Executive Moves

James R. Gonzalez has been chosen to lead The University Hospital in Newark, N.J., as acting president and CEO, according to a Nutley Sun report.

The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, based in Juneau, Alaska, has hired longtime healthcare executive Susan B. Labus as its COO, according to a SEARHC news release.

Vista Health System, based in Waukegan, Ill., has appointed Pamela German Hill CFO, according to a health system news release.

HealthEast Care System, based in St. Paul, Minn., has named Kathryn Correia as the new president and CEO, according to a news release.

John Wiest, COO of Lee Memorial Health System in Fort Myers, Fla., has stepped down from his post, according to a health system release.

Stuart Markowitz, MD, has been appointed CMO for Hartford (Conn.) Hospital, effective Jan. 1, according to a hospital release.

Kim Moore has been appointed the president and CEO of Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln, Neb., according to a hospital news release.

Anthony A. Scaduto, MD, has been named interim president and CEO of Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital, according to a hospital news release.

SSM Health Care – St. Louis has named Robert William Hoefer president of SSM St. Clare Health Center in Fenton, Mo., according to a hospital news release.

Executive Director and CEO Peter V. Resnick of Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg, Ind., has announced his plans to retire, effective May 2012, according to a hospital news release.