Jeff Noblin, CEO of Cherokee Medical Center in Centre, Ala., has resigned, effective July 9, according to a report by the Rome News-Tribune.
Executive Moves
Wesley Medical Center in Hattiesburg, Miss., has named Michael S. Neuendorf as its new CEO and Jim Young as its new CFO, according to reports by the Hattiesburg American.
David Fikse is leaving his post as CEO of Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg, Va., for an executive position at Community Health Systems, the hospital's parent, according to a report by the Progress-Index.
Health Management Associates has named Ken Chatfield as its new chief information officer, according to an HMA news release.
John Popovich Jr., MD, a pulmonary physician, has been appointed president and chief executive officer of 802-bed Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, according to a release from the hospital.
Charlie Therrien will leave his job as CEO of 78-bed Sharon Hospital in Litchfield, Conn., to become CEO of 52-bed Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth, Maine, according to a report by the Litchfield County Times.
Larry Duncan has been named CEO of the new El Paso (Texas) Children's Hospital, which opens in spring 2012, according to a report by KFox 14.
E. Kenneth Hutchenrider has been appointed president of 141-bed Methodist Richardson (Texas) Medical Center, according to a report by the Dallas Business Journal.
Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, Wash., has named Tom Jensen as its new CEO, according to The Daily World.
Yuma (Ariz). Regional Medical Center has announced the selection of Pat Walz as the hospital's new president and CEO.