Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Health System has appointed Brian Fritz president and CEO of three recently acquired Pennsylvania hospitals: Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg, Latrobe (Pa.) Hospital and Frick Hospital in Mount Pleasant. Mr. Fritz brings more than 20 years of healthcare…
Executive Moves
Barbara Joers, president and CEO of St. Paul, Minn.-based Gillette Children’s, will step down Jan. 1 after 13 years leading the pediatric specialty health system. Paula Montgomery, the system’s chief administrative officer and general counsel, began serving as active interim…
Becker’s has reported more than 160 hospital and health system CEO exits, including retirements and resignations, since Jan. 8. Of those exiting CEOs, roughly 60 left without announcing future plans. CEO turnover has continued to outpace last year. Hospitals reported…
The University of Texas at Austin has named Claudia Lucchinetti, MD, executive vice president for medical affairs and the UT Dell Medicine Health System. Dr. Lucchinetti, a neurologist, will continue serving as dean of Dell Medical School while overseeing the…
Hinesville, Ga.-based Liberty Regional Medical Center named Michele Evans, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer. Ms. Evans brings years of leadership experience across hospital operations, emergency services, trauma, quality, regulatory readiness, staff development and patient safety, according to an Oct. 7…
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New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System named Livia Agnes Veress, MD, vice chair for research in its Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics and system chief of pediatric pulmonology, effective Sept. 1. Dr. Veress also serves as a…
Albany (N.Y.) Med Health System has named Stephen Sibbitt, MD, chief clinical officer, effective Oct. 19. Dr. Sibbitt will join the health system from Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health, where he served as senior vice president and regional chief…
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health has promoted several leaders at a system level. John Mallia will transition from Lee Health’s interim CFO to executive vice president and CFO to help guide long-term growth and performance, according to an Oct. 7…
Michael Masterman has been appointed assistant CFO of Good Samaritan Hospital – San Jose (Calif.), according to an Oct. 6 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Masterman served in financial planning and analysis for Proofpoint, a computer and…
Khaliah Fisher-Grace, PhD, RN, system director of policy, quality improvement and operations at Cleveland-based University Hospitals, will become the American Nurses Association’s vice president beginning Jan. 1, 2027. The ANA announced the appointment Oct. 6. The association’s board of directors…