Executive Moves

Eugene Cashman III has been named the CEO of Crittenden Regional Hospital in Tennessee.

The Adair County Hospital District board has voted to hire David Rasmussen as the new CEO, according to an Adair County Community Voice report.

The Martin Luther King, Jr.-Los Angeles Healthcare Corporation has named Elaine Batchlor, MD, as the CEO of the new Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital in South Los Angeles.

The following hospital executive moves occurred within the past week, beginning with the most recent.

University of Missouri Health System, parent of University of Missouri Health Care, has announced the retirement of MU Health Care's CEO Jim Ross, effective Dec. 31.

Robert Ramey has been named the new CEO of Russell County Hospital in Russell Springs, Ky., according to a Ky Forward report.

Sumner Regional Medical Center, in Wellington, Kan., has named Leonard Hernandez its new CEO and president, according to a Wellington Daily News report.

The Ventura County Health Care Agency in California has named Paul Lorenz as its chief deputy director, according to a Ventura County Star report.

Cushing Memorial Hospital in Leavenworth, Kan., part of the Saint Luke's Health System, named Adele Ducharme its new interim CEO, according to a Leavenworth Times report.

Hackensack University Medical Center at Pascack Valley in Westwood, N.J., has named two new officers, according to a Westwood-Hillsdale Patch report.