Executive Moves

UH Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, Ohio, appointed William Benoit president, according to a Record-Courier report.

Catholic Health in Buffalo N.Y., a health system with with annual revenues of more than $1.1 billion, named Mark Sullivan president and CEO, effective March 1.

Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth tapped Dan Rieber to serve as permanent CFO, effective immediately.

Timothy A. Churchill, interim president and CEO of Farmington, Maine-based Franklin Community Health Network, will now lead the integrated rural network permanently.

Monroe County Hospital in Forsyth, Ga., named Lorraine Smith CEO, according to the Monroe County Reporter.

Forbes Hospital in Monroeville, Pa., tapped Krista A. Bragg, MSN, DNP, MBA, to serve as COO.

Carson City, Mich.-based Sparrow Carson Hospital's President and CEO Matthew Thompson left his post Friday, just 10 days after CMS threatened to revoke the hospital's Medicare funding over infection control concerns, reports the Lansing State Journal.

Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru appointed Robert Fortney, BSN, MSN, chief nursing officer.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services and Austin-based the University of Texas System are set to acquire Tyler-based East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System and have appointed a new leadership team.

Boston-based Steward Health Care selected Trip Pilgrim to serve as regional president of its East Division.