Bell Hospital in Ishpeming, Mich., has named Floyd Bounds as CEO, according to an ABC10 report.
Executive Moves
MultiCare Health System in Tacoma, Wash., has named David Nicewonger COO of Auburn (Wash.) Medical Center, effective Oct. 1, after MultiCare completes the purchase of the hospital and its assets.
Susan Conley has been appointed CEO of DeKalb Community Hospital in Smithsville, Tenn., and Stones River Hospital in Woodbury, Tenn., effective Oct. 1.
Nashville, Tenn.-based Cardiovascular Care Group has announced that Steve Blades will serve as interim CEO the group's Louisiana Heart Hospital in Lacombe.
Roxane Townsend, MD, has been removed as CEO of Baton Rouge-based Louisiana State University Health Care Services Division and was replaced by Michael Kaiser, MD, who is now the interim CEO.
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Augusta, Maine-based MaineGeneral Health has named Chuck Hays as its new CEO effective Jan. 1, 2013, according to a Morning Sentinel report.
Maria Braman, MD, has stepped down as chair of the board of directors of St. Peter's Hospital in Helena, Mont., to take the role of vice president for medical affairs at the hospital, according to an Independent Record report.
Catholic Health System in Buffalo, N.Y., has extended the employment contract for President and CEO Joe McDonald through 2020, according to a report by The Buffalo News.
Jonas Uland, CEO of Greene County General Hospital in Linton, Ind., has announced he will retire on Sept. 30, according to a WBIW report.
Diane Weber, RN, has been named executive director of the Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development, effective Sept. 17.