Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health has appointed a new CEO overseeing two of its hospitals, effective March 23. Kevin Rinks was named CEO of Holston Valley Medical Center and Indian Path Community Hospital, both in Kingsport, Tenn., according to a…
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Dena Caltrider has been named vice president of operations for HCA Florida Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee, Fla., according to a Feb. 24 LinkedIn post. The hospital is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. Prior to her new role, Ms.…
Trevor Brand was appointed CEO of Sutter Health’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, which operates campuses in Berkeley and Oakland, Calif. Mr. Brand will assume the role March 30 and serve as dyad partner to Ursula Boynton, MD, chief medical…
Lindy White has been named CEO of Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, N.C., effective Feb. 26. She will succeed Philip Greene, MD, who shared plans to step down as CEO, according to a Feb. 24 news release. Frye Regional…
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals, an 11-hospital system, has appointed Christopher Wilson, MSN, RN, as chief nursing officer of NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue. In the new role, Mr. Wilson will lead strategic, operational and professional nursing priorities at…
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Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health has named longtime physician leader Reid Adams, MD, to serve as inaugural chief medical officer. Dr. Adams has worked with UVA Health for more than three decades. He joined the UVA School of Medicine faculty in…
Rosemary Pitts has been named executive vice president and CFO of Columbus-based OhioHealth, according to a Feb. 24 LinkedIn post. Ms. Pitts succeeds Michael Browning, who exited the system Jan. 2 to serve as senior executive vice president and CFO…
Powell (Wyo.) Valley Healthcare has promoted Lisa Wooten to CFO, the Cody Enterprise reported Feb. 23. Ms. Wooten most recently served as the hospital’s controller, according to that report. She previously held leadership roles in purchasing and supply chain operations,…
Here are eight health systems that have made revenue cycle vice president hires in 2025: 1. Kettering (Ohio) Health named Murry Ford has been named vice president of revenue cycle. 2. West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health named Christy Pehanich assistant…
Neil Teatsorth, CHRO of San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, N.M., plans to retire in July. Mr. Teatsorth joined the 198-bed hospital as interim CHRO in November 2023 and stepped into the permanent role a few months later, he…