R. Blake Curd, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who is co-owner of the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Surgical Hospital, has announced his Republican candidacy for South Dakota's only U.S. House seat, according to a release from Dr. Curd.
Executive Moves
CEO Dennis Goebel of Mercy Medical Center in Williston, N.D., has resigned, according to a report in the Williston Herald.
Berger Health System in Circleville, Ohio, has named Tim Colburn as its new president and CEO, effective Oct.1, according to a report by the Chillicothe Gazette.
Sisters of Mercy Health System has appointed Gary Pulsipher as the president and CEO of its recently acquired St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., according to a report by the St. Louis Business Journal.
Alaska Regional Hospital has named Annie Holt, RN, as its new president and CEO, according to the Anchorage Daily News.
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has named Michael Fisher as its new president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, according to a report by the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Rooks County Health Center in Plainville, Kan., has named Mike Sinclair as its new CEO, according to a report by the Hays Daily News.
New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton, Mass., has named Judith C. Waterston as its new president and CEO, the first woman in the role since the hospital moved to Stoughton in 1976, according to a report in The Enterprise.
Ron Jensen, DO, has been named vice president of medical affairs at 233-bed Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine, Texas, according to a release from Baylor Health Care System.
John Labriola, senior vice president and director of Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich., will step down from his current position on Oct. 1, but will remain on staff as a consultant and advisor until he retires next year, according…