Grant Wicklund plans to retire as CEO of Christus Santa Rosa Health System in San Antonio, part of Irving, Texas-based Christus Health. Mr. Wicklund joined Christus Santa Rosa Health System as system CEO in 2023, according to a Sept. 8…
Executive Moves
Ramon Jones has been named global chief marketing officer of Cleveland Clinic. Mr. Jones announced the appointment in a Sept. 4 LinkedIn post. “Looking forward to partnering with the team to strengthen the brand, deepen its connection with patients and…
Rachel Hardy, MSN, RN, has been named chief nursing informatics officer at Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network. Ms. Hardy announced the appointment in a Sept. 2 LinkedIn post. She most recently worked at Optum, where she provided advisory services in provider…
Lexington, Ky.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare named Joey Preast CEO of ARH Advanced Care. Mr. Preast oversees operations of long-term acute care hospitals in South Williamson and Hazard, Ky., according to a Sept. 2 health system news release. He most recently…
The board of trustees for the Crook County Medical Services District, which includes Crook County Hospital in Sundance, Wyo., voted Aug. 27 not to renew the contract of district CEO Micki Lyons, DNP, RN, and ratified that decision at a…
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Julie Hess has been appointed CEO of AdventHealth Lake Wales (Fla.). Ms. Hess has been with Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth more than 22 years, according to a Sept. 3 LinkedIn post from Jennifer Wandersleben, regional CEO of the system’s West…
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis (Tenn.) has named Daniel McFarland its new chief operating officer, according to a Sept. 3 post on his LinkedIn page. Mr. McFarland joins the hospital from New Brunswick, N.J.-based Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, where he served…
As CFO turnover continues across some of the country’s biggest health systems, several long-tenured finance leaders have either retired or stepped into other large roles. Here are seven CFO moves that Becker’s has reported on in 2026 at some of…
Amanda Logue, MD, has been appointed CEO of Ochsner Lafayette (La.) General Medical Center, effective Sept. 6. Dr. Logue has served as regional medical director for Ochsner Lafayette General since 2019, according to a Sept. 3 news release from New…
After serving as Ascension’s national senior director and medication safety officer since September 2023, Chris Bell, PharmD, said he is no longer with the St. Louis-based health system. In a Sept. 2 LinkedIn post, Dr. Bell said, “I wrapped my…