Mike Trachta was appointed president and CEO of Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Health System, effective May 1. Mr. Trachta brings 27 years of healthcare leadership experience to the role, according to a Feb. 25 news release. Most recently, he served as…
Executive Moves
Dozens of hospitals and health systems appointed new clinical executives over the past month. Below is a list of chief medical and nursing officer appointments Becker’s has covered since Jan. 29. Editor’s note: This is not an exhaustive list and…
Ascension Alexian Brothers, a 329-bed hospital in Elk Grove Village, Ill., has appointed Ellis Hawkins president, marking his return to Ascension Illinois after a stint with Prime Healthcare. Mr. Hawkins previously served as president of Ascension Saint Mary-Chicago, which Ontario,…
Cook Children’s Health Care System in Fort Worth, Texas, Interim CIO Dana Moore has retired. Mr. Moore announced his retirement in a LinkedIn post. According to his profile, he served as interim CIO of the health system since June 2025.…
Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners has appointed Tushar Somani as senior vice president of acute operations, effective March 30. Mr. Somani brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in acute care and health system operations, according to a…
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Kenneth Rose, president and CEO of UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook (Ill.), has stepped down from his role, effective Feb. 20, he confirmed to Becker’s. “Leading two multi-site organizations within a larger regional and national system has been one of the…
Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health has appointed a new CEO overseeing two of its hospitals, effective March 23. Kevin Rinks was named CEO of Holston Valley Medical Center and Indian Path Community Hospital, both in Kingsport, Tenn., according to a…
Dena Caltrider has been named vice president of operations for HCA Florida Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee, Fla., according to a Feb. 24 LinkedIn post. The hospital is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. Prior to her new role, Ms.…
Trevor Brand was appointed CEO of Sutter Health’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, which operates campuses in Berkeley and Oakland, Calif. Mr. Brand will assume the role March 30 and serve as dyad partner to Ursula Boynton, MD, chief medical…
Lindy White has been named CEO of Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, N.C., effective Feb. 26. She will succeed Philip Greene, MD, who shared plans to step down as CEO, according to a Feb. 24 news release. Frye Regional…