Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems and Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare have made several CEO changes this year. CHS operates 59 affiliated hospitals across 12 states, while Tenet operates 50 hospitals and more than 535 ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals.
Here are seven CEO moves at the two companies in 2026. The list is not exhaustive.
CHS
1. Blake Hubbard was named CEO of Carlsbad (N.M.) Medical Center, effective April 27. He was previously CEO of Valley View Medical Center in Fort Mohave, Ariz.
2. Andrew “Drew” Emery was named market CEO of Tucson, Ariz.-based Northwest Healthcare. He was previously CEO of Tennova Healthcare in Clarksville, Tenn.
3. Justin Serrano was named CEO of Physicians Regional Healthcare System’s Collier Boulevard campus in Naples, Fla., effective April 13. He was previously CEO of Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, Ala.
4. Joey Hester shared plans to retire as CEO of Medical Center Enterprise in Enterprise, Ala., in September, after a 50-year healthcare career.
Tenet
5. Maria Menendez was named CEO of St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass. She succeeds Denten Park, who exited the role in January after less than a year. Adam Bracks served as interim CEO. Ms. Menendez was previously market COO at Tenet’s Palm Beach Health Network in West Palm Beach, Fla.
6. Daniel Lee was named CEO of Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital in Commerce Township, Mich., part of the Detroit Medical Center. He had served as interim CEO since February and was previously group chief strategy officer at the Detroit Medical Center.
7. Genifer Rucker was named president and CEO of Resolute Baptist Hospital in New Braunfels, Texas. She was previously president of Christus Health hospitals in New Braunfels and San Marcos.
Editor’s note: This article was updated Oct. 13.
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