Executive Moves

Tucson, Ariz.-based Carondelet Health Network has named Wanona "Winnie" Fritz as president and CEO for two of its hospitals, according to a report in the Arizona Daily Star.

Timothy J. Babineau, MD, president of 719-bed Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, R.I., will also become president of nearby 247-bed Miriam Hospital, according to the Providence Journal.

Fort Hamilton Hospital, a 185-bed facility in Hamilton, Ohio, has announced plans to withdraw from the Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, according to the Oxford (Ohio) Press.

Kenneth Hanover has resigned as CEO of Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, Ohio, to become CEO of 221-bed Beverly (Mass.) Hospital, according to the Beverly (Mass.) Citizen.

When Mark Laney, MD, became president and CEO of Heartland Health in St. Joseph, Mo., on Aug. 3, it was the first time in a quarter century that someone new had come into the position. However, he brings substantial experience…

Sister Judith Ann Karam, president and CEO of Cleveland-based Sisters of Charity Health System, will also become president and CEO of 182-bed St. Vincent Charity Hospital, after the system took sole ownership of St. Vincent, according to Sisters of Charity.

Joel Beiswenger has been appointed president and CEO of Tri-County Health Care, a small healthcare system in Wadena, Minn., according to the Perham Enterprise Bulletin.

Bertram Lubin, MD, a pediatric researcher at Children's Hospital in Oakland, Calif., since 1971, has taken over leadership of the hospital following the departure of CEO Frank Tiedemann, according to the San Francisco Business Times.

Grady Health System in Atlanta, which is expected to lose $30-$40 million this year, has hired Sue McCarthy to be its new CFO, according to a report from Public Broadcasting Atlanta.

Richard Liekweg has been named the next president of Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, both in St. Louis, Mo., effective Sept. 14, according to a report by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.