Executive Moves

Rick Linneweh, CEO of Yakima (Wash.) Valley Memorial Hospital, resigned on Monday, according to a Yakima Herald report.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has selected Ramanathan Raju, MD, as president of New York Health and Hospitals Corporation, the largest public hospital system in the country.

Hilton Head (S.C.) Hospital has appointed Tom Neal as COO, according to a report by The Island Packet.

George Zara, president and CEO of Columbia, S.C.-based Providence Hospitals, has announced his retirement, effective Feb. 14, according to a report by The State.

Schaumburg, Ill.-based Cancer Treatment Centers of America has appointed Jacklynn Lesniak CNO and senior vice president of patient care services at Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion, Ill., according to a news release.

North Hawaii Community Hospital in Kamuela has selected Kenneth Graham as president.

Lakewood (Calif.) Regional Medical Center has appointed Ron Galonsky as CEO, according to a news release.

Dan Snyder, CEO of University of Miami (Fla.) Hospital, has resigned in order to pursue other interests, according to a Miami Herald report.

University of Colorado Health, based in Fort Collins, has announced three leadership changes in its hospital system.

The following hospital and health system executive moves occurred within the past week, beginning with the most recent.