Marlington, W. Va.-based Pocahontas Memorial Hospital has chosen Mary Beth Barras its new CEO, according to The Pocahontas Times.
Executive Moves
Phoenix-based Banner Health Senior Vice President and CIO Ryan Smith has resigned, completing his five-year tenure July 19, the health system confirmed to Becker's Hospital Review.
San Antonio-based Methodist Healthcare System tapped Allen Harrison to serve as president. He will transition into the role over the next two months.
St. Louis-based Ascension appointed Baligh Yehia, MD, CMO of Ascension Medical Group, effective immediately.
HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls, Wis., selected Christopher P. Brabant to serve as president and CEO, effective Aug. 20.
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Emanuel Medical Center in Turlock, Calif., named Lani Dickinson, BSN, its permanent CEO, effective immediately.
UC San Francisco School of Medicine selected Kelley Meade, MD, to serve as interim associate dean of clinical and academic affairs at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland (Calif.), effective Aug. 1.
Abrazo Central Campus in Phoenix named Tami Biggs, BSN, RN, chief nursing officer, according to AZ Big Media.
Cincinnati-based UC Health hired Lafe Bauer to serve as vice president for post-acute care services and chief administrative officer at the Daniel Drake Center for Post-Acute Care in Cincinnati, effective Aug. 7.
Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health Care appointed James Leary vice president of government and community relations, effective Aug. 27, according to a Worcester Business Journal report.