Alyson Giles, president and CEO of Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, N.H., has stepped down, according to a WMUR Channel 9 New Hampshire report.
Executive Moves
Daniel Aronzon, MD, president and CEO of Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., retired.
Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., names Erica Wehrmeister COO, according to a Lutheran Hospital news release.
Connie Blietz, CNO at Alegent Health Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, announced her retirement retire effective Jan. 29, according to a Daily Nonpareil report.
Sherry Perkins, PhD, RN, has been promoted to the position of COO of Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Md., according to a Citybizlist Baltimore report.
Betsy Kuzas has been named executive vice president and COO at Phoenix Children's Hospital.
William Patten Jr. will be the new CEO of Powell Valley Healthcare, in Powell, Wyo., beginning in Feb. 2012, according to a Powell Tribune report.
Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia appointed John N. Kastanis, FACHE, as interim chief executive officer, according to a Temple University Health System news release.
The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania has named the organization's 2012 board of directors and officers.
CHRISTUS Spohn Health System in Corpus Christi, Texas, has named James Cato chief nursing executive, according to a Caller report.