West Florida Hospital in Pensacola, Fla., announced Brian Baumgardner will become the hospital's new CEO starting July 9, according to a Pensacola News Journal report.
Executive Moves
Pekin (Ill.) Hospital has named Gary Jepsen as CEO, effective June 25, according to a Peoria Journal Star report.
Dupont Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., has named Bonnie Hanson as COO, according to an Inside Indiana Business report.
HighPoint Health System in Gallatin, Tenn., has named Susan Peach, BSN, MBA, as CEO, effective July 2.
Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tenn., has promoted Alan Watson to CEO upon the retirement of current CEO Robert Otwell.
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The University of Florida College of Medicine in Jacksonville has secured approval for an anesthesiology residency program to begin this year. Twelve candidates have already been accepted to the three-year program, according to a university release.
The following hospital executive moves occurred within the past week, beginning with the most recent.
Lawrence Barco, president and CEO of MidMichigan Medical Center-Clare in Clare, has announced his retirement, effective June 30.
Robert Turbow, MD, a neonatologist, has been named chief patient safety officer for San Francisco-based Dignity Health's Central Coast hospitals, according to a San Luis Obispo report.
HealthEast Care System in St. Paul, Minn., has announced a major leadership shift in its corporate structure, according to a Star Tribune report.