Melonie Lagalante has been appointed COO of Lakeview Hospital in Covington, La. Ms. Lagalante brings more than 25 years of healthcare leadership experience spanning regional health systems, physician enterprises and large-scale outpatient operations, according to a Dec. 1 LinkedIn post…
Executive Moves
Giancarlo Di Costanzo was named associate CFO of Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Regional Hospital & Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, according to a LinkedIn post. The hospital is part of Hollywood-based Memorial Healthcare System. Prior to his new role, Mr. Costanzo served…
Sabetha (Kan.) Community Hospital has appointed Jennifer Ploeger as COO. Ms. Ploeger most recently served as the hospital’s communication and community outreach coordinator, according to a Nov. 26 Facebook post from the hospital. She began her career at Sabetha Community…
Don King was appointed CEO of Ascension St. Vincent in Indiana, part of St. Louis-based Ascension. Mr. King will join Ascension St. Vincent Jan. 1, overseeing more than 15,000 employees, 19 hospitals and more than 300 care sites, according to…
Decatur (Ill.) Memorial Hospital has named Brandon Koser, DO, chief medical officer. Dr. Koser previously served as medical director of the 280-bed hospital’s emergency department, according to a Dec. 1 news release shared with Becker’s. He is also an executive…
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Providence, R.I.-based Women & Infants Hospital has appointed Methodius Tuuli, MD, as interim president, effective Dec. 26. Dr. Tuuli will succeed Shannon Sullivan, who accepted a new role as CEO of Hartford-based Connecticut Children’s, according to a Dec. 1 hospital…
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System has appointed a longtime leader as the president of its Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Sarasota campus. Frank Morgan has served as COO of the campus since October 2024, according to a Dec. 1 health system news…
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has named Edith Ballard, DHI, vice president of revenue cycle, according to a post on her LinkedIn page. Dr. Ballard joins the cancer center after more than 12 years at Houston-based MD Anderson…
Corey Fedie, CEO of Ritzville, Wash.-based East Adams Rural Healthcare, was terminated during an Oct. 22 board of commissioners meeting. The board approved a resolution stating Mr. Fedie was terminated for cause, COO Dallas Killian confirmed to Becker’s. According to…
Wakefield, R.I.-based South County Health vice president and CFO Tom Breen has shared plans to retire, according to a Nov. 26 LinkedIn post. Mr. Breen has been with South County Health since 2006. During that time, he has helped strengthen…