Executive Moves

Gary Black. President and CEO of UNC Lenoir Health Care (Kinston, N.C.). As president and CEO of UNC Lenoir Health Care, Mr. Black oversees a 261-bed nonprofit hospital. He joined Lenoir Memorial Hospital in 1986, long before the hospital merged…

Darrold Bertsch. CEO of Sakakawea Medical Center (Hazen, N.D.). Mr. Bertsch became CEO of Sakakawea Medical Center in 2009 and took responsibility for Coal Country Community Health Center in Beulah, N.D., in 2011. He is responsible for operations at the hospital,…

Syd Bersante, RN. Market President of Pierce County (Enumclaw, Wash.). Ms. Bersante became market president of CHI Franciscan Health’s Pierce County in 2015 after spending eight years as president of Tacoma, Wash.-based St. Joseph Medical Center. In her current role, Ms.…

Rebecca Beck. President of Hawkins County Memorial Hospital (Rogersville, Tenn.) and Hancock County Hospital (Sneedville, Tenn.). Since becoming president of Hawkins County Memorial Hospital, Ms. Beck has overseen efforts at the 50-bed hospital to achieve designation by Truven Health Analytics…

Karen Barber, RN. CEO of Yoakum (Texas) Community Hospital. Ms. Barber joined Yoakum Community Hospital in 1992 and rose in the ranks to become CEO in 2006. She led the hospital through implementing EHR and earned the Texas Hospital Association’s…

Donald Babb. CEO and Executive Director of Citizens Memorial Healthcare (Bolivar, Mo.). Mr. Babb became the founding CEO of Citizens Memorial Healthcare in 1981 and has since led the hospital through a transformation into a fully integrated healthcare system. He…

Duke Anderson. President and CEO of Hillsdale (Mich.) Hospital. Mr. Anderson became COO of Hillsdale Hospital in 2006 and was later promoted to president and CEO. He is responsible for Hillsdale’s 47-bed hospital, 39-bed skilled nursing facility and 10-bed behavioral health…

Gary Goldstein, MD, the president and CEO of Baltimore-based Kennedy Krieger Institute, announced he will retire once his replacement is selected, according to The Baltimore Sun.

Maribel Ferrer has been appointed CEO of Seaside Health Plan, according to The Grunion.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems named Beryl Ramsey president of its Division II operations, according to the Nashville Post.