The New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals & Children's Hospitals has promoted Deborah Briggs from senior vice president to president and CEO, according to a New Jersey Star Ledger report.
Executive Moves
Dyersburg (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center CEO Russell Pigg has announced his resignation, according to a Dyersburg State Gazette report.
Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus health system has ended its plan to help fund the development of the Wisconsin College of Osteopathic Medicine, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.
January 2011 marks the highest monthly total of CEO turnovers since May 2010, with the healthcare industry leading with the most departures, according to a Challenger, Gray & Christmas news release.
Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, Ill., has appointed Debra Susie-Lattner, MD, MBA, as vice president of medical management, effective Feb. 20, according to a Chicago Tribune Local report.
Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus, N.J. has announced Lynn McVey as president and CEO.
Darwin Remboldt has announced his immediate retirement as president of Simi Valley (Calif.) Hospital, according to a Ventura County Star report.
Kendall Regional Medical Center in Miami, owned by Nashville-based Hospital Corporation of America, has announced Elizabeth Durrence as COO.
Ocala (Fla.) Health System, owned by Nashville-based Hospital Corporation of America, has named Randall McVay as CEO, according to an Ocala Star-Banner report.
LifePoint Hospitals' chief medical officer Lanny Copeland, MD, has been appointed to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment.