Mary Beth Carlisle, the CEO of Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital, a 110-bed mental health facility in Huntington, W.Va., is stepping down to fill a position at the West Virginia Bureau for Medical Services, according to the Huntington Herald-Dispatch.
Executive Moves
Beth Ward, CFO of Moses Cone Health System in Greensboro, N.C., has resigned to become executive vice president and chief financial officer of Wellmont Health System in Kingsport, Tenn., according to a report in the News & Record.
HCA has announced that Joseph A. Sowell III will become its senior vice president and chief development officer, effective Dec. 1, 2009, according to an HCA news release.
Skiff Medical Center in Newton, Iowa, has named Steve Long as its new president and CEO, according to a report in the Newton Daily News.
Andrea Coleman, CEO of Trinity Regional Health System in Rock Island, Ill., has resigned, effective immediately, according to a Trinity Regional news release.
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Pending a vote by the hospital's medical staff, Blake Kramer has been recommended by the board of commissioners of Franklin Medical Center in Winnsboro, La., as the hospital's new CEO, according to a report by The Franklin Sun.
Tenet Healthcare Corp. has announced the appointment of new CEOs to Hilton Head (S.C.) Regional Healthcare and Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville, S.C., according to a Tenet news release.
Herbert Pardes, MD, CEO of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, announced his plans to retire in two years, according to a report in the New York Times.
John Hirsch, MD, CEO of Forest Park Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., has resigned after less than a year in the position, according to a report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Bill Bruce, CEO of Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Centers, has resigned effective immediately, after less than seven months on the job, according to a report in the Morris Daily Herald.