Executive Moves

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health selected Gwen Sandefur as president of the Spectrum Health Hospital Group.

Cleveland Clinic tapped Jeffrey Rich, MD, to serve as chairman of operations and strategy for its Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute in Cleveland, effective July 1.

Becker's Hospital Review reported the following hospital and health system CEO moves in the last week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.

Twitter hired Candi Castleberry-Singleton as its new vice president of inclusion and diversity, according to a Trib Live report.

Hallock, Minn.-based Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center named Ashley Rivera CEO, according to a Kittson County Enterprise report.

Houston-based CHI St. Luke's Health CEO Michael Covert submitted his resignation, effective Aug. 31. He is also stepping down as senior vice president of operations for Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives, the health system's parent.

Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Mass., selected Louis Jenis, MD, as its inaugural chief medical and innovation officer, according to a Worcester Business Journal Online report.

Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua health system named Dennis W. Pullin president and CEO. He is succeeding Richard P. Miller who is retiring at the end of 2017, ending a 21-year stint as the organization's leader.

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System named Karen Murphy, RN, PhD, executive vice president, chief innovation officer and founding director of the Steele Institute for Healthcare Innovation at Geisinger.

Gadsden, Ala.-based Riverview Regional Medical Center CEO David Fuller has stepped down, The Gadsden Times reports.