The Federation of American Hospitals announced (pdf) Wayne Smith, chairman, president and CEO of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health systems, was elected chair of its board.
Executive Moves
Community Health Systems in Franklin, Tenn., has promoted Kevin Hammons as vice president and chief accounting officer, according to a Nashville Post report.
Arcadia (Calif.) Methodist Hospital of Southern California has announced William Grigg as senior vice president and CFO.
Charles Miller, CEO of Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, S.C., is leaving to take on a new role at Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, Piedmont's parent company, according to The Herald.
Jim Fairchild has announced his resignation as CEO of Prowers Medical Center in Lama, Colo., effective May 23, according to a Lamar Ledger report.
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Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas has named Ronald Laxton as chief implementation officer, according to a Dallas Business Journal report.
Mary Valliant, CEO of Barnwell Hospital in Barnwell County, S.C., will become the CEO of the regional hospital created from a merger, according to a Times and Democrat report.
Wyoming County Community Health System in Warsaw, N.Y., has appointed Donald T. Eichenauer CEO.
The following hospital executive moves occurred within the past week, beginning with the most recent.
Sacred Heart Health System in Pensacola, Fla., has named Susan Davis, RN, EdD, as interim CEO, according to a Pensacola News Journal report.