Austin-based University of Texas System's board of regents finalized the appointment of Peter Pisters, MD, as Houston-based UT MD Anderson Cancer Center president.
Executive Moves
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services named Lori Shibinette CEO of Concord-based New Hampshire Hospital, effective Oct. 20.
El Segundo, Calif.-based Avanti Hospitals tapped Gerald Clute as CEO of East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital.
Edward Herrman, BSN, will assume the president and CEO roles at Hays (Kan.) Medical Center. He succeeds John Jeter, MD, who is retiring Jan. 1, 2018.
NYC Health + Hospitals appointed William A. Brown CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Berlin, Md.-based Atlantic General Hospital and Health System hired Jonathan Bauer as its new vice president of information systems.
Henry Ford Allegiance Health in Jackson, Mich., selected Mark Smith, MD, to serve as senior vice president, medical affairs and CMO. He will also serve as CEO of Henry Ford Allegiance Medical Group.
Cincinnati-based Mercy Health named Staci Lucius president of Mercy Health Physicians.
Becker's Hospital Review reported on the following hospital and health system executive retirements in the last three weeks. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
South Boston, Va.-based Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital President Chris A. Lumsden will retire, effective March 31, 2018.