Arlington-based Texas Health Resources named Jon Duckert president of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake, effective Oct. 1. Mr. Duckert brings more than 20 years of healthcare leadership experience to the role, including more than 13 years leading joint venture…
Executive Moves
Bethel, Alaska-based Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp. named Patricia Smith president and CEO. Ms. Smith had served as interim president and CEO for the past six months, according to a Sept. 25 health system news release. She has worked for YKHC for…
Inova Health System, a five-hospital system based in Fairfax, Va., has named Miranda Merriman as system senior director of patient experience. Ms. Merriman, who previously served as Inova’s system director of ambulatory patient experience, announced the news Sept. 25 on…
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Fla.) named Rick Metzger, BSN, RN, president and CEO, effective Oct. 12. Mr. Metzger has served as CEO of USA Health Providence Hospital in Mobile, Ala., since June 2024, first as interim CEO and then as…
David Callender, MD, president and CEO of Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System, will retire at the end of the year after seven years leading the system, according to a Sept. 28 news release shared with Becker’s. Alec King, executive vice…
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Chicago-based CommonSpirit has promoted Julie Morgan to system vice president of physician enterprise revenue cycle, according to a post on her LinkedIn page. In her new role, Ms. Morgan will lead professional fee revenue cycle strategy and operations across the…
Adam Mayer has been named senior vice president and chief of financial operations at New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System, according to a Sept. 27 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Mayer served as CFO of community…
In 2026, Centene’s leadership has turned over at many levels, from state health plan executives to the C-suite. The insurer ended 2025 with a 91.9% medical loss ratio and a $6.7 billion loss. That loss was mainly driven by a…
Karen Tracy, RN, is retiring as CEO of Rochelle (Ill.) Community Hospital. She has been with the organization for 34 years, according to a Sept. 23 Facebook post from the hospital. Ms. Tracy joined the hospital as director of quality…
For-profit hospital operators have made leadership moves across all levels in 2026, from individual hospitals to regional divisions and corporate roles. Here are 188 for-profit hospital executive moves that have been announced or completed in 2026: Editor’s note: This roundup…