Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., has named David Kapaska, MD, as regional president and CEO, according to an Argus Leader report.
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East Liverpool (Ohio) City Hospital has named Kenneth Cochran as president and CEO of the facility, according to a Review Online report.
The Louisiana state health agency has hired Carol Steckel, Alabama's top Medicaid official, to lead the state's efforts in implementing healthcare changes, according to a report by The Advocate.
Glen Grady, interim administrator of St. Joseph's Memorial Hospital in Hillsboro, Wis., said he expects his last day on the job to be Friday, according to a Lacrosse Tribune report.
M. Barbara Balik, RN, principal of Common Fire Healthcare Consulting in Albuquerque, N.M., is co-author with Jack A. Gilbert of "Heart of Leadership," a new book from AHA Press on attributes of highly regarded healthcare leaders. To find these attributes, the…
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St. Luke's Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla., has named Donnie L. Romine president, according to a Florida Times-Union report.
Valley View Regional Hospital in Ada, Okla., has named Kent Rogers CEO, according to an Ada Evening News report.
Medical Group Management Association and the American College of Medical Practice Executives have named IPC The Hospitalist Company CEO Adam Singer, MD, "Physician Executive of the Year" for 2010, according to an MGMA release.
Health Choice, a Memphis-based managed care organization, has appointed George Mayzell, MD, as CEO, according to a Modern Healthcare report.
Mary Lynn Wright, vice president of surgical services at Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital, has been named president of a 60-bed Madison, Ala. hospital scheduled to open in Feb. 2012, according to a Huntsville Times report.