Lovelace Health System in Albuquerque, N.M., has named John M. Cruickshank, DO, as its new chief medical officer.
Executive Moves
The interim president and CEO of financially troubled West Penn Allegheny Health System in Pittsburgh may step down next week after one year at the helm, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report.
San Francisco-based Dignity Health has named Edmundo Castaneda president of Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento, Calif., according to a report by the Sacramento Business Journal.
Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care has shuffled its management team, as several executives find themselves in new positions within the system's Milwaukee hospitals, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report.
Todd Almendinger (pictured right), current vice president of finance and CFO of Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton, Ohio, has been named interim CEO following the resignation of Michael Long, former president and CEO of the hospital.
Advertisement
Brandon Parker, CPA, has been named the vice president of finance for Ukiah (Calif.) Valley Medical Center and Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital in Willits, Calif., effective Nov. 12.
Neil Thornbury has been named COO of T.J. Regional Health and T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, Ky.
Martin Koonsman, MD, has been named CMO of Methodist Dallas Medical Center.
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson, N.Y., has named Maria Basile, MD, as assistant vice president of medical affairs.
Dan Rothery, president of Boone Hospital in Columbia, Mo., has stepped down, according to a KBIA report.