Penn State Health, a five-hospital system based in Hershey, Pa., has named Leslyn Williamson, DNP, RN, interim chief nursing executive, effective Oct. 12. Dr. Williamson is currently president of Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center in Enola, Pa., and Holy…
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Phoenix Children’s has appointed Wanda Shoer as senior vice president and chief people officer, effective Nov. 2. In her new role, Ms. Shoer will oversee the health system’s people strategy, including talent acquisition, human resources, team member development and organizational…
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has named Wayman Cummings vice president and chief security and infrastructure officer. He continues to serve as chief information security officer while also overseeing the health system’s technology infrastructure functions. “The future of security and technology…
Daisy Rodriguez, MSN, RN, is no longer CEO and chief nursing officer of Waukegan, Ill.-based Vista Health System, effective Oct. 6, she said in a message to Becker’s. Kevin Spiegel, senior vice president of Vista’s owner, American Healthcare Systems, is…
Gannon Flowers has been named assistant vice president of financial planning and analysis at Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine, according to an Oct. 12 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Flowers served as assistant vice president of finance for…
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Travis Smith has been named executive vice president and CFO of Dallas-based Parkland Health. Mr. Smith succeeds Richard Humphrey, who retired after nine years with the system. Prior to his new role, Mr. Smith served as CFO of clinical operations…
Matthew Kufta has been named vice president of real estate, facilities and construction for Trinity Health in Livonia, Mich., according to an Oct. 4 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Kufta served as Trinity Health’s vice president of…
Tony Swart has been appointed CEO of Aspen Mountain Medical Center in Rock Springs, Wyo. Mr. Swart brings 19 years of healthcare experience, including hospital operations, finance, supply chain and service development, according to an Oct. 7 hospital news release.…
Birmingham, Ala.-based UAB Medicine is hiring an associate vice president of patient experience to lead its Office of Patient Experience and Engagement, according to a job posting on the health system’s careers site. The executive will build and advance a…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is a 190-hospital, for-profit system that reported $75.6 billion in revenues in 2025. Here are the CFO and assistant CFO leadership changes the system and its affiliates have seen in 2026: 1. Dan Meehan was appointed assistant CFO…