buchanan County Health Center.
12. Tony Torres was named COO of Poplar Bluff (Mo.) Regional Medical Center.
13. Kerri Bayer, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of SSM Health's Oklahoma and Mid-Missouri region.
14. Michael Costa was named president and CEO of Randolph, Vt.-based Gifford Health Care.
15. Andrew Rush, president of UPMC Somerset (Pa.), will also lead UPMC East in Monroeville, Pa., and UPMC McKeesport (Pa.).
16. Carrie Penovich will succeed Robert Smith as president of the Aspirus Health Wisconsin southeast division.
17. Chris Squire will succeed Brian Kief as president of the Aspirus Health Wisconsin south and southwest divisions.
18. Michele Saysana, MD, was named president of IU Health Physicians in Indianapolis.
19. David Irizarry was named CEO of Corpus Christi (Texas) Medical Center.
20. Ann Szapor, BSN, RN, is joining RWJBarnabas Health as chief nursing officer of Long Branch, N.J.-based Monmouth Medical Center.
21. Lisa Rameaka, MD, was named chief medical officer at Providence, R.I.-based Women & Infants Hospital.
22. Joe Dant was appointed chief growth officer of Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health.
23. Sean O'Grady was appointed president of acute and ambulatory operations for Endeavor Health. He will also maintain his leadership of the Endeavor Health Research Institute and Academic Affairs Office.
24. Carolyn Sparks was named CEO of Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, Ky.
25. Andy Guz was named CEO of Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton, Fla.
26. Brandi Stegall, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer at Medical City Fort Worth, a 378-bed acute care hospital in Texas.
27. Jason Hotchkiss was named CFO of Minot, N.D-based Trinity Health.
28. Marc Nakagawa was named CFO of Alabaster, Ala.-based Shelby Baptist Medical Center.
29. Beth Hock was named chief nursing officer of Shelby Baptist Medical Center.
30. Jacob Collins was named vice president of revenue cycle at Albany, Ga.-based Phoebe Putney Health System.
31. Bill Vobejda was appointed president and CEO of Methodist Fremont Health in Omaha, Neb.
32. Eric Jolly was named vice president of finance at Brunswick-based Southeast Georgia Health System.
33. Roger Mitchell Jr., MD, was named president of Howard University Hospital.
34. John Hollingsworth, MD, was named chief quality officer at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Fla.
35. Jason Chang was promoted to CEO of Honolulu-based The Queen's Health Systems.
36. Anthony Powers, BSN, RN, was named chief administrative officer of HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital in Shelbyville, Ill., and HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, Ill.
37. Colleen Koski was promoted to chief administrative officer at HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls, Wis.
38. Isabelle Garibaldi, DNP, was named HSHS Wisconsin market CNO.
39. Robert Erickson was named HSHS Wisconsin market president and CEO. He will also serve as president and CEO of HSHS St. Vincent Hospital and HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center.
40. John Wagner was named HSHS Wisconsin market COO.
41. Andrew Bowman has been appointed chief administrative officer at HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan, Wis.
42. Ted Collison, MD, was named HSHS Wisconsin market CMO in June.
43. Christopher Fisher was named director of facilities at Geneva, N.Y.-based Finger Lakes Health.
44. Alice Issai, president of Adventist Health Glendale (Calif.), was named president of Adventist Health's new Glendale and Simi Valley service area.
45. Onel Rodriguez was named CFO of Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital.
46. Terrence Adams is joining Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health as COO of Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital in Shelbyville, Tenn.
47. Leslie Flake, BSN, left her role as CFO of Orlando (Fla.) Health. Bernadette Spong, her predecessor, has stepped in until the health system finds a permanent replacement.
48. Lucy Kim was selected as the inaugural chief development officer of Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health.
49. Nicole Crytser, senior director of revenue cycle at Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health, is leaving to join San Diego-based Rady Children's Hospital as director of revenue cycle.
Aug. 19-23
1. Bill Welch was named interim CEO of Jefferson Community Health & Life in Fairbury, Neb.
2. Becky Tucker was named CFO of Charleston, S.C.-based Roper St. Francis Healthcare.
3. Sheila Bollier was named CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Houston at The Medical Center, which is expected to open in November.
4. Ann Szapor, BSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Long Branch, N.J.-based Monmouth Medical Center.
5. Janeen Reding, EdD, was named chief human resources officer of Kittitas Valley Healthcare in Ellensburg, Wash.
6. Elle Box was appointed chief compliance officer of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health.
7. Katie Heeter was selected as senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania Health System.
8. Brian Marovets, MD, was named chief medical officer of Fairfield, Iowa-based Jefferson County Health Center.
9. Austin Al-Kazaz, MD, was selected as the inaugural vice president of medical affairs at Mercy Health-Springfield (Ohio).
10. Lisa Lovelace was named president and CEO of Vitruvian Health-Bradley Medical Center in Cleveland, Tenn.
11. Helen Johnson, MSN, RN, was named CEO of Helen Newberry (Mich.) Joy Hospital.
12. Brian Denton was named president and CEO of Savoy Medical Center in Mamou, La.
13. Lance Millburg was named vice president and chief quality officer for Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health.
14. Jamie Ayala, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Wilmington (Del.) Hospital.
15. Shakyryn Napier was appointed chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services at Farrell, Pa.-based UPMC Horizon and New Castle, Pa.-based UPMC Jameson.
16. Douglas Winner was named CFO of DuBois, Pa.-based Penn Highlands Healthcare.
17. Matthew Banks, CEO of Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, Ala., stepped down from his role.
18. Ashley Black was appointed CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Morgantown (W.Va.).
19. Marlow Levy, RN, was named president of two Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic hospitals: Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pa., and Saint Francis Hospital in Wilmington, Del.
20. Sue Shugart was named CEO of Rutherfordton, N.C.-based Rutherford Regional Health System.
21. Janie Thompson was named COO of Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan.
22. Allison Paul, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Springfield, Ill. based-Hospital Sisters Health System's Central Illinois Market.
23. Kay Barnett was named CEO of AdventHealth's Minneola, Fla.-based hospital, set to open in late 2025.
24. Burke Kline resigned as CEO of Jefferson Community Health & Life in Fairbury, Neb. Lana Likens was named interim CEO. Deb Sutton, RN, was named interim nursing home administrator.
25. Michael Hochman was promoted to executive director of Margaretville (N.Y.) Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center.
26. Richard Rothman, MD, was named vice president and chief medical officer for Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach, Fla.
27. Rachel Miles, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer for the AdventHealth Colorado Rocky Mountain Region.
28. Rita Bunch will step down as president of Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, Va., on Sept. 13. Ms. Bunch will join Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System.
29. Kristi Faulkner Lewis was appointed chief compliance officer of Nashville (Tenn.) General Hospital.
30. Meg Zakrzewski, MSN, was named president of Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois.
31. Thomas Bisignani was named CFO of Westwood, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center.
32. Aaron Hilton was named president of Walnut Ridge, Ark.-based Lawrence Healthcare.
33. Marcus Smith was appointed COO of HCA Florida Citrus Hospital in Inverness, Fla.
34. Ernest Ngirimana was appointed vice president and CFO of Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare's physician division.
35. Rob Tonkinson was named senior vice president and CFO of Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health.
Aug. 12-16
1. Andrew Pyle was named CFO of Danville, Ind.-based Hendricks Regional Health.
2. Chris Acker, MD, was named chief medical officer of Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health's Nebraska and Iowa market.
3. Cristina Contreras was named CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in New York City.
4. Marie "Kat" Alvarez, RN, was named chief strategy officer of InnovaCare Health.
5. Julian John was named CEO of Metropolitan Hospital in East Harlem in New York City.
6. Steve Stites, MD, was named executive vice chancellor for Kansas City, Kan.-based KU Medical Center. Dr. Stites will continue to serve as University of Kansas Health System's chief medical officer and executive vice president for clinical affairs.
7. Matthias Salathe, MD, was appointed chief research officer for the University of Kansas and KU Medical Center. Dr. Salathe was also named chief research officer for University of Kansas Health System.
8. Talal Kahn, MD, was tapped as senior associate dean for clinical affairs for the medical school at the University of Kansas. He will continue to serve as president of the University of Kansas Physicians and University of Kansas Health System's vice president of physician affairs.
9. Sean Kumer, MD, PhD, was named senior vice president and chief medical officer for the Kansas City division of the health system.
10. Kathy Kuepers, RN, will retire next year as CEO of Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County in Darlington, Wis.
11. Steve Stark was appointed CEO of Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital.
12. Debra Weinstein, MD, chief academic officer at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor, will join the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education in January as president and CEO.
13. Patrick McVey, BSN, RN, was appointed COO of HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital in Fort Walton Beach.
14. Timothy Layman, DNP, RN, was named chief administrative officer of HSHS St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur, Ill.
15. Chris Squire, president and CEO of Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord, Mich., is leaving the organization to pursue a new opportunity in Wisconsin. Rob Richardson, Munson vice president of MMC surgery and system support services, will step in as interim president and CEO of OMH.
16. Richard Cina was named vice president of revenue cycle at Fayetteville, Ark.-based Washington Regional Medical System.
17. Romaine Layne was named CFO of West Palm Beach, Fla.-based St. Mary's Medical Center and Palm Beach Children's Hospital.
18. Lynnette Watkins, MD, stepped down as president and COO of Northampton, Mass.-based Cooley Dickinson Hospital. Debra Rogers became interim president and COO on Aug. 1.
19. Dennis Butts was appointed chief strategy and network development officer of Detroit-based Henry Ford Health.
20. Michael Duncan stepped down as CEO of Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital in West Chester, Pa. Mr. Duncan has accepted a role as CEO of the Chester County Hospital Foundation. Chief Medical Officer Karen Pinsky, MD, was selected as interim CEO and president of the hospital.
21. Steve Roach, president of Marlborough (Mass.) Hospital and Leominster, Mass.-based HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital, stepped down from his role. Charles Cavagnaro, MD, chief medical officer at Marlborough and HA-C hospitals, was selected as interim president for both organizations.
22. JoAnne Masongsong, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Kissimmee-based HCA Florida Osceola Hospital.
23. Marc Schaller was named COO of Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital in East Norriton, Pa.
24. Elizabeth Pearlman was named CIO of New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery.
25. Paula Carynski, MSN, RN, president of Rockford, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center, will retire Jan. 31.
26. Jodi Stack, MSN, RN, joined Greenfield, Mass.-based Baystate Franklin Medical Center as chief nursing officer/chief administrative officer.
27. Glenn Hardesty, DO, was named chief medical officer of Medical City Denton (Texas) and Medical City Argyle (Texas).
28. Melissa Wilson was named CEO of Freestone Medical Center in Plano, Texas.
29. Ashis Barad, MD, was named chief digital and technology officer for Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.
30. Alex Garrison was named AVP of revenue cycle performance measurement and reporting at St. Louis-based Ascension.
31. Mari Elliott was named COO of HCA Florida Largo Hospital.
32. Betsy Hart, MSN, was appointed president and CEO of Glendale (Calif.) Memorial Hospital and Health Center.
33. Glenda Villatoro, BSN, was appointed COO of Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, Texas.
34. Shanthi Margoschis, MSN, was selected to lead Sutter Auburn (Calif.) Faith Hospital.
35. Trevor Brand was selected as CEO of Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch, Calif.
36. Bradley (Brad) Goodson was named CEO of Sutter Health's Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, Calif.
37. Larry Van Der Wege is resigning from his role as administrator of Lindsborg (Kan.) Community Hospital. Mr. Van Der Wege has accepted a new position as director of regulatory affairs and preparedness with the Kansas Hospital Association.
38. Courtney McCredie, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of McDonough District Hospital in Macomb, Ill.
39. Sherri Hitchcock was appointed CFO of McDonough District Hospital after serving in the role on an interim basis.
40. Jordan Herget, CEO of Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho, will step down from his role Sept. 6 to assume a new position elsewhere. The hospital's COO, Nate Carter, was selected as interim CEO.
41. Glen Martin, MD, was appointed vice president of medical affairs for Baptist Medical Center Beaches in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., and Baptist Medical Center Nassau in Fernandina Beach, Fla.
42. David Solomon was named CFO of TriStar Hendersonville (Tenn.) Medical Center.
43. Stephanie Tijerina was named COO of St. Petersburg-based HCA Florida Northside Hospital.
Aug. 5-9
1. Airica Steed, EdD, RN, was dismissed from her role as president and CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth System. The termination occurred weeks after Dr. Steed took a temporary medical leave of absence on July 23. Christine Alexander-Rager, MD, was selected as acting president and CEO on July 26.
2. Andrew McMullin was named CFO for Las Vegas-based West Henderson Hospital.
3. Tyler Rhoden was named COO of TriStar Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, Tenn.
4. Sharon Brown, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Colton, Calif.-based Arrowhead Regional Medical Center.
5. John Harris, the CEO of Las Cruces, N.M.-based Memorial Medical Center, is retiring. Dennis Knox will serve as interim CEO.
6. David Clay, CEO of Key West, Fla.-based Lower Keys Medical Center, will retire at the end of September.
7. John Lasky will join New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Sept. 3 as chief people officer.
8. Jay Quebedeaux was promoted to president of regional hospitals for Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health.
9. Ron Baker was appointed senior vice president of operations and clinic enterprise for Lawrence, Kan.-based LMH Health.
10. Dennis Cambell, RN, was selected as interim president of ECU Health North Hospital in Roanoke Rapids, N.C.
11. Mark Flakne was named CFO of Included Health, a healthcare services company.
12. Steve Shattls is on administrative leave as president and CEO of Huntington, W.Va.-based Valley Health Systems. Mathew Weimer, MD, Valley Health's vice president of health services and chief medical officer, is serving as interim president and CEO.
13. Leonard Hernandez, CEO of Arkansas City, Kan.-based SCK Health, is no longer with the organization. Shannon Gray, CFO, was selected as interim CEO.
14. Beau Masterson was named CEO of Barbourville (Ky.) ARH Hospital.
15. Jonathan Koonce was named CEO of Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg, Ky.
16. Drew Talbott, president of Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan., will retire Aug. 30, one day before the hospital transitions to ownership by St. Louis-based Mercy.
17. Justin Inglett was appointed CFO of Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross, Ga.
18. JW Newman was named CEO of St. David's Round Rock (Texas) Medical Center.
19. Scott Schissel, MD, PhD, is joining RWJBarnabas Health as chief medical officer of Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center.
20. Andrea Graham, PharmD, was named CEO of Millen, Ga.-based Jenkins County Medical Center.
21. Jason Chung, MD, joined SSM Health as vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer at two hospitals in Oklahoma.
22. Dean Sanpei was named senior vice president and chief strategy officer of Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health.
23. Mark O'Hern was named CEO of WVU Medicine East, which includes two hospitals in West Virginia and their affiliated clinics.
24. Don Stanziano will serve as senior vice president for marketing, brand and public relations at Phoenix-based Banner Health.
25. Gordon Lintz, RN, was named president and chief administrative officer at Claiborne Medical Center in Tazewell, Tenn. He will also maintain the same title at Morristown-Hamblen , a position he has held since 2012.
26. Ingrid Long, RN, was named CEO of Banner Health Torrington (Wyo.) Community Hospital.
27. Jeremy Zoch, PhD, was appointed president and CEO of Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles.
28. Todd Radosevich was named assistant vice president of Orlando Health West Region and CFO of St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital.
29. Josh Gill was named COO of Lee's Summit (Mo.) Medical Center.
30. Kevin McDonnell was selected as the first chief hospital executive to lead hospital operations at Atlantic City, N.J.-based AtlantiCare.
31. Terry Forde, president and CEO of Rockledge, Fla.-based Health First, stepped into his leadership role Aug. 5.
32. Drew Fink, MD, community health services president at Rockledge, Fla.-based Health First, stepped into his leadership role Aug. 5.
33. Guy Medaglia, president and CEO of Saint Anthony Hospital in Chicago, will retire Jan. 10.
34. Catherine O'Neal, MD, was selected as the inaugural chief academic officer at Baton Rouge, La.-based Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System.
35. Sue Andersen will lead Dignity Health - French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
36. Patrick Caster will oversee Dignity Health - St. John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard, Calif., and Dignity Health - St. John's Hospital Camarillo (Calif.).
37. Matt Hasbrouck accepted a new role as CEO of St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City.
38. Shamiq Syed was appointed CFO of Bayonne, N.J.-based CarePoint Health System.
39. Cody Legler, DNP, APRN, was named senior vice president and chief nursing officer of New York City-based Maimonides Health.
40. Walt Dannenberg was named medical director of Hampton (Va.) VA Medical Center.
41. Joni Stephenson was promoted to corporate vice president of human resources at Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health.
42. HyeJin Son, PharmD, was named corporate vice president for oncology services at Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health.
43. Elizabeth Lindsay-Wood was named chief informatics and technology officer at Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center.
44. Deb McCarter, DNP, RN, was named vice president and chief nursing officer of OSF HealthCare Sacred Heart Medical Center in Danville, Ill.
45. J.T. Barnhart was appointed permanent president of OSF HealthCare Sacred Heart Medical Center.
July 27 to Aug. 2
1. John Kairys, MD, was named chief medical information officer of Syracuse, N.Y.-based SUNY Upstate Medical University.
2. Bill Bridges was appointed CEO of Houston, Mo.-based Texas County Memorial Hospital.
3. Jerry Penner, president and CEO of Murray-Calloway County Hospital in Murray, Ky., is retiring next year.
4. Bihu Sandhir, MD, was named chief medical officer of Findlay, Ohio-based Blanchard Valley Health System.
5. Jesse Roque, MSN, was named chief nursing officer at Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital.
6. Amanda Shurtz, MSN, RN, was named interim CEO of Alta Vista Hospital in Las Vegas, N.M.
7. LaDonna Johnston, MSN, RN, was named president and CEO of Searcy, Ark.-based Unity Health.
8. Dr. Angelo Venditti was named chief nursing executive of Dallas-based AMN Healthcare.
9. Bob Anderson will retire as CEO of OSF HealthCare's central region, effective Jan. 3.
10. Michael Drake, MD, president of Oakland-based University of California's system of research universities, health systems and affiliated laboratories, will step down at the end of the 2024 to 2025 academic year.
11. Sean Baptiste was named chief people officer of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Nemours Children's Health.
12. Melissa Stoudmire, MSN, was selected as the inaugural vice president of advanced practice providers for Cleveland Clinic.
13. Angelia Foster was appointed president of Baptist Health Corbin (Ky.).
14. Jessica Singh Delwadia was named vice president of managed care for Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.
15. Mark Deno was named CEO of Medical City McKinney (Texas).
16. Dan DeGroot, president and CEO of Stoughton (Wis.) Health, will retire at the end of the year.
17. John McCurley, MD, vice president and chief medical officer of health system transformation, will assume the role of interim president of Richmond, Va.-based VCU Medical Center and senior vice president at VCU Health System.
18. Elias Neujahr will retain the title of president of Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU and has accepted new responsibilities for the real estate and strategic facilities planning team.
19. Sheldon Barr, MSN, RN, will retain the title of president of VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill, Va., and assume additional supervisory responsibilities for VCU Health Tappahannock (Va.) Hospital, Henrico, Va.-based Ambulatory Surgery Center at Short Pump, and future community-based patient care facilities.
20. Chase Hammon was named CFO of Downers Grove, Ill.-based Duly Health and Care.
21. Shehzad Saeed, MD, was named vice president and chair of the pediatrics department at Dayton (Ohio) Children's.
22. Adam Proctor was named entity finance officer (CFO) of Texas Health Hospital Frisco.
23. Ron Werft will retire as president and CEO of Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Cottage Health in 2025.
24. Thomas Murray, MD, PhD, was named associate chair for quality and safety in the department of pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn.
25. Anne Wendling, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Bronson LakeView Hospital in Paw Paw, Mich., and Bronson South Haven (Mich.) Hospital.
26. Vance Jackson retired as president and CEO of Elkins, W.Va.-based Davis Health System, a network of 17 hospitals, including three hospital affiliates that joined Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health last year. DHS welcomed back Mark Doak, former CEO of the organization, who returned as interim president.
27. Phillip Brooks was named senior vice president of revenue cycle management at Cleveland-based MetroHealth System.
28. Ben Shahshahani, PhD, formerly with SiriusXM, was selected as Cleveland Clinic's first vice president and chief artificial intelligence officer.
29. Ryan Kennedy was named CFO of Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare.
30. Julia Safina was named CFO of Dulles, Va.-based StoneSprings Hospital Center.
July 22-26
1. Renuga Vivekanandan, MD, was appointed vice president and chief medical officer of the physician enterprise at Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health.
2. Jim Bickel, president and CEO of Columbus (Ind.) Regional Health, will retire next year.
3. Christine Alexander-Rager, MD, was named acting president and CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth while Airica Steed, EdD, RN, is on medical leave.
4. Tony Martinelli, PharmD, will become president and CEO of New Martinsville, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Wetzel County Hospital on Aug. 15.
5. Cheyenne Holland was named CFO of Randolph, Vt.-based Gifford Health Care.
6. Kristen McSorley, DNP, RN, was named vice president of Harbour View Medical Center, set to open in Suffolk, Va., in 2025.
7. Patrick McCormick was named senior vice president for hospital transformation at Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
8. Lindsay Jubelt was named chief clinical officer of Optum Health.
9. Gary Paxson, president and CEO of Batesville, Ark.-based White River Health, is resigning to pursue another career opportunity. Chris Steel, MD, director of anesthesia services for the system, will serve as interim CEO.
10. Michelle Buck, DPN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans, Vt.
11. Tony Lindsey, MD, plans to retire as chief medical and quality officer of Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health in October.
12. Gary Paxson, BSN, RN, was appointed president and CEO of Morganton, N.C.-based UNC Health Blue Ridge.
13. Nihal Bakeer, MD, was selected as the new associate chief health informatics officer for ambulatory EHR for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
14. Christina Loporcaro, MD, was appointed emergency department medical director for Concord (N.H.) Hospital Medical Group.
15. Christopher Fore, MD, was selected as chief quality officer leading quality, safety and engagement performance for Concord (N.H.) Hospital health system.
16. Nicholas Larochelle, MD, was promoted to associate chief clinical officer of the Concord Hospital Medical Group acute inpatient medical value stream.
17. Robert Thomson, MD, was named associate chief clinical officer of medical subspecialty services for the Concord Hospital Medical Group.
18. Paula Littleton was named CFO of Osage Beach, Mo.-based Lake Regional Health System.
19. Tyler Adkins was named market CFO for Dothan, Ala.-based Flowers Hospital and Medical Center Enterprise (Ala.).
20. Michael Roussos is stepping down as president of VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Va., to join the executive team at Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston.
21. John Sackett was named president and CEO of Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare.
22. Harvey Torres was named CFO of Amarillo, Texas-based Northwest Texas Healthcare System.
23. Chase Walters was named assistant CFO of Salem, Va.-based Lewis-Gale Medical Center.
24. Keith Miller was named chief administrative officer of Jasper, Ind.-based Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center.
25. BJ Fontaine, MSN, RN, is returning to Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast in Miramar Beach, Fla., as chief nursing officer and COO.
26. Trey Abshier was selected as president and CEO of Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast.
27. Yeman Collier was named senior vice president and CIO of UChicago Medicine.
28. Bryce Bach, partner at Oliver Wyman, was named CFO of Risant Health, which was formed by Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Foundation Hospitals last year.
29. Michael Sher joined Jacksonville, Fla.-based Nemours Children's Health as vice president of facilities and real estate.
30. Christine Moore is stepping down as executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Minneapolis-based Allina Health in October.
31. Tara Beth Anderson, MSN, RN, was named president of Baptist Medical Center Nassau in Fernandina Beach, Fla.
32. Jason Harrell, MSN, RN, president of Roanoke Rapids, N.C.-based ECU Health North Hospital, will retire in August.
33. Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of HSS Florida in West Palm Beach.
34. William Perno was named CEO of Springfield-based Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital.
35. Joseph Greco, MD, was named chief medical officer of Kennett Square, Pa.-based LCH Health and Community Services.
36. Regina Peterson, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of the Southern Illinois Market at Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System.
37. Teresa Cornelius, DNP, RN, was named chief administrative officer of HSHS Holy Family Hospital in Greenville, Ill., and HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital in Highland, Ill.
38. Mandi Ennen, DNP, RN, was named chief administrative officer of HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese (Ill.).
39. Mike Janis was named COO of the Southern Illinois Market at Hospital Sisters Health System.
40. Michael Corso was named president of UPMC Altoona (Pa.) and UPMC Bedford in Everett, Pa.
41. Dorrie Dils, president and CEO of Gift of Life Michigan, was named president of the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations.
July 15-19
1. Jonathan Cohee was named CEO of Delta (Colo.) Health.
2. Kevin England, who was poised to assume the president role at Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health, stepped down due to an unexpected health issue. Mr. England will continue serving in his current role as senior vice president and chief administrative officer of the health system. Ed Curtis, the system's current president and CEO, will continue at the helm until a successor is named.
3. Melissa Edwards, MD, was named chief executive of the medical group at Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth.
4. Kirk Tice, president and CEO of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway (N.J.), will retire at the end of the year.
5. Michael Stitler, MD, was appointed vice president and chief medical officer of WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals in South Charleston, W. Va.
6. Greg Anderson was named CFO of Birmingham, Ala.-based Princeton Baptist Medical Center.
7. Steve Massini, who has served as CEO of Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health since 2019, will retire in October.
8. Jody Reyes, BSN, was named COO of clinical enterprise at Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care.
9. Debra Dozier, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Wilmington, Ohio-based Clinton Memorial Hospital.
10. Pamela McClain was named vice president of ambulatory revenue cycle and managed care at Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare.
11. Gabriel Bahala was named CFO of Mercy Fairfield (Ohio) Hospital.
12. Chris Frost, MD, was named senior vice president, chief medical officer and chief quality officer for Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health.
13. Klaus Boel, MD, was appointed senior vice president of physician services at Lifepoint Health.
14. Erik Wexler was selected as the next president and CEO of Renton, Wash.-based Providence.
15. Nancy Agee, MSN, will retire as CEO of Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic in September.
16. Lacey Carter, MSN, CNO of West Plains, Mo.-based Ozarks Healthcare, was promoted to COO. Ms. Carter will serve in a dual role.
17. Sue Ferranti, DO, was selected as chief medical officer of Eleanor Slater Hospital in Cranston, R.I.
18. Kimberly Kane, MSN, APRN, was selected as CNO of Eleanor Slater Hospital.
19. K. Nadeem Ahmed, MD, was named chief medical information officer of Paramus, N.J.-based Valley Health System.
20. Isaiah Zirkle was named CEO of HCA Florida West Marion Hospital, an extension of HCA Florida Ocala Hospital.
21. Candace Stevens Robinson, MD, was named chief medical officer of LCMC Health's Touro hospital in New Orleans.
22. Maria Zangardi was named senior vice president, human resources and corporate officer for King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services.
23. Victor Sprague was namedCFO of the Cincinnati-based Jewish Hospital and Mercy Kings Mills Hospital in Mason, Ohio.
24. Hunter Nostrant was named president of MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena.
25. Ned Hill was named CEO of HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital.
26. Tory Shepherd was appointed market COO of Danville, Va.-based Sovah Health.
27. Chuck Mantooth, president and CEO of Boone, N.C.-based UNC Health Appalachian, will retire in January.
28. Heather Havericak was named CEO of Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach, Fla.
29. Jennifer Savage, who had been serving as interim CEO of Warm Springs-based Montana State Hospital since January, is no longer a state employee. Kevin Flanigan, MD, was hired as the hospital's new permanent CEO.
30. Russ Riehl was named interim president of the medical group for Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health.
31. Brenda Winkler, MSN, RN, was named CNO of Vincennes, Ind.-based Good Samaritan Hospital.
32. Jamie Watson was named chief revenue cycle officer for Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare.
33. Randy Morris was named vice president and CFO of Penn State Health's community hospitals.
34. Stacey Malakoff will retire as executive vice president and chief financial and administrative officer of New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery at the end of 2025.
35. Alok Chaudhary was named vice president, chief data and artificial intelligence officer for Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health.
July 8-12
1. Kevin Murphy was named vice president of revenue cycle management for HealthPRO Heritage.
2. Mike Cooper was named CEO of Fairfield (Ill.) Memorial Hospital.
3. Benjamin Shobert was named senior vice president of clinical data at Optum.
4. Mark Rosenblatt, MD, PhD, was selected as the new CEO of the University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics at UIC, or UI Health, based in Chicago.
5. Daryl Cetnar was named director of marketing at Opelousas (La.) General Health System.
6. Indy Lane, MD, was named vice president of women's health for Minneapolis-based Allina Health.
7. Cheryl Ficara, RN, was named president of Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare's Hartford Region, and a senior vice president at the health system.
8. Bimal Patel, president of Hartford HealthCare's Hartford and Northwest regions and senior vice president, was appointed executive vice president and COO of the health system.
9. Jodie Wegmiller, BSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services at Dublin (Ohio) Methodist Hospital and Grady Memorial Hospital in Delaware.
10. Daniel Drake was named CEO for Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health's three national continuing care organizations.
11. Ranjit Hundal, MD, was named chief medical officer of Providence's South Division — which spans 17 hospitals in Northern and Southern California.
12. Jeffrey Matthews, MD, was named surgeon-in-chief of UChicago Medicine.
13. William DiStanislao was named vice president of operations for Hamilton Township, N.J.-based Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton.
14. J. Nwando Olayiwola, MD, was named president of the Advocate National Center for Health Equity, part of Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health.
15. Catherine Krawczeski, MD, was named chief medical officer of Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
16. Jason Newland, MD, was selected to be Nationwide Children's Hospital's chief of infectious diseases.
17. Tanja Oquendo was named chief people officer of Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services.
18. Sam Pena, BSN, was named COO of HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center.
19. Jenny Stachura, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of the CHI Health Midwest Division's Iowa/Nebraska market.
20. Dennis Bierle was named president of CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy in Omaha, Neb.
21. Ashley Teeters was named vice president of revenue cycle for Tucson (Ariz.) Medical Center.
22. John White, CEO and superintendent of Omak, Wash.-based Mid-Valley Hospital and Clinic, stepped down from his role for "personal and professional reasons." Mid-Valley CFO Holly Stanley and COO Christina Wagar were appointed co-interim CEOs. Ms. Wagar was also selected as superintendent.
23. Katie Clement was named CFO of Rexburg, Idaho-based Madisonhealth.
24. Jessica Somers was named CFO of Bethesda, Md.-based Aledade, a physician-led accountable care organization.
25. Michael Schnabel was named interim vice president and CIO of UT Health San Antonio.
26. Mary Ellen Schopp was named chief human resources officer for Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham.
27. Fernando (Ferd) Ferrer, MD, was named chief pediatric officer of West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health.
28. Nichole Reed, MSN, RN, associate chief nursing officer for Hot Springs, Ark.-based National Park Medical Center.
29. Justin Voelker was named CFO for Renton, Wash.-based Providence's Inland Northwest Washington service area.
30. Michael Rousse, MD, is retiring, as chief medical officer at St. Johnsbury-based Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital. Ryan Sexton, MD, the hospital's emergency room medical director, will take over the role.
31. Andrew Fierro-Peretti was named chief accounting officer of San Francisco-based UCSF Health.
32. Doug Maier will retire July 31 as CFO of the Behavioral Wellness Center at Girard, a $60 million nonprofit behavioral health provider in Philadelphia. A replacement has not been appointed.