Executive Moves

St. John's Medical Center in Jackson, Wyo., has named Michael Tennican as its new president of the board, according to the Jackson Hole News&Guide.

Janet Carbary, the newly named CEO of HMA's Yakima (Wash.) Medical Center has decided not to accept the position for undisclosed reasons, according to a report by the Yakima Herald.

Reading (Pa.) Hospital and Medical Center has named Clint Matthews as interim CEO and James L. Rosenberg as interim executive vice president and COO, according to a report by the Reading Eagle.

La Rae Schelling, COO and chief nursing officer for Marshalltown (Iowa) Medical & Surgical Center, has left her position due to health issues, according to the Times-Republican.

University Health Care System in Augusta, Ga., is expected to name Jim Davis, the organization's current COO, as its new president and CEO, according to The Augusta Chronicle.

Bill Adams, president and CEO of Reston (Vir.) Hospital Center who has worked with HCA for 29 years, will retire June 1, according to a press release.

Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, Calif., has named James N. Leonard president and CEO, according to The Fresno Bee.

Rick Scott, the former CEO of HCA, is a dark horse in the race to capture the Republican nomination for Florida governor in an Aug. 24 primary, according to a report by Forbes.

Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson, Md., has named John B. Chessare, MD, MPH, FACHE, as its new president and CEO.

Kirkpatrick Conley will become CEO of Mesa View Regional Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Mesquite, Nev., according to a report by the Desert Valley Times.