PeaceHealth Ketchikan (Alaska) Medical Center named Edward Freysinger chief administrative officer.
Executive Moves
Children's Hospital Los Angeles appointed Alexandra Carter senior vice president and chief development officer.
Kim Keene, interim CEO of St. Bernard Parish Hospital in Chalmette, La., will assume the post permanently Nov. 5, according to a New Orleans City Business report.
Chet Burrell, president and CEO of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield in Baltimore, will retire in mid-2018.
Helena, Mont.-based St. Peter's Hospital hired Shelly Harkins, MD, to serve as CMO.
UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, appointed Mark Funderburk president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2018, according to a Lubbock Online report.
Houston-based Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center selected Naman Mahajan to lead as permanent CEO, effective immediately.
Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center in Panama City, Fla., appointed Brian Pinelle, BSN, MSN, chief nursing officer, according to the Panama City News Herald.
Washington Regional Medical System in Fayetteville, Ark., named Lenny Whiteman vice president of managed care.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio nominated Mitchell Katz, MD, to serve as president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest public health system in the nation. Dr. Katz, who is currently director of the Los Angeles County…