Executive Moves

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.

Saint Agnes Hospital in Southwest Baltimore has named Scott Furniss as its new CFO, according to a report by the Baltimore Business Journal.

Ed Eckenhoff, founder, president and CEO of the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, D.C., will resign Oct. 1, according to a report in the Washington Business Journal.

William T. Sugg, CEO of Gallatin, Tenn.-based Sumner Regional Health Systems, has resigned from the position, according to a report in The Tennessean.

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.