Patrick Avila has been appointed president of Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, Kan., effective April 20, according to a March 10 hospital news release shared with Becker’s. Drew Talbott will continue serving as interim president until Mr. Avila joins…
Executive Moves
Seattle-based Fred Hutch Cancer Center has appointed Mazyar Shadman, MD, and Vyshak Alva Venur, MD, as deputy chief medical officers. Both have served as interim deputy chief medical officers since September, according to a March 10 LinkedIn post from the…
Thomas Quatroche Jr., PhD, CEO of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Erie County Medical Center Corp., has been named the next president and CEO of the Healthcare Association of New York State. He will join the Healthcare Association of New York State in…
Megan Pfarr has been appointed the inaugural CEO for Hospital Sisters Health System Rehabilitation Hospital, which is set to open in Green Bay, Wis., later in 2026. The announcement was made in partnership with Lifepoint Rehabilitation, according to a March…
Brian Melear, RN, CEO of HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital in Okeechobee, has retired after nearly 27 years with the hospital. Mr. Melear joined the hospital in 1999 as a patient care assistant and later served in several clinical and leadership…
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Mark Clement, president and CEO of Cincinnati-based TriHealth, plans to retire June 30 at the end of the health system’s fiscal year after 11 years leading the organization. TriHealth COO Terri Hanlon-Bremer, MSN, RN, has been appointed his successor, according…
Stacy Graymire, RN, BSN, has been named vice president and chief nursing officer of Lima (Ohio) Memorial Health System, effective March 15. She has spent the last three years as executive director of nursing at Lima Memorial. Prior to that,…
Matt Richardt was named associate CIO of Louisville, Ky.-based ScionHealth. Mr. Richardt announced the move in a March 9 LinkedIn post. He previously served as a senior consultant at Formōs Resources, a full-service talent solutions firm, according to his profile.…
Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System named LaKeeya Tucker, DO, chief medical officer of Memorial Hospital Miramar (Fla.) and Pembroke Pines, Fla.-based Memorial Hospital Pembroke. Dr. Tucker will partner with clinical and operational leaders to support quality outcomes, advanced patient safety,…
Arnim Dontes, deputy dean for finance and administration at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn., was appointed CFO of Yale New Haven Health, CEO Christopher O’Connor told Becker’s in a phone interview. Mr. Dontes will begin his new…