A majority of medical liability premiums has remained stable or dropped in 2009, according to a Medical Liability Monitor survey cited in a report by AMEDNews.
Executive Moves
St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese, Ill., has fired CEO Lowell Jones and CFO Dennis Herzig for allegedly violation company policy, according to a report in the Belleville News-Democrat.
Kathleen Cain, CFO of Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, Calif., has resigned, according to a report by the Fresno Bee.
Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System has named new CEOs for two of its facilities, according to a report by the South Florida Business Journal.
Don Beeler, president and CEO of CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care in San Antonio, Texas, will retire on Jan. 29, 2010, according to a report in the San Antonio Business Journal.
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Greg Pivirotto, president and CEO of University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., will retire on Jan. 31, 2010, according to a UMC news release.
University of California San Diego Medical Center has chosen Thomas Jackiewicz as its new CEO, according to a release by the medical center.
Michael Choo, MD, has been appointed as the interim president and CEO of CMH Regional Health System in Wilmington, Ohio, according to a report in the Dayton Daily News.
Chandler (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center has named Patty White as its new president and CEO, according to a report in The Arizona Republic.
St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., has named Dawn Rudolph as its new CEO, effective Dec. 1, according to a report by the Journal Gazette.