Executive Moves

Rockville Centre, N.Y.-based Catholic Health Services of Long Island hired Avni Thakore, MD, to serve as CMO of CHS Physician Partners Medical Group.

New York City-based NYU Langone Health selected Jonas Sokolof, DO, to serve as director of Rusk Rehabilitation's newly established division of oncological rehabilitation.

J.C. Penney CEO Marvin Ellison will become president and CEO of Lowe's July 2. The news led J.C. Penney's stock to drop 1.69 percent while Lowe's stock rose 3 percent, according to CNBC.

Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health selected Edward A. Chabalowski to serve as CFO of Phoenixville (Pa.) Hospital, effective May 21.

West Palm Beach, Fla.-based St. Mary's Medical Center appointed Michelle Cartwright CFO, according to a Sun-Sentinel report.

Becker's Hospital Review reported the following hospital and health system chief nursing officer and CMO moves in the last four weeks.

Payson, Utah-based Mountain View Hospital appointed Katie King, RN, its permanent chief nursing officer, according to a Daily Herald report.

Murray, Utah-based Intermountain Medical Center tapped Blair Kent to serve as administrator.

Northwell Health's Staten Island (N.Y.) University Hospital selected Brahim Ardolic, MD, to serve as executive director.

Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical Center appointed Georgia Harrington senior vice president of operations and Ella Giles, RN, MSN, vice president for regulatory affairs and compliance.