Contract negotiations between New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian and Empire BlueCross BlueShield have stalled ahead of a Dec. 31 deadline, the health system said.
Executive Moves
Children's Hospital in New Orleans selected Thomas Kimball, MD, as co-director of The Heart Center.
Lawrence (Mass.) General Hospital appointed Kelly MacLean Clark chief development officer.
Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla., named Sue DeLeon, MSN, RN-BC, assistant chief nursing officer.
Cigna appointed Jim Hickey, a former executive for Aetna, as market president for its South Texas commercial plans.
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Becker's Hospital Review reported on the following hospital and health system executive moves in the last week.
Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., selected Joshua D. Lenchus, DO, to serve as CMO.
Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Bassett Healthcare Network appointed Paul G. Swinko corporate CFO and vice president of finance for Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, effective in January 2019.
Touchette Regional Hospital in Centreville, Ill., changed its leadership structure, naming a new president and expanding the responsibilities of the COO.
Atrius Health, a network of medical practices, named Sandra Geiger chief people officer.