Rob Anderson, CEO of Lakewood Ranch (Fla.) Medical Center, has shared plans to resign March 26. COO Philip Reber has been appointed interim CEO and will work with Mr. Anderson to ensure a smooth transition, a hospital spokesperson said in…
Executive Moves
Pine Bluff, Ark.-based Jefferson Regional Medical Center named Steven Wright, MD, chief medical officer. In the role, Dr. Wright will oversee clinical operations, ensure patient safety and lead medical strategy, according to a March 12 system news release shared with…
MUSC Health-Orangeburg (S.C.) named Matthew Medley CEO, effective March 9. Mr. Medley will lead the hospital’s senior leadership team and report to the CEO of MUSC Health’s Charleston Division, according to a March 13 health system news release. He will…
Aaron Chang has been promoted from region president for Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health’s East region in New Jersey to executive vice president and region president of East New Jersey and health system leader for perioperative services, according to a March 13…
Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare has named retired Tenet Healthcare CFO Daniel Cancelmi to its board of directors. Mr. Cancelmi joins the board effective immediately, according to a March 12 Acadia news release. He retired from Dallas-based Tenet at the end…
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Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health has promoted two leaders at HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital. Joseph Tennyson, MD, was promoted to chief medical officer for HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital and HealthAlliance Home Health and Hospice, according to a March 12 health system news release. Dr.…
Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, president and CEO of Vanderbilt Health and dean of Vanderbilt University’s school of medicine, plans to retire from both roles Dec. 31, according to a March 12 news release from the Nashville, Tenn.-based organizations. During his…
Kankakee, Ill.-based Riverside Healthcare has named Dawn Willbarger senior vice president and COO, according to a post on her LinkedIn page. She has been with Riverside since 1992. She most recently served as vice president of Riverside Medical Group since…
Springfield, Mo.-based St. Louis Children’s at CoxHealth named Matthew Alder, MD, PhD, its inaugural pediatrician-in-chief and chief medical officer. Dr. Alder will oversee the pediatric services of the joint venture between St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth to…
Jim Whitaker, BSN, RN, senior adviser of operations at OhioHealth Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kenton, Ohio, will take on a new role as vice president of operations at Wilson Health in Sidney, Ohio. Mr. Whitaker has spent more than 23…