Worcester-based University of Massachusetts Medical School selected Jim Glasheen, PhD, to serve as executive vice chancellor for innovation and business development, effective Dec. 4.
Executive Moves
Mercy Health — Lourdes in Paducah, Ky., selected Polly Bechtold to serve as regional quality officer for Mercy Health's Kentucky region, according to a West Kentucky Star report.
Chadron (Neb.) Community Hospital appointed Jessica Grote chief patient care officer, according to a KCSR report.
Mount Vernon, Wash.-based Skagit Regional Health hired Brian Ivie as its new president and CEO, according to a Skagit Valley Herald report.
Fairbanks (Alaska) Memorial Hospital and Denali Center selected Jim Lynch to lead as CEO, according to a Daily News-Miner report. He succeeds Greg Johnson, DDS, who resigned to take on a new opportunity.
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Lutheran Health Network's Dupont Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., named Lorenzo Suter CEO, effective in December.
Murray-Calloway County Hospital in Murray, Ky., appointed Nathan Lawrence director of quality management.
Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis (Tenn.) hired Jennifer Chiusano as its new chief nursing officer.
Jill Fuller, president and CEO of Watertown, S.D.-based Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, announced her intention to retire. She will continue in her current roles until the health system selects a replacement.
Becker's Hospital Review reported on the following hospital and health system executive moves in the last week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.