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Executive Moves

Madison, Wis.-based UW Health Bob Flannery has shared plans to retire Jan. 8, 2027, a spokesperson for the health system confirmed Aug. 14 with Becker’s. Mr. Flannery has served as UW Health’s CFO for more than a decade, according to…

David Matteson has been named COO of Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital in Houston, according to an Aug. 13 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Matteson served as vice president of operations for Baylor St. Luke’s Medical…

Debbie Cancilla has retired as executive vice president of data strategy and CIO of Philadelphia-based Temple University Health System. Vinay Bharel, senior vice president of information systems operations, now serves as interim CIO. Ms. Cancilla joined the 6-hospital academic system…

Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center has named Brian David Radbill, MD, senior vice president and chief medical officer. Dr. Radbill will oversee clinical operations, patient safety and quality and physician administration at Westchester Medical Center, according to an Aug. 14…

Several hospitals and health systems across the U.S. have seen chief medical officer and chief nursing officer exits in 2026, including retirements and transitions to new roles. Here are the latest CNO and CMO departures in 2026:

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Baltimore-based GBMC HealthCare named Michael Pulido senior vice president and chief human resources officer, effective Aug. 31. Mr. Pulido brings more than 30 years of human resources, operational and executive leadership experience to the role, according to an Aug. 13…

Heather Strandell has been named COO of Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System, effective Sept. 7, according to an Aug. 13 LinkedIn post from the health system. Ms. Strandell, who has more than 30 years of healthcare experience, has been…

NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine, both based in New York City, have appointed Angela Kadenhe-Chiweshe, MD, chief of the division of pediatric surgery.  Dr. Kadenhe-Chiweshe’s appointment was effective July 1, according to an Aug. 11 news release from NewYork-Presbyterian. She…

Dena Keilman, DNP, RN, regional chief nursing officer for Mayo Clinic’s Southeast Minnesota region, is joining Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health as CNO, according to an Aug. 13 news release from Northern Light.  Dr. Keilman is relocating to Maine and…

Omaha-based University of Nebraska Medical Center has named three division chiefs within its department of internal medicine.  All three appointees previously held interim chief roles for their respective divisions, according to an Aug. 12 news release from UNMC.  Bryant England,…

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