Executive Moves

Financially troubled Boston Medical Center has named Kate Walsh as its new president and CEO, according to a report by the Boston Globe.

Michael Jablonover, MD, MBA, FACP, has been named the new president and CEO of James Lawrence Kernan Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Hospital in Woodlawn, Md., according to a news release from the University of Maryland Medical System.

Mike Snow, CEO of Kingsport, Tenn.-based Wellmont Health System, has resigned to become COO of home health company Amedisys, according to a report by Bristol News Journal.

Rob Lake began his position as the new president and CEO of North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison, Ark., on Jan. 1, according to a report by the Harrison Daily Times.

Paul F. Barresi, MD, an anesthesiologist, has rejoined the active medical staff at Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockland, Maine, according to a news release from Pen Bay Healthcare.

Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore has named Jeffrey A. Matton as CEO and president, according to a release from the hospital.

Peggy Naleppa, RN, has been named CEO of 358-bed Peninsula Regional Medical Center and the Peninsula Regional Health System in Salisbury, Md., according to a report by Delmarva Now.

Cooper County Memorial Hospital in Boonville, Mo., has named Allen Waldo as its new CEO, effective Jan. 25, according to a report by Boonville Daily News.

Centura Health's St. Anthony North Hospital in Westminster, Colo., has named John W. Mitchell as its new president and CEO, according to a report by the Denver Nursing Star.

University of California, San Diego Medical Center named Thomas Jackiewicz as its new CEO in Dec 2009. Mr. Jackiewicz will oversee the UCSD’s 440-bed hospital in Hillcrest, 108-bed hospital in La Jolla, Moores Cancer Center, Shiley Eye Center and the…