Executive Moves

Somnia Anesthesia in New Rochelle, N.Y., an anesthesia services provider, has announced its inaugural Anesthesiologist of the Year contest.

San Ramon, Calif.-based Hill Physicians Medical Group has named David Joyner, MBA, as COO, effective mid-April.

Robert Savage, CEO of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based Saint Francis Hospital and Health Centers, will resign at the end of April, according to a Poughkeepsie Journal report.

Lexi Fields, CFO of Wallowa County Health Care District in Enterprise, Ore., announced plans to retire in September, according to a Wallowa County Chieftain report.

Santa Fe, N.M.-based Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center is getting a new CEO after the promotion of current CEO Alex Valdez, according to a report by The New Mexican.

Great Plains Health, formerly known as Great Plains Regional Medical Center, in North Platte, Neb., is an acute-care facility.

Rochester (N.Y.) General Health System has named Paula Tinch, CPA, senior vice president and CFO, effective immediately. 

Rod Hochman, MD, will become president and CEO of Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health & Services three months earlier than expected, according to a Puget Sound Business Journal report.

Commanding a dominant 55 percent market share in northern San Diego County, Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health and its CFO Bob Hemker provide the only inpatient services in the district.

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton (Mass.) is an acute-care facility.