The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has named Patrick Conway, MD, as its chief medical officer, effective May 9, according to a report by The Hill.
Executive Moves
CFO Ken Johnson has left Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kan., and COO Bill Wild plans to leave, according to a Wichita Business Journal report.
The following hospital executive moves occurred within the past week, beginning with the most recent.
CEO Michael Stewart is leaving Barstow (Calif.) Community Hospital on May 27 to become interim COO for DeTar Health System in Victoria, Texas, according to a hospital news release.
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA has named Mark Rader CEO of 317-bed University Hospital and Medical Center in Tamarac, Fla., according to a South Florida Business Journal report.
The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors has named David Culberson CEO of San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp, Calif., according to a Record report.
After 27 years, CEO Martin Bernstein has retired from 49-bed Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent, effective immediately, according to a Bangor Daily News report.
Wetzel County Hospital in New Martinsville, W.Va., has named Brian Felici CEO effective immediately, according to a Wetzel Chronicle report.
Tenet Healthcare Corp. has named Jeffrey Koury as senior vice president of operations for Tenet's California region, according to a news release by the hospital operator.
UA Healthcare in Tucson, Ariz., has named Henry E. Wells interim president and CEO, according to a University of Arizona news release.