Boston-based New England Baptist Hospital has named Michelle McGrory, DNP, RN, as chief nursing officer. The orthopedic hospital is part of Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health, where Dr. McGrory has worked for the past 20 years, according to a…
Executive Moves
Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, Va., has appointed Kristie Finney as its permanent president. Ms. Finney has served as the hospital’s interim president since November, according to a Feb. 25 hospital news release. She previously was senior director of…
Chicago-based Rush University System for Health has appointed Gina Rodriguez as senior vice president and chief development officer, effective April 6. Ms. Rodriguez will lead the system’s philanthropic strategy as Rush advances “Without Boundaries: The RUSH Campaign,” its comprehensive fundraising…
Joshua Baldobinos has been named chief operating officer at Hazel Crest, Ill.-based Advocate South Suburban Hospital, according to a Feb. 24 LinkedIn post. The hospital is part of Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care. Prior to his new role, Mr.…
Mike Trachta was appointed president and CEO of Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Health System, effective May 1. Mr. Trachta brings 27 years of healthcare leadership experience to the role, according to a Feb. 25 news release. Most recently, he served as…
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Dozens of hospitals and health systems appointed new clinical executives over the past month. Below is a list of chief medical and nursing officer appointments Becker’s has covered since Jan. 29. Editor’s note: This is not an exhaustive list and…
Ascension Alexian Brothers, a 329-bed hospital in Elk Grove Village, Ill., has appointed Ellis Hawkins president, marking his return to Ascension Illinois after a stint with Prime Healthcare. Mr. Hawkins previously served as president of Ascension Saint Mary-Chicago, which Ontario,…
Cook Children’s Health Care System in Fort Worth, Texas, Interim CIO Dana Moore has retired. Mr. Moore announced his retirement in a LinkedIn post. According to his profile, he served as interim CIO of the health system since June 2025.…
Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners has appointed Tushar Somani as senior vice president of acute operations, effective March 30. Mr. Somani brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in acute care and health system operations, according to a…
Kenneth Rose, president and CEO of UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook (Ill.), has stepped down from his role, effective Feb. 20, he confirmed to Becker’s. “Leading two multi-site organizations within a larger regional and national system has been one of the…