Executive Moves

Burlington, Mass.-based Lahey Hospital & Medical Center selected David L. Longworth, MD, to serve as permanent CEO.

Boston Children's Hospital appointed Kevin B. Churchwell, MD, president, splitting up the top post at the hospital.

Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y., tapped Amy Tucker, MD, to serve as interim CMO, according to a Syracuse.com report.

Hendersonville, N.C.-based Park Ridge Health named Teresa Herbert, MD, vice president of medical affairs and CMO, according to a Hendersonville Times-News report.

Omaha, Neb.-based Methodist Health System selected Josie Abboud, BSN, to serve as president and CEO of Methodist Hospital and Methodist Women's Hospital, both located in Omaha.

Grove City (Pa.) Medical Center CEO Robert Jackson did a last-minute about-face, deciding to remain with the hospital and rejecting a job offer elsewhere to the surprise of hospital officials and board members, The Herald reports.

SSM Health St. Clare Hospital-Baraboo (Mo.) appointed Laura Walczak, RN, president, effective Oct. 1, according to a Baraboo News Republic report.

Pueblo, Colo.-based Parkview Medical Center CEO Mike Baxter plans to depart from the role, effective in February 2019, according to The Pueblo Chieftain.

Becker's Hospital Review reported on the following hospital and health system CIO moves in the last month.

St. Bernard Parish Hospital in Chalmette, La., selected Alanna R. Fast to serve as associate administrator, according to The Advocate.