Here is a list of 20 new hospital and health system CFOs announced in 2010, listed in alphabetical order by last name and organized by month of the announcement of their hiring.
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Kenneth Polonksy, MD, has been appointed dean of the division of biological sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine and executive vice president for medical affairs at the University of Chicago, according to a University of Chicago news release.
Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, has named Jon Ness as its new CEO, according to a Spokesman-Review report.
As the government makes its final decisions on health reform regulations, Richard Umbdenstock and the American Hospital Association are watching closely. In April, the Obama administration released a preliminary proposal that would cut payments by 0.1 percent on average per…
Bruce Christian, the former president of South Coast Medical Center in Laguna Beach, Calif., operated a debt collection company that received medical payments from his own hospital, prompting nonprofit governance experts to suggest a conflict of interest, according to a…
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During his six years as Provena Health senior vice president and president and CEO of Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Ill. Jeff Brickman, FACHE, has established a regional presence of primary care health centers throughout Will County. In…
Baylor College of Medicine in Houston has announced the naming of anesthesiologist Maya S. Suresh, MD, as the chair of the Department of Anesthesiology.
Joan Coffman started as CEO of St. Joseph's Hospital in Chippewa Falls, Wis., in March. Here she discusses the future of St. Joseph's Hospital, part of Hospital Sisters Health System, how she plans to improve colleague and physician satisfaction and…
After a month as CEO of Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, Tenn., Don Heinemann is facing challenges from health reform, reimbursement cuts and competitive pressures, according to a Knoxville News Sentinel report.
Morris (Ill.) Hospital and Healthcare Centers has named Mark Steadham as its new president and CEO, effective Sept. 1, according to a Herald-News report.