Alan Miller, founder, chair and CEO of Universal Health Services, will step down as CEO of the King of Prussia, Pa.-based company in January, officials announced Sept. 8.
Executive Moves
River's Edge Hospital Commission in St. Peter, Minn., released CEO Joseph Stratton from his contract Sept. 3 after six months in the position.
Two months after taking the job as CEO of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Quorum Health, Joey Jacobs has stepped down, according to a Sept. 4 company announcement.
The following hospital and health system executive moves were reported in the last week:
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has named Jeff Collins its new regional president in the Northwest, Kaiser officials announced.
Sam Antonios, MD, CMO of Ascension Via Christi Hospitals in Wichita, Kan., has accepted a new position as chief clinical officer of Ascension Kansas, according to the Wichita Business Journal.
San Antonio-based Methodist Healthcare has named new executives at its hospitals.
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis, Tenn., has named Michael Paul senior vice president and chief strategy officer, hospital officials announced Sept. 2.
Michele Chulick, BSN, president and CEO of Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, will retire this year when the hospital's sale to Phoenix-based Banner Health is finalized, medical center spokesperson Mandy Cepeda confirmed to the Star-Tribune Sept. 2.
The following hospital and health system CEO moves have been reported in the last week. The executives are listed alphabetically.