Executive Moves

Alex Contreras-Soto has been named CEO of Spring Hill (Fla.) Regional Hospital, according to a Spring Hill Regional news release.

William Alvin has been appointed president and CEO of Health Alliance Plan and Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Mich., according to a HAP news release.

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Health Care REIT has announced the appointment of John Thomas to executive vice president - medical facilities, according to a company news release.

The board of 18-bed Pinnacle Hospital in Merrillville, Ind., named its chief nursing officer, Lilly Veljovic, to serve as CEO.

Scott Becker, co-chair of McGuireWoods' Health Care Department, has been appointed to the law firm's board of partners.

Integrated Healthcare Holdings, a publicly traded hospital management company based in California, has named Kenneth Westbrook as its president and CEO, according to a company press release distributed via PRNewswire

Dan Kennedy, CEO of Riddle Memorial Hospital in Media, Pa., will retire at the end of 2008, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal.

MEI Financial Services has announced that Ross Guilford has joined the company as regional manager and senior development officer.

J.P. Gallagher has been promoted to president of Evaston (Ill.) Hospital.