St. Louis-based Ascension, which operates 91 wholly owned or consolidated hospitals across 36 states and Washington, D.C., has made a string of executive changes this year.
The following moves have been reported by Becker’s since Jan. 1:
1. Justin Morley was appointed president of Ascension Seton Cedar Park (Texas) Hospital.
2. Andrew Gnann was appointed president and CEO of Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside in Jacksonville, Fla.
3. Chris Bell, PharmD, is no longer national senior director and medication safety officer at Ascension. Dr. Bell, who joined Ascension in 2023, said he is preparing to start a new role.
4. Bruce McNulty, MD, was named chief medical officer of Elk Grove Village, Ill.-based Ascension Alexian Brothers.
5. Gregory Ammon was appointed president of Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
6. Lacey Crabb, MSN, was named hospital administrator of Ascension Calumet Hospital in Chilton, Wis.
7. Michael Shaw was named chief strategy officer of Ascension St. Vincent in Indiana.
8. Sean McAfee, MSN, was appointed president and CEO of Ascension St. Vincent’s St. Johns (Fla.) County.
9. Will Condon was appointed CEO of Pensacola, Fla.-based Ascension Sacred Heart Health System.
10. Scott Kashman was named CEO of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Ascension St. Vincent’s.
11. Tripp Owings was named CEO of Wichita, Kan.-based Ascension Via Christi.
12. Joseph Francis was named CFO of Ascension St. Vincent’s Clay County in Middleburg, Fla.
13. Spencer Estrella was named assistant CFO of Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Texas).
14. Susan Dwyer was named CFO of Glendale, Wis.-based Ascension Wisconsin.
15. Joshua Pozos, MD, was named chief clinical officer for Ascension Texas.
16. Luke Miller, PharmD, was named COO of Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown in Nashville, Tenn.
17. Megan Drake was named president of Ascension Seton Hays in Kyle, Texas.
18. Robyn Barriffe, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside in Jacksonville, Fla.
19. Samuel Marchio was appointed senior vice president and chief government relations and policy officer at Ascension.
20. Samson Jesudass, MD, was named post-acute chief clinical officer for Ascension.
21. Claudia Emami, MD, was named chief medical officer for Miramar Beach, Fla.-based Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast.
22. Mary Jo Kohout, RN, chief nursing officer and COO of Brookfield, Wis.-based Ascension Elmbrook Hospital, shared plans to retire after four decades in the field.
23. Daniel Jackson, CEO of the Ascension Wisconsin Ministry Market, shared plans to transition from his role. Scott Cihak, COO of Ascension Wisconsin, was selected as interim CEO for the market.
24. Alireza “Shami” Shamshirsaz, MD, was named director of the Comprehensive Fetal Care Center, a clinical partnership between Ascension’s Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin and Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin.
25. Patrick Avila was appointed president of Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, Kan.
26. Cameron Duncan was named chief advocacy officer of Ascension Texas.
27. Cory Darling was named president and CEO of Ascension St. Vincent’s Southside Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla.
28. Ellis Hawkins was named president of Ascension Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove Village, Ill.
29. Susan Newton was named vice president of finance Ascension’s Florida market.
30. Katie Scott, MSN, RN, was appointed COO of Ascension Providence in Waco, Texas.
31. Jeremy Mercer was named CEO of Ascension Saint Thomas Behavioral Health Hospital in Nashville, Tenn.
32. Ellie Michael was appointed COO of Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West in Nashville, Tenn.
33. E. Misa Ewing, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West in Nashville, Tenn.
34. Eric Paul was appointed president of Ascension Saint Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville, Tenn.
35. Eric Greenfield, DO, was appointed chief medical officer of Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
36. Joshua Ramsey, MD, was appointed chief medical officer for East Regional Hospitals at Nashville-based Ascension Saint Thomas.
37. Tamar Goldblatt was named vice president of payer revenue strategy and contracting at St. Louis-based Ascension.
