1. St. David’s HealthCare, based in Austin, Texas, announced that Allen Harrison has been named CEO of St. David’s North Austin Medical Center, effective Sept. 1.
2. National Surgical Hospitals, based in Chicago, appointed Bryan Fisher president and COO of the company.
3. Barry Thorfinnson, CFO of Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif., will leave his post, effective Friday.
4. Cleveland Clinic officials announced the promotion of Brian Donley, MD, and Robert Weil, MD, to lead as presidents for Lakewood (Ohio) Hospital and Lutheran Hospital in Cleveland, respectively, beginning Jan. 1, 2012.
5. Bryan Bayley was appointed deputy director and COO of Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston.
6. Sharon (Pa.) Regional Health System’s board of directors selected Linde Finsrud Wilson as the health system’s new CEO.
7. Tenet Healthcare Corporation announced that East Cooper Medical Center in Mount Pleasant, S.C., appointed Jason Alexander as its new CEO.
8. Rockdale Medical Center in Conyers, Ga., named former Hospital Corporation of American executive Beemal Shah COO.
9. John Munson was named vice president and CFO at St. Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home in Carroll, Iowa.
