As CFO turnover continues across some of the country’s biggest health systems, several long-tenured finance leaders have either retired or stepped into other large roles.
Here are five CFO moves that Becker’s has reported on in 2026 at some of the nation’s largest systems by number of hospitals and bed count:
Renton, Wash.-based Providence (51 hospitals): Greg Hoffman shared plans to retire as executive vice president and CFO of Providence after more than 10 years with the health system, including the last five as CFO.
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care (1,342 hospital beds): Linda Hoff retired as executive vice president and CFO of Stanford Health Care at the end of fiscal 2026 after nine years with the system. Adam Horst succeeded her on June 8.
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health (68 hospitals): Aaron Lewis, CFO of Lifepoint Health, was named president and COO of the system in June.
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health (2,681 hospital beds): Arnim Dontes, deputy dean for finance and administration at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn., was appointed CFO of Yale New Haven Health.
Columbus-based OhioHealth (16 hospitals): Rosemary Pitts was named executive vice president and CFO of OhioHealth in February. She succeeded Michael Browning, who exited the system Jan. 2 to serve as senior executive vice president and CFO of Chicago-based CommonSpirit.
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