WVU Medicine, CommonSpirit and Cincinnati Children’s are among the health systems that named new leaders to oversee quality and safety this year. Here are eight chief quality officer appointments and transitions Becker’s has covered in 2025:
Executive Moves
Harrison Burns has been appointed chief strategy officer of Milwaukee-based Children’s Wisconsin. In his role, Mr. Burns will oversee long-term strategic planning and initiatives to strengthen the organization’s clinical programs, partnerships and regional reach, according to a Nov. 20 health…
Cristy Page, MD, was appointed CEO of Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health and dean of the UNC School of Medicine, effective Nov. 24, after serving in an interim capacity since July. As CEO, Dr. Page will lead a system of…
Karen Blount, MSN, RN, has been appointed president of Buffalo (N.Y.) General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute, part of Kaleida Health. Ms. Blount had served as interim president of BGMC/GVI since May 2025, according to an Oct. 30 health system news…
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health has named Dedric Carter, PhD, vice president for commercialization and translational advancement, effective Dec. 8. Dr. Carter currently serves as vice chancellor for innovation, entrepreneurship and economic development and as chief innovation officer at UNC-Chapel…
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Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy has named Rhett Stover president of Mercy Northwest Arkansas Communities, effective Dec. 1. Mr. Stover will return to Mercy after serving as CEO of Proactive MD, a value-based care organization operating in 22 states, according to a…
Los Alamos (N.M.) Medical Center has appointed Tony Young as interim CEO. Mr. Young brings 40 years of healthcare management experience to the role, according to a Nov. 19 hospital news release. He most recently served as interim CEO for…
Brian Smolskis was appointed president and CEO of California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles, effective Dec. 8. Mr. Smolskis most recently served as COO of Lompoc (Calif.) Valley Medical Center, a role he began in September 2024. He previously…
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals, an 11-hospital system, appointed Sewit Teckie, MD, as vice president of enterprise clinical operations. In her new role, Dr. Teckie will lead efforts to expand shared clinical services to improve access to specialists,…
Michelle Oxford has been appointed CEO of Sutter Santa Rosa (Calif.) Regional Hospital, effective Dec. 1. Ms. Oxford brings more than 20 years of hospital leadership and operational experience to the role, according to a Nov. 19 health system news…