Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, Mass., part of Cambridge, Mass.-Beth Israel Lahey Health, has appointed two new executives to its leadership team, effective May 12. Andrew Popelka Jr., MD, has been named chief medical officer and Megan Gray, DNP, RN,…
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Allison Viramontes plans to exit her role as CFO of Mayo Clinic in Arizona, according to a May 10 LinkedIn post. Ms. Viramontes served in the health system’s Phoenix and Scottsdale area for five years, according to her LinkedIn page.…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Ascension Saint Thomas, a division of St. Louis-based Ascension, has appointed S. Alan Phelps CFO of Ascension Saint Thomas River Park Hospital in McMinnville and Highlands Hospital in Sparta, Tenn. Mr. Phelps joins Ascension Saint Thomas after serving…
Lori Tackett, MSN, RN, has been named president of Via Christi St. Teresa Hospital in Wichita, Kan. Ms. Tackett has served as chief nursing officer and COO of the hospital since December 2023, according to a May 8 LinkedIn post…
Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health has named Drew Early to serve as its inaugural COO. As COO, Mr. Early will work closely with the health system’s president and CEO, Mandy Eaton, to ensure alignment across system operations and hospital services, according…
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John Whyte, MD, has been named CEO and executive vice president of the American Medical Association, effective July 1. Dr. Whyte will succeed James Madara, MD, who will end his 14-year tenure as CEO of AMA once his contract ends,…
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has appointed two leaders to oversee its digital health transformation efforts: Tamara Moores Todd, MD, as chief health informatics officer, and Jason McClellan as chief clinical informatics officer. Dr. Moores Todd, who previously served as…
Sanjeev Kumar was named CFO of Stockton, Calif.-based Dameron Hospital, according to a May 8 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Kumar served as senior vice president and COO of Napanee, Ontario-based Lennox and Addington County General Hospital,…
Sandra Scott, MD, has been appointed CEO of New York City-based One Brooklyn Health after serving in the role on an interim basis since January 2024. Arthur Gianelli has also been named chief transformation officer, according to a May 8…
Misty Robertson, DNP, RN, was appointed CEO of Blue Mountain Hospital District, consisting of a 25-bed hospital located in John Day, Ore., and a 40-bed care center in Prairie City, Ore. Dr. Robertson will join Blue Mountain from Boise, Idaho-based…