Allison Lutz has been named vice president and CFO of three of the five Greensburg, Pa.-based Independence Health System hospitals that Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine acquired Oct. 1. The facilities are Greensburg, Pa.-based Westmoreland Hospital, Latrobe (Pa.) Hospital and Frick…
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Paul Eiting has been named vice president of policy for the Federation of American Hospitals, according to an Oct. 7 news release shared with Becker’s. In his new role, Mr. Eiting will help lead the organization’s advocacy on critical health…
Laureen Driscoll, MSN, RN, was named president and CEO of York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health, effective Jan. 4. Ms. Driscoll will succeed Roxanna Gapstur, PhD, RN, who has led WellSpan since January 2019 and announced plans to retire in April, according…
Naples (Fla.) Comprehensive Health named Danny Hogan CFO, effective Oct. 5. Mr. Hogan joins the two-hospital system from Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health, where he was CFO of shared services and integrated operations, according to an Oct. 7 NCH news…
Minal Shah, MD, has been named chief medical information officer of Albuquerque, N.M.-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services. Dr. Shah made the announcement via an Oct. 6 LinkedIn post. Her background includes clinical informatics, virtual care and hospital medicine at Chicago-based CommonSpirit…
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Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has named Michael Buchman chief investment officer, effective Dec. 1. Mr. Buchman will oversee the health system’s $8 billion investment portfolio and lead its investment strategy, objectives and policies as established by the board’s investment committee. He…
Heather Wall, MSN, RN, was named chief executive of Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth’s Oregon region after serving in the role on an interim basis for six months. She will lead services across the region, which includes PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center…
Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System named Jeremy Gardner, MD, chief medical officer, effective Oct. 19. As CMO, Dr. Gardner will work with medical staff and leaders on clinical priorities, physician engagement, quality and patient safety, according to an Oct.…
Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center has tapped Shawn Stapleton as its inaugural chief AI and innovation officer. Mr. Stapleton was also named vice president, according to an Oct. 4 LinkedIn post from Fred Hutch. He has served as director and…
After serving as interim chief nursing officer of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles since July, the organization appointed Desiree Ritter, BSN, RN, as senior vice president of patient care services and CNO. Ms. Ritter joined Children’s Hospital Los Angeles as a…