UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Mass., tapped Kimi Kobayashi, MD, to serve as chief quality officer Oct. 28, according to a Worcester Business Journal report.
Executive Moves
The following payer executives changed their positions in October.
St. Vincent Charity Medical Center in Cleveland named Shannan D. Ritchie COO Oct. 28.
Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, N.M., appointed Reuben Murray CFO.
Kimberly Ross will join Cigna's board of directors June 1, 2020, the health insurer said Oct. 29.
Becker's Hospital Review reported the following hospital and health system CEO moves in the last week.
Chad Jurgens, CEO of Jefferson Community Health & Life in Fairbury, Neb., is resigning for a new job opportunity.
Michael J. Born, MD, president and CEO of Rockford, Ill.-based SwedishAmerican Hospital, has resigned.
UCLA Health is seeking a Chief Medical Officer to oversee clinical quality, performance improvement, patient safety/experience, patient management, program development, regulatory affairs, and medical staff relations at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
Thomas F. Zenty III, CEO of Cleveland-based University Hospitals, plans to retire at the end of January 2021.