Executive Moves

Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, Ark., has named Walter Johnson as its news president and CEO, effective Oct. 1, according to a report by Arkansas Business.

Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis has announced Arthur Gonzalez, DrPH, as the new CEO, replacing Lynn Abrahamsen, who announced her intention to retire in 2009, according to a HCMC news release.

Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio, has named R. Bruce James as the hospital's next president and CEO, according to a Union news release.

Akorn, manufacturer and marketer of sterile specialty pharmaceuticals, announced Raj Rai as interim CEO and Timothy Dick as CFO, according to an Akorn news release.

Jack Corey, CEO of Dekalb Memorial Hospital in Auburn, Ind., will retire, effective Aug. 31, according to a report in the Journal Gazette.

Duke University Hospital has named Kevin Sowers as its new CEO, according to a report in the Triangle Business Journal.

Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan, Kan., has named John Broberg as its new president and CEO, effective immediately, according to a Mercy Regional news release.

Brockton (Mass.) Hospital CEO Norman Goodman has resigned, according to a report by WHDH-TV.

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Southwestern Vermont Health Care in Bennington, Vt., has launched a search for its next CEO, following the departure of the system's CEO, Harvey Yorke, in March, according to a report by the Bennington Banner.