Executive Moves

Susan V. Juris has been named president of Ahuja Medical Center, a University Hospitals facility in Beachwood, Ohio.

The following hospital executive moves occurred within the past week, beginning with the most recent.

David Nicely has been named vice president and CEO for the Washington County (Tenn.) hospitals of Mountain States Health Alliance.

Mark Hébert, MD, has been appointed CMO of Medical City Hospital and Medical City Children's Hospital, both in Dallas, according to a Dallas Business Journal report.

Geisinger Health System President and CEO Glenn D. Steele, Jr., MD, has been named chairman of the board of directors for the Premier healthcare alliance.

Michael Laird, president of Froedtert Health's St. Joseph's Hospital in West Bend, Wis., has announced his plans to resign at the end of the year, according to a Business Journal report.

Rick Davis, interim CEO of Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska, has been promoted to permanent CEO by the hospital's board of directors.

Nathaniel Richardson has been named interim president of Parkway Medical Center in Decatur, Ala., according to a Decatur Daily report.

Sister Agnelle Ching has announced her plans to retire as CEO of Honolulu-based St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii on Jan. 1, according to a Pacific Business News report.

Ken James has been named CEO of Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett, Mo.