Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, president and CEO of Vanderbilt Health and dean of Vanderbilt University’s school of medicine, plans to retire from both roles Dec. 31, according to a March 12 news release from the Nashville, Tenn.-based organizations. During his…
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Kankakee, Ill.-based Riverside Healthcare has named Dawn Willbarger senior vice president and COO, according to a post on her LinkedIn page. She has been with Riverside since 1992. She most recently served as vice president of Riverside Medical Group since…
Springfield, Mo.-based St. Louis Children’s at CoxHealth named Matthew Alder, MD, PhD, its inaugural pediatrician-in-chief and chief medical officer. Dr. Alder will oversee the pediatric services of the joint venture between St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth to…
Jim Whitaker, BSN, RN, senior adviser of operations at OhioHealth Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kenton, Ohio, will take on a new role as vice president of operations at Wilson Health in Sidney, Ohio. Mr. Whitaker has spent more than 23…
William Calhoun, chief executive of Missoula-based Providence Montana, plans to step down April 10 to pursue executive coaching. Providence Montana COO Kirk Bodlovic will serve as interim chief executive, a health system spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. In February, Mr. Calhoun…
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Michael Tart was appointed interim COO for Fayetteville, N.C.-based Cape Fear Valley Health. A native of Harnett County, Mr. Tart has been with the organization for more than 10 years, according to a Feb. 27 health system news release. Most…
Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health has named Kasia Konieczny vice president and chief of staff to CEO Michael Kupferman, MD. She will begin the role March 23, according to a March 12 health system news release. The appointment comes less…
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has appointed Luke Rockenbach as CFO of its Northwest region, which includes two hospitals — Sunnyside Medical Center in Clackamas, Ore., and Westside Medical Center in Hillsboro, Ore. — and more than 30 medical offices. Mr.…
Beaufort (S.C.) Memorial Hospital named Ashley Hildreth, MSN, RN, its inaugural assistant chief nursing officer. In this role, Ms. Hildreth will support nursing staff and leaders throughout the system, strengthen workforce development, promote clinical consistency across facilities, advance patient-centered care…
Frank Emory retired as executive vice president and chief legal officer for Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health at the end of 2025, according to a March 11 LinkedIn post. Kelli Ferry, who previously served as Novant’s deputy chief legal officer, succeeded…