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Executive Moves

Darlene Burns, president and CEO of Rome (N.Y) Memorial Hospital, will retire at the end of the year, according to an Observer-Dispatch report. Ms. Burns has been CEO at Rome since 2002. She first began work at the hospital as…

Allan Atkinson is serving as interim CEO and president of Columbus (Wis.) Community Hospital, according to a Columbus Journal report. Mr. Atkinson retired in 2008 after serving as CEO at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa, for 10 years. He…

Hill Country Memorial in Fredericksburg, Texas, has hired Steve Sosland as COO of the healthcare organization, according to an HCM news release. Mr. Sosland’s previous professional experience includes leadership development and customer service in the military, retail restaurant operations and…

The follow hospital and healthcare executive moves were announced in the past week. 1. Gary Wages, FACHE, president and CEO of Saint Luke’s Northland Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., has announced his retirement, effective March 11. Kevin Trimble, senior vice…

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Gary Wages, FACHE, president and CEO of Saint Luke’s Northland Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., has announced his retirement, effective March 11, according to a Saint Luke’s Health System news release. Kevin Trimble, senior vice president and chief nursing officer…

Waterbury (Conn.) Hospital has hired Stephen R. Laverty as interim president and CEO of the hospital and its network of affiliates, according to a Republican-American report. Mr. Laverty’s appointment is effective Jan. 3. He will replace John Tobin, who announced…

Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyo., has named Jerry Klein CEO, according to a B.E. Smith news release. Mr. Klein will assume his duties at the 99-bed hospital on Jan. 6. Mr. Klein was selected as CEO…

Greensburg, Penn.-based Excela Health has named Michael Busch executive vice president and COO, according to a Pittsburgh Business Times report. Previously, Mr. Busch was vice president and chief strategy officer at Butler (Penn.) Health System. Prior to his work with…

Regina Medical Center in Hastings, Minn., has named Ty W. Erickson as CEO, according to a Hastings Star-Gazette report. Mr. Erickson’s new role with the hospital is effective Feb. 21, 2011. Most recently, Mr. Erickson was CEO of the Columbia…

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