Executive Moves

Opelika-based East Alabama Medical Center hired the first female president and CEO in the hospital's history, WTVM 9 News reports.

Conway (Ark.) Regional Health System tapped Troy Brooks to serve as CFO, according to an Arkansas Business report.

Shreveport, La.-based Allegiance Health Management selected Kevin Frank to serve as CEO of Acadian Medical Center in Eunice, La., according to a KATC 3 ABC report.

Woodville, Texas-based Tyler County Hospital CEO Sandra Wright, RN, EdD, is retired, according to a Tyler County Booster report.

Jersey City (N.J.) Medical Center named Michael Prilutsky president and CEO, according to The Jersey Journal.

Rochester, N.H.-based Frisbie Memorial Hospital appointed Jocelyn Caple, MD, its permanent president and CEO, according to a Fosters.com report.

Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health CEO, E.W. Tibbs Jr., resigned, ending his five-year tenure, according to The News & Advance.

Brian Grissler, president and CEO Stamford (Conn.) Hospital, retired Sept. 30, according to a Stamford Advocate report.

Becker's Hospital Review reported on the following executive moves since Aug. 1.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota named former Anthem executive Craig Samitt, MD, president and CEO, effective July 30. In an interview with the Star Tribune, Dr. Samitt discussed the for-profit competitive forces BCBSM faces in Minnesota.