Executive Moves

Bernadette Thomas, COO of Oak Bluffs, Mass.-based Martha's Vineyard Hospital, resigned Jan. 22, according to a Vineyard Gazette report.

Boise, Idaho-based Saint Alphonsus Health System tapped Andrew Cosentino to serve as president of Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise.

Cincinnati-based Mercy Health appointed Kathleen Harley president of St Elizabeth Youngstown (Ohio) Hospital, according to The Business Journal.

Becker's Hospital Review reported the following hospital and health system CEO moves in the last week.

Saad Ehtisham, COO of Leesburg, Fla.-based Central Florida Health, is resigning for a new leadership opportunity, according to the Villages-News.

Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center in Bandon, Ore., selected Amy Fine to serve as acting CEO, effective Jan. 21.

CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs (Iowa) named Ann Schumacher president, according to The Daily Nonpareil.

Bluefield (W.Va.) Regional Medical Center tapped Timothy Bess to serve as CEO, effective Feb. 4, according to the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.

Mercy Health-Cincinnati hired Colin Brooks to serve as CFO.

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Waxahachie (Texas) selected Will Turner to serve as president, according to a Daily Light report.