Executive Moves

Tenet Healthcare Corp. has named Bob Kerrey, former governor of Nebraska and U.S. senator, to its board of directors.

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

Marita Hattem has been named interim president and COO of Aspirus Wausau (Wis.) Hospital.

Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton, Ohio, has named Todd Almendinger, MBA, current vice president of finance and CFO of the hospital, as its president and CEO.

St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Conn., has named Sudeep Bansal, MD, as its first chief medical information officer.

John Brennan, MD, CEO of Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center, has decided he will not leave his position to become CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth System, according to a New Jersey Business report.

Chicago-based Presence Health CFO John Orsini has resigned and is expected to join Winfield, Ill.-based Cadence Health, according to a report by Crain's Chicago Business.

Dan Varga, MD, chief clinical officer of Louisville, Ky.-based KentuckyOne Health, has announced he will step down on Jan. 4, according to a Courier-Journal report.

James Terwilliger has been named president of Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health Methodist and University hospitals.

Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates has promoted Melody Trimble to president of its Southern and Western Group, which includes 26 hospitals in seven states.