Executive Moves

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.

Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center has named Ketul J. Patel as its new COO and one of four executive vice presidents, according to a North Jersey report.

St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., has named Steve Moreau president and CEO, according to a Kansas City Star report.

Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, N.C., has named David Clay as COO, according to a hospital news release.

Lutheran Health, based in Fort Wayne, Ind., has appointed Joe Dorko CEO of the health system, making permanent the role he has filled on an interim basis since June, according to an Inside Indiana Business report.