Lori Peck has been appointed senior vice president and CFO of Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus Health, according to a Sept. 30 LinkedIn post. Ms. Peck has been with Aspirus since 2000. Most recently, she served as the system’s interim senior vice…
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William McClain was named chief administrative officer of Helena Hospital in Helena-West Helena, Ark., effective Oct. 1. Mr. McClain will retain his role as administrative director of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences East Regional Campus in Helena-West Helena,…
Sergio Melgar, CFO of Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health will retire in January 2027 after 12 years in the role, according to a Sept. 30 news release shared with Becker’s. Jeff Biesczat, who joined the system in early September, will…
Tom Curtin was named executive vice president of Kaiser Permanente’s National Health Plan after serving as its interim leader since May. In the role, effective immediately, Mr. Curtin will lead health plan strategy and operations with a focus on growth,…
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Holy Cross Health named John Cunha, DO, chief medical officer, effective Sept. 1. In this role, Dr. Cunha will oversee quality, safety and physician relations, according to a system news release. He most recently served as interim…
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Kate Kellogg, MD, is joining St. Louis-based Ascension as vice president of patient safety after serving Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health for nearly 13 years. Dr. Kellogg announced the news in a Sept. 29 LinkedIn post. After completing her emergency medicine…
James Perez has been appointed vice president of human resources at HCA Florida Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, effective Sept. 28. Mr. Perez joins HCA Florida Memorial Hospital from HCA Florida Putnam Hospital in Palatka, where he served as vice president…
Elon Kotlar, MD, has been named chief health informatics officer at Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health. In this role, Dr. Kotlar will oversee the health system’s informatics strategy focusing on advancing the use of clinical informatics, analytics, artificial intelligence, and digital…
Mary Klotman, MD, will complete her service as executive vice president for health affairs and chief academic officer of Duke Health and dean of Duke University School of Medicine on June 30, 2027. Dr. Klotman has spent two decades in…
Grand Junction, Colo.-based Western Healthcare Alliance has hired Ginette Sebenaler as CFO of the rural hospital alliance and its family of companies. Ms. Sebenaler will oversee all financial functions across the organization, according to a Sept. 24 Western Healthcare Alliance…