Michelle Savoie, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer and vice president of acute care services of Exeter (N.H.) Hospital. In her role, Ms. Savoie will enhance nursing practices in alignment with the hospital’s magnet for nursing excellence designation, according…
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Amber Deardorff, BSN, RN, has been appointed president and CEO of Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa, effective Aug. 1. Ms. Deardorff serves as vice president, COO and chief nursing officer of the hospital, according to an April 29…
Kevin Shorten has been named vice president and chief information and technology officer of Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, based in Santa Clarita, Calif. In this role, Mr. Shorten will oversee digital and information technology strategy and operations, according to an…
Noel Sousa has been named CFO of Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System, effective July 14. Mr. Sousa joins the 11-hospital system from Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health, where he most recently served as interim CFO, according to an April…
Houston-based Nexus Health Systems has named Jim Bacon vice president of revenue cycle. Mr. Bacon joins Nexus from Houston-based healthcare consulting firm MedGroup Advisors, where he served as chief revenue cycle officer, according to his LinkedIn page. He previously served…
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Mercy Springfield (Mo.) Communities named Nicki Gamet, BSN, chief nursing officer, the Springfield Daily Citizen reported April 30. She will replace Marie Moore, BSN, who was promoted to president of Mercy Washington and Lincoln Communities. In her new role, Ms.…
Mike Ditoro, PharmD, has been appointed CEO of Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif., NBC Palm Springs reported April 29. Dr. Ditoro joined the hospital in 2018 as COO and became chief administrative officer in 2022. He succeeds…
Justin Harris has been named CEO of Daviess Community Hospital in Washington, Ind., effective July 1. Mr. Harris joins the 74-bed facility from a physician-owned surgical group in Evansville, Ind., according to an April 28 news release from the hospital.…
UnitedHealth Group has named Patrick Conway, MD, current Optum Rx CEO, as the new CEO of Optum, effective May 6. Current Optum CEO, Heather Cianfrocco, has been named UnitedHealth’s executive vice president of governance, compliance and information security after serving…
Milwaukee Rehabilitation Hospital at Greenfield (Wis.) named Bruce Eady, MSN, RN, CEO. Mr. Eady started his career as a registered nurse, and served in several nurse leadership roles, according to an April 29 hospital news release. Most recently, he was…