Executive Moves

Columbus, Ga.-based Hughston Healthcare has named Mark A. Baker as its new CEO, according to a report in The Ledger-Enquirer.

Richard Hachten, a founder of Omaha, Neb.-based Alegent Health, will return to serve as the health system's interim president and CEO, replacing Wayne Sensor, who resigned last week, according to a report by the Omaha World-Herald.

Deborah Keel has become the newest CEO of Tenet Healthcare's 202-bed North Fulton Regional Hospital in Roswell, Ga., according to a report by the Revue & News.

Jeffrey Durham, CEO Cooper County Memorial Hospital and Clinics in Boonville, Mo., was terminated after he was pleaded guilty to Class 3 felony theft, according to a report by KOMU News.

When Michael Young was CEO of Erie County Medical Center, he took the 550-bed hospital in Buffalo, N.Y., from losing $30 million a year in 2005 to making a $17 million profit in 2007. Mr. Young, now CEO of another…

Providence Health and Services has named Denise Marroni as the new CFO for its Southwest Washington service area, according to a report by KELA 1470 AM.

John W. Allen, president and CEO of Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Neb., has announced his retirement, according to a report by the Kearney Hub.

Sonoma (Calif.) Valley Hospital has named Tim Noakes as its new CFO, succeeding Jim McSweeney who is retiring after 22 years in the position, according to a report in the Sonoma Index-Tribune.

Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans, Vt., has named Jill Berry Bowen as its new CEO, according to a report by the St. Albans Messenger.

Kevin Smith will succeed Dale Lodge as the new president and CEO of Winchester (Mass.) Hospital, according to a release from the hospital.