Friends Hospital in Philadelphia has replaced its CEO amid accusations from state and city regulators of inadequate patient supervision at the psychiatric hospital, according to a report in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Executive Moves
Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis has named John Lynch, MD, as its new chief medical, effective July 1, according to a report by the St. Louis Business Journal.
David Wessner, president and CEO of Park Nicollet Health Services, a St. Louis Park, Minn.-based hospital and clinic system, announced that he will retire at the end of the year, according to a report in the Star Tribune.
Hackensack University Medical Center has named Robert Garret as its acting president and CEO following the resignation of John Ferguson, according to a report by the Daily Record.
Rick Barnett, CEO of Mercy Medical Center in Redding, Calif., has resigned to take over as senior vice president and executive officer of VHA, based in Irving, Texas, according to a report in the Redding Record Searchlight.
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Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center president John Ferguson has resigned amid a corruption scandal, according to a report by The Record.
Anthony J. Cimino has been named as the new president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton (N.J.), according to a RWJ Hamilton news release.
Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings, Neb., has named Bradley Neet as its new CEO, according to a report by KMTV.
Gadsden (Ala.) Regional Medical Center has named Stephen Pennington as its new CEO, according to a report in the Gadsden Times.
Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke's Health System has named David Pate, MD, JD, as its new president and CEO, according to a St. Luke's news release.