Brazil's richest healthcare billionaire and UnitedHealth Group's largest individual shareholder worth $3.1 billion died Tuesday at the age of 73, according to a Reuters report.
Executive Moves
The following hospital and health system CEO moves were reported in Becker's Hospital Review in the last week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
Lakeside Medical Center in Belle Glade, Fla., appointed Janet D. Moreland, MSN, director of nursing on a permanent basis.
Skiff Medical Center in Newton, Iowa, tapped Laurie Conner to serve as its permanent president, effective March 19, 2017, according to a Newton Daily News report.
Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, appointed David Shimp CEO, according to an El Paso Times report.
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St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago, Ind., named Leo Correa CEO.
Derby, Conn.-based Griffin Hospital promoted Adam Dworkin, JD, to the newly created position of vice president, operations-integrated medical group.
North Platte, Neb.-based Great Plains Health named Barb Petersen, MSN, RN, chief quality officer.
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., selected Julie Freischlag, MD, as its new president and CEO, effective April 2017. She currently serves as University of California, Davis' vice chancellor of human health sciences and school of medicine dean.
St. Louis-based SSM Health tapped Laura Kaiser to serve as president and CEO, effective May 1, 2017.