Executive Moves

Michael Waisbrot, vice president and chief technology officer at Madison, Wis.-based UW Health, will assume responsibilities tied to the chief information and digital officer role on an interim basis, the health system confirmed to Becker’s. Mr. Waisbrot steps in as…

The following hospital and health system executive moves have been shared with or reported by Becker’s since Dec. 24: Editor’s Note: This live webpage was created on Jan. 24 and will be updated regularly. March 15-21 1. Lorrayne Ward was…

Lorrayne Ward has been named chief strategy officer of Renton, Wash.-based Providence’s North Division. She started in her new role March 17. Ms. Ward will lead the division’s strategy and business development teams for its integrated delivery networks in Washington’s…

Ed Curtis, CEO of Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health has shared plans to retire, effective March 31, according to a March 21 news release shared with Becker’s.  Mandy Eaton, PhD, will succeed Mr. Curtis as president and CEO, effective April 1. …

Timothy Babineau, MD, who joined ECG Management Consultants as a principal in 2023, is now the firm’s chief physician adviser. Dr. Babineau began the new role in January and will continue advising hospital leaders on areas such as operations, strategy,…

HCA Houston Healthcare West has appointed William Porter, MD, as chief medical officer, effective March 17. Dr. Porter joins the 272-bed hospital from Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health, where he served as a medical director of occupational medicine, according…

Cedars-Sinai has named David Cohen, MD, PhD, chair of the department of medicine, effective July 1. Dr. Cohen joins the Los Angeles-based academic health system from Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he served as chief of the division of…

San Francisco-based UCSF Health has named a new executive to monitor how AI is being used by clinicians. Jinoos Yazdany, MD, was appointed March 19 as the inaugural executive director of AI monitoring in clinical care. She will oversee the…

Since March 14, the following executive moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker’s. 1. Diana Richardson was appointed interim president and CEO of Lawrence (Mass.) General Hospital and Holy Family Hospitals. 2. Shannon Johnson, MSN,…

Diana Richardson has been named interim president and CEO of Lawrence (Mass.) General Hospital and Holy Family Hospitals, effective April 14.  Ms. Richardson brings two decades of hospital operations experience, most recently serving as a senior transition liaison with the…