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Executive Moves

Here are 40 notable new hospital CEOs named to the top posts at hospitals and health systems around the country so far this year, organized by the month they were appointed.

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H.L. Perry Pepper, the Philadelphia region's longest-tenured hospital president, has announced his retirement from The Chester County Hospital and Health System, effective Sept. 30, according to a report by the Philadelphia Business Journal.

Laurie Eberst, founding president and CEO of Mercy Gilbert (Ariz.) Medical Center, will leave the Catholic Healthcare West hospital for a new job at a sister hospital in California, according to a report by The Arizona Republic.

John B. Chessare, MD, started his position as CEO of Greater Baltimore Medical Center in mid-June. Here, he answers some questions about his plans for the future of GBMC and his insights into EMR implementation, physician-hospital relationships and profitability.

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