Julie Hess has been appointed CEO of AdventHealth Lake Wales (Fla.). Ms. Hess has been with Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth more than 22 years, according to a Sept. 3 LinkedIn post from Jennifer Wandersleben, regional CEO of the system’s West…
Executive Moves
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis (Tenn.) has named Daniel McFarland its new chief operating officer, according to a Sept. 3 post on his LinkedIn page. Mr. McFarland joins the hospital from New Brunswick, N.J.-based Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, where he served…
As CFO turnover continues across some of the country’s biggest health systems, several long-tenured finance leaders have either retired or stepped into other large roles. Here are seven CFO moves that Becker’s has reported on in 2026 at some of…
Amanda Logue, MD, has been appointed CEO of Ochsner Lafayette (La.) General Medical Center, effective Sept. 6. Dr. Logue has served as regional medical director for Ochsner Lafayette General since 2019, according to a Sept. 3 news release from New…
After serving as Ascension’s national senior director and medication safety officer since September 2023, Chris Bell, PharmD, said he is no longer with the St. Louis-based health system. In a Sept. 2 LinkedIn post, Dr. Bell said, “I wrapped my…
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Lexington, Ky.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare has named Paige Franklin vice president of external affairs. Ms. Franklin joins the 14-hospital system after serving as vice president of growth at Nest Health, a startup that provides in-home integrated care to Medicaid families,…
Matthew Edwards, MD, has been appointed area president and CEO of Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, effective Sept. 14. Dr. Edwards also will serve as executive vice president for clinical health affairs at Wake Forest University, according to…
Jeremy Stephens was appointed chief people officer of Pinehurst, N.C.-based FirstHealth of the Carolinas, joining the system in July. He most recently served as executive vice president and CHRO at Tidelands Health in Murrells Inlet, S.C., where he oversaw compensation,…
Jason Anglin was named CEO of William Newton Hospital in Winfield, Kan., effective Aug. 31. The board of trustees appointed Mr. Anglin to lead the nonprofit critical access hospital following an extensive search, according to a Sept. 2 news release.…
Baptist Health Richmond (Ky.) has named Marcie Backus, DNP, vice president and chief nursing officer. Dr. Backus has spent 25 years at the hospital, part of Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health, in a range of nursing roles. She most recently served…