Brad Goodson was named president of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health’s Greater San Francisco and East Bay Division, effective Nov. 2. Mr. Goodson succeeds Christina Oh, who was promoted to Sutter’s COO, according to an Oct. 28 news release. He has…
Executive Moves
Rady Children’s Health, based in San Diego and Orange, Calif., has hired Pravene Nath, MD, former chief information and digital officer of Stanford Health Care, as executive vice president and chief innovation and physician executive. Dr. Nath starts Nov. 16…
Austin-based Ascension Texas has appointed Elise Wyant as chief human resource executive. In her new role, Ms. Wyant will guide workforce planning across the ministry market and work with executive leaders to support clinical and operational goals, according to an…
Hospital and health system CEO departures in 2026 have clustered in a handful of states, with Florida, Texas and California seeing the most turnover, according to a Becker’s analysis of reported departures. The departures span major health systems, community hospitals…
Hospital and health system CEOs across the U.S. have made several moves recently, including appointments at new organizations and departures. Some executives have remained with their organizations in expanded roles overseeing multiple facilities, as some systems eliminate individual hospital CEO…
Wausau, Wis.-based North Central Health Care named Trisa Danz, MD, chief medical officer. In her new role, Dr. Danz will strengthen clinical quality, foster collaboration across programs, and advance safe, effective, person-centered care, according to an Oct. 23 hospital news…
Nicholas Colleran has been named CEO of Delta (Colo.) Health. He has served as the system’s interim CEO since March 2026, according to an Oct. 27 news release. Mr. Colleran previously served as COO of Delta Health. In his interim…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health has named Rebecca Warren, its vice president of crisis communications, chief communications officer, succeeding retiring communications chief John Howser. Ms. Warren will take over in March 2027. In the role, she will lead Vanderbilt Health’s Office…
Here are the hospital and health system CFO moves that Becker’s has reported on in 2026: Oct. 21-26 1. Kevin McNeil has been named CFO of Beth Israel Lahey – Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, Mass. 2. Jason Schwan was named CFO…
Bryan Edwards, MD, has been appointed senior vice president of clinical service lines at Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health. “I want to thank Novant Health for a great 17 years and wish them success in the future,” Dr. Edwards wrote in…