Executive Moves

Michael Motte has resigned as CEO of 110-bed Capital Medical Center in Olympia, Wash., according to an article by the Olympian.

Tim Trottier is changing CEO jobs from 101-bed Natchez (Miss.) Community Hospital to 369-bed Easton (Penn.) Hospital, according to an article in the Allentown Morning Call.

Larry Meese has been named permanent CEO of 88-bed Jackson Hospital in Marianna, Fla., according to a release from Jackson Hospital.

Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo., has named Debra Linnes as its new president and CEO, according to a Southeast Missouri Hospital news release.

Saints Medical Center in Lowell, Mass., has named Stephen J. Guimond as its new CFO, according to a report in the Boston Business Journal.

Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, Calif., has appointed Gustavo Valdespino as its new president and CEO, according to a Valley Presbyterian news release.

Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, N.C., has named Richard Ellis as its COO, according to a report by the Charlotte Business Journal.

Fred Harder, CEO of Hemet, Calif.-based Valley Health System, has resigned, just days before the hospital was due to report its financial status in bankruptcy court, according to a report by the Riverside Press-Enterprise.  

Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield, Minn., has named Kyle Rasmussen as its new CEO, according to a report in the Independent Review.

Minneapolis, Minn.-based Allina Hospitals & Clinics has named Duncan P. Gallagher as executive vice president and CFO, according to a report by the Minnesota Hospital Association.