Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health has named Christina Slemp system vice president of revenue cycle – financial services, according to a post on her LinkedIn page. Ms. Slemp joins from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, where she served as vice…
Executive Moves
Wendy Wilcox, MD, a prominent maternal mortality expert, has been selected to serve as chief of obstetrics and gynecology at NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull in New York City’s Brooklyn borough. Dr. Wilcox has worked in a variety of clinical leadership…
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has named Scott Turner as COO, effective Aug. 4. Mr. Turner brings more than 28 years of healthcare experience, including 18 years in pediatrics, according to an Aug. 14 news release. He most recently served as…
The digital leader of Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie plans to join San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare as chief digital information officer. Terri Couts, RN, who serves as executive vice president and chief digital officer at Guthrie, a six-hospital system, said in an…
Angela Hinnegan was named CFO of Soldotna, Alaska-based Central Peninsula Hospital, according to an Aug. 15 LinkedIn post. Central Peninsula Hospital is a 49-bed, full service hospital that comprises more than 80 physicians and allied medical employees, according to its…
AdventHealth Altamonte Springs (Fla.) has named Katrina Vargas Mesa, BSN, as COO. Ms. Vargas Mesa has more than 19 years of experience at Altamonte Springs-based AdventHealth, including more than 12 years in nursing and operational leadership, according to an Aug.…
Charlie Therrien, president of Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland, Maine, will step down Oct. 5. Mr. Therrien also serves as senior vice president of Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health and president of the Northern Light Health Foundation, according to…
Matt Brown was appointed president of CommonSpirit Health’s south region, according to an Aug. 15 news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Brown will lead an $8 billion healthcare market spanning Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas. “[Mr.] Brown’s appointment…
Several major U.S. health systems have appointed COOs this year — some to newly created positions — amid a resurgence of the COO role. While some systems have tapped internal veterans as successors, others have chosen new COOs from outside…
Christy Maraone has been named vice president of marketing and communications at Owensboro (Ky.) Health. She most recently served as vice president of marketing for Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s Gulf Coast Division, headquartered in Houston. She also worked as a…