Executive Moves

Kingsport, Tenn.-based Wellmont Health System has named Bob Burgin, a retired healthcare executive who served for more than two decades as president and CEO of Mission Hospitals in Asheville, N.C., as its interim CEO, according to a Wellmont Health news…

Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tenn., has named Jay St. Pierre as its new CEO, according to a report by Chattanoogan.com.

Kim Bassett has been chosen as interim CEO for Bartow (Fla.) Regional Medical Center, according to a report in The Ledger.

Fayette Regional Health System, based in Connersville, Ind., has named Randy White, MBA, MS, FACHE, as its new CEO, according to a Fayette Regional news release.

BryanLGH Health System, based in Lincoln, Neb., has named Russell Gronewold as its new CFO, according to a BryanLGH news release.

Jackson, Tenn.-based West Tennessee Healthcare has named Bobby Arnold as its new president and CEO, according to a report by the Jackson Sun.

Edward Alan Gilkey, MD, MS, MBA, CPE, has been named vice president of medical affairs for Warren Hospital in Phillipsburg, N.J., according to a report in the Warren Reporter.

Louisville-based Kindred Healthcare has promoted two executives overseeing its hospitals and has hired a physician with a health insurance background to oversee health services, according to a report by Business First.

Pat Fry, president and CEO Sutter Health, has been elected chairman of the California Hospital Association's Board of Trustees, according to a report by the San Francisco Business Times.

Michael Kosor Jr., CEO of Bartow (Fla.) Regional Medical Center, has resigned, according to the Ledger.