Executive Moves

Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health has named Donna Ghobadi assistant vice president for managed care and revenue cycle.

Louisville, Ky.-based KentuckyOne Health has appointed Damian Alagia III, MD, as chief physician executive and CMO, effective Sept. 16.

New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health System has named Lisa Litchfield Zani, RN, associate CNO of St Luke's Hospital in New Bedford.

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

MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island, Ill., has named Brian Sinotte CEO, effective Sept. 23.

Greensboro, N.C-based Cone Health announced 10 leadership appointments, as a result of its recent merger with Burlington, N.C.-based Alamance Regional Medical Center.

Larry Anderson, CEO of Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, Calif., has been put on paid administrative leave, according to a U-T San Diego report.

Rockville Centre, N.Y.-based Catholic Health Services of Long Island has named Gara Edelstein CNO as well as COO of its St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center in Smithtown, N.Y., according to a Long Island Newsday report.

Presence St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, Ill., announced its President and CEO Jeff Murphy will retire at the end of the month, according to an Evanston Now report.

Mark Slyter has been appointed president and CEO of Baton Rouge (La.) General Medical Center and its parent company, General Health System, effective Nov. 11.