St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is a part of West Des Moines-based Iowa Health System.
Executive Moves
Joseph Quagliata, president and CEO of South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, N.Y., has announced his plans to retire at the end of this year.
Serving what is known as the "Big Bend" region of Florida, Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial Hospital — the anchor of Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare — is one the largest, non-profit healthcare providers in the state.
Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare has named Patrick Battey, MD, as interim CEO, according to an Atlanta Business Chronicle report.
The board of Teton Valley Hospital in Driggs, Idaho, has decided not to renew CEO Virgil Boss' contract when it expires Jan. 26, 2013, and has named Keith Gnagey as the new CEO, according to a Teton Valley News report.
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Richard Rothstein, MD, has been appointed as the Joseph M. Huber Professor of Medicine and chair of the department of medicine for The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in Hanover, N.H., according to a news release.
Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans is a part of Ochsner Health System, a non-profit, academic, multispecialty healthcare system also located in New Orleans.
No other hospital in the United States has historical roots like Pennsylvania Hospital, which was founded as the nation's first hospital in Philadelphia in 1751.
Larry Coomes has announced his resignation as CEO of Palmdale (Calif.) Regional Medical Center, effective Aug. 1, according to a San Fernando Valley Business Journal report.
Saint Luke's Health System, based in Kansas City, Mo., has named Katherine Howell senior vice president and chief nurse executive.