Alan Aviles, CEO of New York City Health and Hospitals Corp., a health system with revenue of $5.4 billion, was recently featured in an article in USA Today for his efforts in leading the health system in reducing costs.
Executive Moves
Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Wash., has announced that Medrice Coluccio, CEO of St. Peter's parent company, Providence Health and Services, will assume the duties of CEO for the hospital, according to a report by The Olympian.
Friends Hospital, a 192-bed psychiatric hospital in Philadelphia, has named Kenneth Glass as its new CEO, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolinas HealthCare System announced that it earned $153.5 million for the first half of 2009, ending June 30, according to a report by the Charlotte Business Journal.
Here are 25 individuals who recently moved into top hospital and health system management roles.
Mark Smith has been named CFO of 25-bed Biggs-Gridley Memorial Hospital in Gridley, Calif., according to the Gridley Herald.
A new report by the inspector general of the state of Florida depicts the former CEO of A.G. Holley Hospital, a state-owned tuberculosis facility in Lantana, as a gun-toting, profanity-spewing bully, according to an article in the Palm Beach Post.
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt., has agreed to pay its former CEO $640,000 in severance pay following his forced resignation, according to a report by the Bennington Banner.
New England Baptist Hospital, a 141-bed facility in Boston, has appointed Patricia L. Hannon as its new president, according to a report by the Boston Globe.
Roberta Luskin-Hawk, MD is the new CEO of Saint Joseph Hospital in Chicago, part of Resurrection Health Care, according to a release from Resurrection Health Care.