Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's (R) appointee, Andrew Hitt, JD, was approved to the nonpartisan University of Wisconsin Clinics Authority Board in Madison, according to the Green Bay Gazette.
Executive Moves
The following hospital and health system CEO moves were announced or made in the last week. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
Shriners Hospital for Children in Philadelphia has named Ed Myers administrator, according to Philadelphia Business Journal.
Jennifer Velez is leaving her post as New Jersey Department of Human Services commissioner after eight years to take a leadership position with West Orange, N.J.-based Barnabas Health at the end of February, according to Philly.com.
Chicago-based National Center for Healthcare Leadership has named Tim Rice president and board chairman, according to Triad Business Journal.
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Edgewood, Ky.-based St. Elizabeth Healthcare has named Bruno Giacomuzzi COO of its Fort Thomas hospital, according to the Cincinnati Business Courier.
Ann Holmes, RN, is now CNO of Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital, a hospital in Frankfort, Mich., that is part of Traverse City, Mich.-based Munson Healthcare.
Robert J. Erickson, CEO of St. Francis Health Center in Topeka, Kan., has been named CEO of St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., according to The Kansas City Star.
Plano, Texas-based LifeCare Holdings, which operates LifeCare Hospitals, also based in Plano, has named Frank J. Battafarano COO.
The Detroit Medical Center has named Reginald J. Eadie, MD, to succeed Iris Taylor, PhD, RN, as CEO of DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital, according to the Michigan Chronicle.