William Foley is resigning as CEO of Chicago-based Cook County Health and Hospitals System, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
Executive Moves
The following hospital executive moves occurred within the past week, beginning with the most recent.
William J. Walker, Jr., CPA, has been named CEO of Memorial Hospital and Manor in Bainbridge, Ga., according to a hospital news release.
Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park, Md., part of Rockville, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare, has named Joyce Portela president, according to a hospital news release.
Ron Girotto has announced his retirement after 10 years as CEO and president of Houston-based Methodist Hospital System, according to a hospital news release.
Georgetown, Ohio-based Brown County Regional HealthCARE has replaced CEO Michael Patterson with turnaround specialist Joan Phillips, according to a News Democrat report.
Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Va., has named Nancy Howell Agee president and CEO effective July 1, according to a hospital news release.
Wichita, Kan.-based Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis has named Sherry Hausmann president, effective May 25, according to a hospital news release.
Irving, Texas-based CHRISTUS Health has named Eugene "Gene" A. Woods executive vice president and COO effective no later than June 1, according to a hospital news release.
President and CEO Herbert Paris will retire from Mid Coast Health Services in Brunswick, Maine, and will be replaced by Lois Napier Skillings effective July 1, according to a hospital news release.