WellStar Health System's president and CEO Gregory Simone was fired by the Georgia system's board last week, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution report.
Executive Moves
North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, Minn., has suspended CEO David Cress without pay after the executive was arrested and charged with engaging in prostitution, according to a Star Tribune report.
Health Management Associates has named Glen Silverman, CEO of Central Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, as the next leader of Madison River Oaks Hospital in Canton, Miss., according to a Clarion Ledger report.
The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Health System in Philadelphia has named J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, as the health system and medical school's next executive vice president and dean, according to a university news release.
Florida Hospital Zephyrhills has promoted Douglas Duffield, former hospital COO, to CEO, following a merger that placed former CEO John R. Harding in charge of the newly established Florida Hospital Tampa Bay region, according to a St. Petersburg Times report.
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Northwest Specialty Hospital in Post Falls, Idaho has appointed former US House of Representatives candidate Vaughn Ward as its new CEO, according to a Coeur d'Alene Press report.
Tennessee-based Capella Healthcare, the company that owns Hartselle (Ala.) Medical Center, has announced that the hospital's CEO and CFO positions are being eliminated, according to a Decatur Daily report.
Fairmont (W. Va.) General Hospital has named Dan Honerbrink CFO and vice president of finance, according to a local WBOY report.
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has released the results of her office's four-month investigation on how Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center handled CEO Paul Levy's relationship with a female subordinate, according to a Boston Globe report.
Kathleen Kinslow, current CEO and executive director of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, will take over as president and CEO of Philadelphia's Aria Health in November.