Executive Moves

Loretta Ortiz y Pino, MD, has been appointed CMO of Holy Cross Hospital in Taos, N.M., according to a Taos News report.

Steven D. Edwards will assume the position of president and CEO of CoxHealth, based in Springfield, Mo., following Robert Bezanson's retirement in December, according to a health system release.

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee has promoted COO Cindy Christensen to president of the hospital, according to a hospital release.

William Holmes has been named president and CEO of Moses-Ludington Hospital in Ticonderoga, N.Y., effective Oct. 31, according to a Press Republican report.

The board of directors at Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Mo., has named Randy Tobler, MD, CMO of the hospital, according to a Memphis Democrat report.

Kevin Tabb, MD, has been tapped to serve as the next president and CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, according to a hospital release.

Rick Bockmann and Gwen Matthews have been appointed CEOs of Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital in Willits, Calif., and Ukiah (Calif.) Valley Medical Center, respectively, according to an Adventist Health release.

Sebastian Rueckert, MD, has been appointed CMO of Christian Hospital, a BJC HealthCare facility, in St. Louis, according to a St. Louis American report.

Roxane Townsend, MD, has been named interim CEO of Earl K. Long Medical Center in Baton Rouge, La., according to an Advocate report.

The following hospital executive moves occurred within the past week, beginning with the most recent.