The board of directors at White Mountain Regional Medical Center in Springerville, Ariz., fired CEO Michael Zimmerman today, according to a WMI Central report.
Executive Moves
Stephen R. Hopper, president and CEO of McDonough District Hospital in Macomb, Ill., has announced he will retire effective Jan. 7, 2011, according to a Connect Tri-States report.
Karen Hendren has stepped down from her position as COO and CFO for Stillwater (Okla.) Medical Center to join Ocean Dental's corporate office as CFO, according to an Ocean Dental news release.
Southampton Memorial Hospital in Franklin, Va., has named Phil A. Wright II as its new CEO, effective Nov. 1, according to a Tidewater News report.
K. Scott Abrams, CFO of Beaver Dam (Wis.) Community Hospital, has announced he will resign from his position effective Oct. 6, according to a Beaver Dam Daily Citizen report.
Ford Titus ended his 41-year career with ProHealth Care and Waukesha (Wis.) Memorial Hospital when he stepped down as CEO last week, according to a Journal-Sentinel report.
University Hospital in Cincinnati has named Nancy Barone COO, according to a Cincinnati Enquirer report.
OhioHealth Corp. has appointed Greg Long to the COO position at Doctors Hospital in Nelsonville, Ohio, according to a Columbus Business First report.
Pleasant Valley Hospital in Point Pleasant, W. Va., has named Hugh H. Collins as the new CEO for the not-for-profit healthcare facility, according to a Point Pleasant Register report.
Steven Patonai will take over as CEO of Wuesthoff Health System in Melbourne, Fla., today, hoping to end the long competitive friction with rival Health First, according to a Florida Today report.