Russell Armistead, MBA, was named CEO of Shands Jacksonville (Fla.) Medical Center.
Executive Moves
Michael Reney was an 18-year veteran of Boston-based Partners Healthcare when he was named CFO of Brigham and Women's Hospital and B&W Faulkner Hospital, both in Boston, in May 2008.
Retired anesthesiologist Matthew Mandel, MD, was honored by the American Medical Association Foundation with its Dr. Jack B. McConnell Award for Excellence in Volunteerism.
Cook County Health & Hospitals System has hired John Jay Shannon, MD, to fill a top-level executive position, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
Sue Brody, president and CEO of Bayfront Medical Center and Bayfront Health System in St. Petersburg, Fla., has announced her resignation, according to a Tampa Bay Times report.
Carl Vartian, MD, has been named chief medical information officer of the Houston-based HCA Gulf Coast Division, which includes 10 hospitals and 9 ambulatory surgery centers, among other facilities.
Abraham Lichtmacher, MD, has been named chief of women's services for Albuquerque, N.M.-based Lovelace Health System, effective mid-May.
The American Medical Association Foundation has named five physicians as the 2013 recipients of its Excellence in Medicine Awards, which recognizes physicians who exemplify leadership, community service and dedication to treating underserved patients. The five physicians who received the awards…
Martin A. Bieber has served as the president and CEO of Voorhees, N.J.-based Kennedy Health System since 2006.
David Ziolkowski has been named COO of St. Joseph Health – Sonoma County, which includes Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital and Petaluma (Calif.) Valley Hospital.