Jeffrey Smith, MD, chief executive of Contra Costa Health Services, a county health department which operates several clinics and the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez, Calif., has resigned, according to a report by the Contra Costa Times.
Executive Moves
Winchester, Va.-based Valley Health System appointed Joel M. Bergenfeld, a healthcare consultant and former hospital CEO, as its interim CEO, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise.
The board of the 25-bed Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville, Mo., fired CEO Ray Magers, according to a report by KTVO Channel 3 in Kirksville, Mo.
Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach, Fla., has named Jennifer Pittman as its new CFO, according to a report by dBusiness News.
Jonathan Davis, president and CEO of Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg, Kan., has resigned, according to a Mt. Carmel news release.
Steven I. Goldstein, president and CEO of 750-bed Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., has been elected to the board of trustees of the American Hospital Association, according to a report from the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Michael Motte has resigned as CEO of 110-bed Capital Medical Center in Olympia, Wash., according to an article by the Olympian.
Tim Trottier is changing CEO jobs from 101-bed Natchez (Miss.) Community Hospital to 369-bed Easton (Penn.) Hospital, according to an article in the Allentown Morning Call.
Larry Meese has been named permanent CEO of 88-bed Jackson Hospital in Marianna, Fla., according to a release from Jackson Hospital.
Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo., has named Debra Linnes as its new president and CEO, according to a Southeast Missouri Hospital news release.