Avanti Hospitals in Los Angeles has appointed Edward Mirzabegian as corporate CEO, effective June 3.
Executive Moves
The CEO of Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Doug White, has announced his retirement, according to a Sun News report.
Hoag Orthopedic Institute in Irvine, Calif., has named Dereesa Reid CEO.
Fort Hamilton Hospital in Hamilton, Ohio, has named Mark Smith president, according to a Dayton Daily News report.
Dian Powell is stepping down from her role as president and CEO of Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago after hospital officials said she wrongly blamed the state for Roseland's financial problems, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, Tenn., has named Jonathan Smith CFO and assistant administrator.
Menachem Langer, MD, former CEO of Cookeville (Tenn.) Regional Health System, has founded a boutique healthcare firm.
NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, Ill., has named Jorge Felix Saucedo, MD, division head of cardiology.
Richmond-based HCA Virginia has announced the appointment of Suzanne Beauvoir Jackson as CEO of John Randolph Medical Center in Hopewell, Va., effective July 7.
Lakewood Ranch (Fla.) Medical Center CEO Jim Wilson has retired, according to a Herald-Tribune report.