Executive Moves

Darren Pearce, BSN, CEO of Navicent Health Baldwin in Milledgeville, Ga., resigned after serving in the role for a little over three months, according to a Union-Recorder report.

Michael Guyette, president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, will leave the insurer in March.

New Orleans-based Tulane Health System selected Tom Patrias to serve as COO, effective March 12.

Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health CFO Jack Wagner is retiring, effective March 2.

MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center in Laguna Hills, Calif., appointed Ryan Olsen COO.

Becker's Hospital Review reported the following hospital and health system CEO moves in the last week.

St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Bayfront Health tapped Joseph Mullany to serve as regional president and CEO.

Denver-based Catholic Health Initiatives appointed T. Douglas Lawson CEO of its Texas division and senior vice president of the organization, effective March 19, according to a Houston Business Journal report.

Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy selected Marc Gunter, MD, to serve as the inaugural systemwide president of Mercy Clinic.

Martinsburg, W.Va.-based Shenandoah Community Health, a nonprofit community health center, tapped Michael Hassing to serve as CEO, according to a report by The Journal.