Executive Moves

Lynn Oswald, senior vice president of Fort Hamilton (Ohio) Hospital, has announced her resignation, according to a Middletown Journal report.

Northern Michigan Regional Health System in Petoskey has named Stephen J. Scannell as CFO, according to a Petoskey News report.

Ronald A. Williams, chairman and CEO of health insurance company Aetna, has announced his retirement, effective April 2011, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Here is a list of 10 hospital presidents and CEOs recently named, in order from most to least recent.

Palo Alto (Calif.) Medical Foundation has named Richard Slavin, MD, as CEO, according to a San Francisco Business Times report.

William Jennings took over as president and CEO of Bridgeport (Conn.) Hospital on Oct. 1, according to a Connecticut Post report.

Rochester (N.Y.) General Health System has named Brian Jepson as president of Rochester General Hospital, according to a Rochester Business Journal report.

Norwegian American Hospital in Chicago has named Jose R. Sanchez as its newest president and CEO, according to a Humboldt Park Portal news report.

Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho, has named Kara Besst interim CEO following the death of president and CEO Jeff Martin in a car accident Sunday night, according to a hospital news release.

Murray-Calloway (Ky.) County Hospital has named Brad Bloemer interim CEO, effective Oct. 22, according to a Murray Ledger report.