Executive Moves

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Parkridge East Hospital named Jason Byrd CFO, according to TheChattanoogan.com.

St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare appointed Jerry Fox, Jr., its senior vice president and CIO, effective June 1.

St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, Ga., a Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health facility, appointed Charlene Falgout, BSN, to the post of CNO, according to a Ledger-Enquirer report.

Belton (Mo.) Regional Medical Center, part of Kansas City, Mo.-based Hospital Corporation of America Midwest Health, named Patrick Avila COO.

Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, Mo., appointed Ronald A. Evans, MD, CMO.

Wilmington, Del.-based Saint Francis Healthcare President and CEO Brian E. Dietz has stepped down.

CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island, Neb., selected Ed Hannon as its new president, effective May 23.

Dayton, Ohio-based Miami Valley Hospital President Mark Shaker is departing to pursue new opportunities, a Premier Health spokesperson confirms. Miami Valley Hospital is a part of Dayton-based Premier Health.

Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Ill., tapped Ruth A. Colby to serve as president and CEO, effective Oct. 1.

Burlington-based University of Vermont Health Network appointed Stephen Leffler, MD, chief population health and quality officer. The position is the first senior leadership role created at the network since its inception in 2011.