James O'Loughlin, CEO of Carolinas Hospital System in Florence, S.C., will be stepping down to take a similar post at an unnamed Florida hospital, according to a South Carolina Now report.
Executive Moves
Conrad Mallett, president of Detroit Medical Center's Sinai-Grace Hospital, has been promoted to the health system's chief administrative officer, according to a Detroit Free Press report.
Ascension Health in St. Louis is reorganizing its top leaders following the launch of the new holding company Ascension Health Alliance, according to a St. Louis Business Journal report.
Eric Buehrens, COO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, has stepped down for unknown reasons, according to a Boston Globe report.
Palm Drive Hospital in Sebastopol, Calif., has appointed Charles R. Guenther interim CEO, according to a Press Democrat report.
Advertisement
Adair County Health System in Greenfield, Iowa, has named Kevin Heinzeroth CFO.
Robert F. Guanci has been appointed COO of Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Medical Center, according to a WAVY report.
Karen Murphy, RN, president and CEO of Moses Taylor Health Care in Scranton, Pa., will transition to an interim leadership role with a community foundation that is being created as part of Community Health System's recent acquisition of Moses Taylor.
Warner L. Thomas, president and COO of Ochsner Health System in New Orleans, has been appointed the 2012 chair of the American Hospital Association's Section for Health Care Systems, a constituency section representing health systems across the country.
Riverside Health System in Newport News, Va., has announced several leadership changes, according to a Williamsburg Yorktown Daily report.