Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Health System has named Rachel Tignor vice president and chief managed care officer. Ms. Tignor has served in senior leadership roles of increasing responsibility at the health system over the past five years and most recently served…
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Mark Borden, MD, resigned from the board of commissioners for Coupeville, Wash.-based WhidbeyHealth, effective June 25, making him the third board member to step down in 2026. The board is in the process of filling the vacancy, a hospital spokesperson…
Andrew Wilson was appointed CEO of Texoma Medical Center in Denison, Texas, part of King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services. Mr. Wilson joins Texoma Medical Center from Doctors Hospital of Laredo (Texas), another UHS facility, where he served as…
Janene John was named chief human resources officer of Brattleboro (Vt.) Memorial Hospital, she wrote in a July 5 LinkedIn post. Ms. John most recently served as head of corporate human resources at Paradies Lagardere, according to her LinkedIn profile. …
Raquel Belforti, DO, has been appointed regional executive dean of UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate Campus in Springfield, Mass., and chief academic officer of Springfield-based Baystate Health. In her dual role, Dr. Belforti will oversee all aspects of the UMass Chan-Baystate…
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Medical City Dallas has named Tabitha South, DNP, RN, as its new chief nursing executive, according to a July 6 news release. Dr. South brings 28 years of nursing leadership experience to the role. She most recently served as chief…
Tom Jensen, CEO of Aberdeen, Wash.-based Harbor Regional Health, will retire Aug. 7 following 16 years of service to the organization, according to a health system news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Jensen joined the organization in 2010 from Coulee…
Baptist Health Richmond (Ky.), a 105-bed hospital, has named Morgan Blanton, DO, vice president and chief medical officer. Dr. Blanton joined the hospital in 2019 as a hospitalist and has served in several leadership roles, including patient safety and quality…
Saad Chaudhry has stepped down as St. Louis-based SSM Health’s inaugural chief digital and information officer. Mr. Chaudhry, who was named to the role in June 2025 after serving as the health system’s chief digital officer, has left SSM Health,…
Lexington, Ky.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare has named Joey Waddell CEO of Whitesburg (Ky.) ARH Hospital, effective July 6. Mr. Waddell brings more than two decades of healthcare leadership experience to the role, according to a July 6 LinkedIn post from…