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Executive Moves

Galveston-based University of Texas Medical Branch has named Mark Evard vice president of revenue cycle operations, according to a post on his LinkedIn page.  Mr. Evard joins the health system from Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System, where he served…

Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health has named Richard Riter CFO of its North Coast Service Area, according to a post on his LinkedIn page.  The service area includes five hospitals and 70 clinics across three counties in Northern California, according to…

Paul Minardi, MD, has been appointed executive vice president of enterprise clinical integration and growth at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente. Dr. Minardi has served as executive vice president and CEO of the KP Medical Foundation since 2022, according to a…

Mary Beckerle, PhD, plans to step down as CEO of Huntsman Cancer Institute, part of Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health, effective Sept. 1. Dr. Beckerle has served as CEO since 2006, according to a July 9 health system…

Amy Blasing, MSN, was appointed president of Intermountain Health’s St. Joseph Hospital in Denver, effective July 28. Ms. Blasing brings more than three decades of experience to the new role, according to a July 8 hospital news release. Most recently,…

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George Hamilton has been named chief strategy officer of Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, effective July 7. Mr. Hamilton brings two decades of experience in healthcare strategy and business, according to a June 30 Stanford Children’s news release.…

Ike Anand has been named president and CEO of the fundraising organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Mr. Anand has served as interim CEO of the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities since March and as COO…

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network has appointed two leaders to executive roles. Lou Baverso will serve as AHN’s new COO, and president of AHN hospitals, effective Sept. 8, according to a July 8 health system news release.  Mr. Baverso joins AHN…

Sean Barden, executive vice president and CFO of Fredericksburg, Va.-based Mary Washington Healthcare, is retiring after more than 17 years in the role.  Thomas Mathews has been named the system’s new executive vice president and CFO, according to a news…

John Nickens has been named president and CEO of Phoenix Children’s, effective no later than Oct. 1. Mr. Nickens currently serves as corporate president of hospitals and CEO of University Medical Center, part of New Orleans-based LCMC Health, according to…

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