Gerald “Jerry” Staley has been named CHRO of Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health, according to a Dec. 5 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Staley served as director of human resources for Cook County, Ill., according to his LinkedIn…
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Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center in La Junta, Colo., has named Ronald Hogan as CEO, effective Nov. 24. Mr. Hogan served as interim CEO of the 25-bed critical access hospital for the past four months, according to a Dec. 9…
Hospitals and health systems are reshaping their leadership teams, including by adding inaugural roles to their C-suites. Here are the new roles hospitals and health systems have added since Sept. 15: 1. Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health appointed John Hollingsworth, MD,…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has named Virginia Tenpenny its vice president of community engagement, effective Jan. 12. Ms. Tenpenny will succeed Joanne Pulles, who is retiring after 26 years with HCA, according to a Dec. 9 news release. In her…
St. Paul, Minn.-based Gillette Children’s has appointed Kelly Morse Nowicki as executive vice president of operations and COO. Ms. Nowicki brings more than two decades of healthcare leadership experience to the role, including more than 20 years at Rochester, Minn.-based…
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Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has named Carrie Owen Plietz as group senior vice president and COO of care delivery. In this newly created role, Ms. Owen Plietz will oversee hospital operations, pharmacy services, nursing, continuum of care, and consumer and…
Deepa Kumaraiah, MD, was named executive vice president and COO of NewYork-Presbyterian, effective Jan. 22. Dr. Kumaraiah, who joined the New York City-based health system in 2012, is group senior vice president, system chief medical officer and COO of perioperative…
Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics has renewed the terms of three physician leaders, with the new appointments set to begin at the end of 2026. Alexander Vaccaro, MD, PhD, was unanimously re-elected as president. Dr. Vaccaro has served in the role since…
USMD Hospital at Arlington in Texas has appointed three new leaders following the retirement of its CEO. Kathy Early, MSN, retired after serving as CEO and chief nursing officer, according to a Nov. 2 Facebook post from the hospital. USMD…
UC San Diego Health has appointed neurosurgeon Alexander Khalessi, MD, as chief innovation officer and interim assistant vice chancellor for Health Sciences Innovation and AI. In the dual role, Dr. Khalessi will guide the health system’s innovation strategy and oversee…