Ekta Vyas, PhD, is no longer chief human resources officer of Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of USC, as of June 20. The system is actively searching for a new CHRO, a health system spokesperson said in a July 22 statement…
Executive Moves
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health has named Heather Brandon as vice president of financial services, South Florida Hospital News reported July 24. Ms. Brandon joins Lee Health from Columbus-based OhioHealth, where she served as vice president of finance and system…
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has named Ravi Thadhani, MD, to the inaugural role of executive vice president, chief physician executive and dean of the medical faculty, effective Sept. 1. Dr. Thadhani will oversee Cedars-Sinai’s academic and clinical enterprises, further unifying the…
Pasadena, Calif.-based Huntington Health named Mariko Kita, MD, senior vice president and chief medical officer. Dr. Kita will provide strategic and clinical leadership at the system, and oversee clinical quality, patient safety, physician engagement, operational excellence and patient experience initiatives,…
Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.-based Northwell Health’s Phelps Hospital named Samuel Acquah, MD, vice president and chief medical officer. Dr. Acquah will oversee clinical quality, physician engagement and program growth, and elevate patient outcomes, strengthen clinical offerings and the hospital’s connection with…
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HCA Healthcare’s Sunrise Children’s Hospital in Las Vegas has named Karen Ambrose its new COO. Ms. Ambrose joined the hospital from HCA Healthcare’s TriStar Centennial Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Nashville, Tenn., where she served as vice president of operations,…
Paul Ferguson was appointed COO of Hospital Sisters Health System’s Central Illinois market, a role he had held on an interim basis since April 2026. In the role, Mr. Ferguson oversees operations across five HSHS hospitals in the market: HSHS…
Cleveland-based University Hospitals has named Sylvia Radziszewski COO of University Hospitals Elyria (Ohio) Medical Center. Ms. Radziszewski will serve in that role while continuing to serve as president and COO of University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center in Ashland, Ohio, according…
Erie County Medical Center Corporation in Buffalo, N.Y., named two new vice presidents, according to a July 23 news release shared with Becker’s. Heather Gallagher was promoted to vice president of human resources and will also serve as interim chief…
Lee Elbert has been named CFO of Humboldt (Iowa) County Memorial Hospital, according to a July 22 LinkedIn post. Humboldt County Memorial Hospital is a 21-bed critical access facility. It has more than 300 employees, according to its website. “[Mr.…