Executive Moves

Board members of Moses Lake, Wash.-based hospital Samaritan Healthcare have officially accepted the resignation of CEO Andrew Bair, according to a Columbia Basin Herald report.

Mesquite, Nev.-based Mesa View Regional Hospital's CEO Kirkpatrick "Kapua" Conley has accepted a position as CEO of Fallbrook (Calif.) Hospital, according to a Mesquite Citizen report.

Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan has named Timothy Babineau, MD, as president and CEO, effective Aug. 15.

Healthcare Financial Management Association, based in Westchester, Ill., has named Coral Gables, Fla.-based Baptist Health South Florida CFO Ralph Lawson as chairman.

Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas has announced that executive vice president and CFO John Dragovits has resigned.

Hannibal (Mo.) Regional Healthcare System has announced that president and CEO John Grossmeier plans to retire, effective Dec. 21.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Acuity Healthcare has named Kristopher Karns, PhD, as CEO of Acuity Hospital of South Texas in San Antonio.

Denver-based HCA-HealthOne has named Richard Hammett as CEO of The Medical Center of Aurora (Colo.) and Centennial Medical Plaza, effective Aug. 1.

B.E. Smith has named Joy Powell as vice president, project leader for its interim leadership and consulting solutions divisions.

John Dragovits, former executive vice president and CFO at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, has joined Dallas-based Anthelio, an independent provider of healthcare information technology services, as COO.