Arkansas Children’s hospital taps CNO

Springdale-based Arkansas Children’s Northwest named Mark Ranatza, BSN, RN, chief nursing officer.

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Mr. Ranatza will step into his new role in March. Most recently, he served as assistant vice president of hospital operations at New Orleans-based Manning Family Children’s, where he expanded the hospital’s behavioral health services, according to a Feb. 13 hospital news release.

He succeeds Michael Howard, who is pursuing another leadership role at Arkansas Children’s Northwest.

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