Executive Moves

Owensboro (Ky.) Health has named Philip A. Patterson president and CEO, effective Nov. 1, according to a SurfKY report.

Baptist Health Madisonville (Ky.) announced the appointment of Michael A. Baumgartner as president, effective Sept. 23.

Richmond-based HCA Virginia Health System announced Zach McCluskey will serve as COO of Retreat Doctors' Hospital in Richmond.

Mike Bunch, executive vice president, COO and CFO of KershawHealth in Camden, S.C., has declined an offer to serve as CEO of the health system.

Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, Minn., announced the addition of anesthesiologist Stacy Brazier, MD, to its medical staff, according to a Lake Country Echo and Pine River Journal report.

Richmond-based HCA Virginia Health System has named William Wagnon III CEO of three of its hospitals — Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Parham Doctors' Hospital and Retreat Doctors' Hospital, all located in Richmond, according to a Richmond Times-Dispatch report.

St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, N.Y., announced the appointment of Meredith Price as CFO.

Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, N.M., announced its CEO Paul Herzog will retire Oct. 31, according to a Las Cruces Sun-News report.

Medina (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital COO Brian Banas has left his post, according to a Medina Journal-Register report.

John Randolph Medical Center in Hopewell, Va., has named Suzanne Jackson CEO, according to a Hopewell News & Patriot report.