Executive Moves

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System named Mark Kimball CEO of Erlanger Murphy (N.C.) Medical Center, effective June 4.

Crystal River, Fla.-based Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center CEO Austin Brown is departing for a new role at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg (Fla.), effective April 20, according to a Citrus County Chronicle report.

Barbara W. Lay, CEO of Pocahontas Memorial Hospital in Buckeye, W.Va., is retiring, effective Oct. 1, according to The Pocahontas Times.

In a recent press release, Blickman Industries, a leader in stainless steel manufacturing for the healthcare industry, announced a new leadership structure led by new owner and CEO Anthony Lorenzo.

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Adventist Health System selected Sam Huenergardt to serve as CEO for Shawnee (Kan.) Mission Health as well as CEO of its Mid-America Region, effective May 28.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services appointed three executives to new roles.

Victor Politi, MD, the CEO and president of East Meadow, N.Y. based-Nassau University Medical Center, was fired April 18 by the board that oversees the hospital, according to Newsday.

Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University Healthcare CEO Mitch Wasden resigned after a little over a year into his tenure, according to The Lund Report.

Peter Savoy, CEO of Eureka Springs (Ark.) Hospital, is resigning for a new job opportunity in May, according to a Lovely County Citizen report.

Wellsboro, Pa.-based Laurel Health Centers, a network of community-based health centers, appointed James A. Nobles as president and CEO.