Carlsbad (N.M.) Medical Center has named Blake Hubbard as CEO, effective April 27. Mr. Hubbard brings more than 25 years of experience in health system and hospital executive leadership roles. He most recently served as CEO of Valley View Medical…
Executive Moves
Michael Patriarca has been appointed executive vice president and chief business affairs and strategy officer for UTHealth Houston. The newly created role reflects the university’s continued growth and the expanding scope of its academic, research, clinical and administrative operations, according…
Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health has named William Scandrett vice president of information security and chief information security officer. Mr. Scandrett announced the appointment in an April 28 LinkedIn post. “As I step into this next opportunity, I’m energized…
Laurinburg, N.C.-based Scotland Health Care System has named Gregory Flicek senior vice president of finance and CFO, according to an April 28 post on his LinkedIn page. Mr. Flicek’s past experience includes serving as senior manager of Ascendient Healthcare Advisors.…
Stu Simpson has been named assistant CFO of HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge in Lone Tree, Colo., according to an April 27 LinkedIn post. The hospital is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s Denver-based HCA HealthONE. Prior to his new role,…
Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health has appointed Pat Keel as executive vice president and CFO. Ms. Keel most recently served as executive vice president and CFO of Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, where she held the role since 2016…
Cynthia Cifuentes-Finkel has been named senior vice president of marketing and corporate affairs of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, effective June 8. Ms. Cifuentes-Finkel – who has more than 25 years of executive leadership experience in healthcare, consumer marketing and global…
Vandalia Health, based in Charleston, W.Va., has named James Gainer, MD, interim chief administrative officer of Davis Medical Center, effective April 21. Dr. Gainer assumed the role following the departure of Ron Andro and will oversee operations while the organization…
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Largo (Fla.), has named Nolan Willoughby as CEO. Mr. Willoughby most recently served as interim CEO of the 70-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital, according to an April 23 hospital news release shared with Becker’s. He joined…
Southeast Colorado Hospital District in Springfield has named Anthony Brocato as CEO. Mr. Brocato most recently served as interim CFO for the district, where he oversaw strategic growth initiatives and budgetary operations, according to an April 27 Facebook post from…