Executive Moves

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

West Penn Allegheny Health System in Pittsburgh has promoted Ned Laubacher to executive vice president of the eastern corridor and Michael Harlovic to president and CNO of Allegheny Valley Hospital in Natrona Heights, Pa., according to a Pittsburgh Business Times…

Sacred Heart Health System in Pensacola, Fla., has named Kerry Eaton, RN, as COO.

George Halvorson, chairman and CEO of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, has announced that he will retire in December 2013.

Robert Kimmes, CEO of Clifton-Fine Hospital in Star Lake, N.Y., has announced he will leave his post at the end of the year to become CEO of Skyline Hospital in White Salmon, Wash., according to a Watertown Daily Times report.

The board of directors of Dameron Hospital in Stockton, Calif., has asked Christopher Arismendi, MD, president and CEO, to step down from his post Oct. 23, according to a report by The Record.

Harlo McCall has joined Lehigh Regional Medical Center in Lehigh Acres, Fla., as COO, according to a report by the Lehigh Acres Citizen.

Rob Mayo, MD, has been appointed CMO of Rochester (N.Y.) General Health System.

Bruce Bartels, president and CEO of York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health, has announced he plans to retire at the end of 2013, according to a Central Penn Business Journal report.

Thomas Ockers, CEO of Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in Patchogue, N.Y., has announced he will step down in 2013 and be replaced by Richard Margulis, the hospital's COO, according to a Long Island Newsday report.