NYC Health + Hospitals has appointed Svetlana Lipyanskaya as the next CEO of Maimonides Health, pending formal approval of the partnership between the two New York City-based health systems. Ms. Lipyanskaya has served as CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/South…
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Shelly Schorer, California CFO at Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, has accepted a role as the system’s South region CFO, effective March 1, according to a Feb. 19 LinkedIn post. CommonSpirit South Region comprises 42 acute care, specialty and critical access hospitals…
McLaren Central Michigan in Mount Pleasant has named Kelly DeBolt, BSN, RN, chief nursing officer. Ms. DeBolt will lead a team of more than 100 nurses at the hospital, according to a news release shared with Becker’s Feb. 19. She…
Krista Curell, RN, was appointed president of the University of Chicago Medical Center, effective late 2025. Ms. Curell will continue serving in her prior roles as president of UChicago Medicine Crown Point (Ind.) and executive vice president and system COO…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage has named four new leaders. The appointments come less than a year after the hospital named five new C-suite leaders, including a new CEO. Melissa Butler was named COO, according to…
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James Downing, MD, will step down as president and CEO of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital later this year after 12 years at the helm, the Memphis, Tenn.-based organization said Feb. 19. In late 2026, Dr. Downing will transition into…
Eric VanderVeen has been named CFO of Holland (Mich.) Hospital, according to a Feb. 19 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. VanderVeen served as vice president of finance and strategy for NxGen MDx, according to his LinkedIn page.…
Karen Stuerenberg joined Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health as vice president of communications and chief communications officer, effective Feb. 16. Ms. Stuerenberg brings nearly two decades of communications leadership experience to the role, according to a Feb. 19 health system news…
Devon Bennett, MSN, RN, has been appointed chief nursing officer of NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, effective Feb. 2. In his new role, Mr. Bennett oversees more than 1,800 staff, including registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, nurse practitioners and ancillary team…
Christopher Cordero has joined Valley Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas as its new COO, he wrote in a Feb. 10 LinkedIn post. Mr. Cordero served as associate administrator at Reno-based Northern Nevada Health System from May 2024 to February…