Thomas Gullatt, MD, will retire in January 2027 from his role as president of FMOL Health | St. Francis in Monroe, La. The hospital anchors the North Louisiana market within Baton Rouge, La.-based FMOL Health. Dr. Gullatt began his career…
Executive Moves
Hospitals and health systems began 2026 with a flurry of executive moves. Since Dec. 19, 2025, Becker’s has tracked 125 leadership changes, including 75 in the new year. Editor’s note: This live page was launched Jan. 2, 2026, and will…
Keon Blackledge has been appointed COO of Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital in Birmingham, Ala. In the role, Mr. Blackledge will work with hospital leadership to enhance operational efficiency, he wrote in a Dec. 16 LinkedIn post. He most recently served…
Genifer Rucker has been named president and CEO of Tenet Healthcare’s Resolute Baptist Hospital in New Braunfels, Texas. Ms. Rucker brings more than 30 years of healthcare leadership experience to the role, according to a Jan. 9 LinkedIn post from…
Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus has named Dane Snyder, MD, associate chief medical officer for ambulatory services, effective Jan. 1. Dr. Snyder has spent two decades at the hospital, most recently serving as section chief of primary care pediatrics. In…
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Melanie Akers, DNP, RN, was named vice president of operations for Cabell Huntington (W. Va.) Hospital and Hoops Family Children’s Hospital in Huntington, according to a Jan. 9 LinkedIn post. The two hospitals are part of Huntington, W. Va.-based Marshall…
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has named Eric Liston as regional president for its Canyons Region, effective Feb. 15. The Canyons Region includes all Intermountain hospitals, clinics and community programs from Central Utah north into Idaho, according to a Jan.…
Winchester, Va.-based Valley Health has named Craig Connors vice president of revenue cycle and payer relations, according to a Jan. 8 post on its LinkedIn page. Mr. Connors joins the health system from the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association, where…
Several women have recently stepped into new executive roles at hospitals and health systems — including through promotions, new appointments or planned retirements. While women hold most entry-level positions in healthcare, they made up just 35% of C-suite leaders in…
Marshall County Hospital in Benton, Ky., has paused discussions about a potential sale and appointed a new CEO, a hospital board member confirmed to Becker’s. Board Treasurer Peyton Porter told Becker’s the board unanimously voted in a Jan. 7 public…