Tyler Stapp has been appointed CEO of Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kan. Mr. Stapp most recently served as COO of Pineville (Ky.) Community Health Center, a 120-bed acute care hospital, according to his LinkedIn profile. He stepped…
Executive Moves
Conway (Ark.) Regional Health System named Angie Longing, BSN, RN, as president and CEO, effective July 20. Ms. Longing most recently served as interim president of CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock, Ark., and senior vice president and chief…
J. Scott Smitherman, MD, has been promoted to vice president and chief medical information officer of Renton, Wash.-based Providence. J. Scott Smitherman, MD, made the announcement via LinkedIn on June 29. “Today, I officially begin as VP, Chief Medical Information…
West Plains, Mo.-based Ozarks Healthcare named Tonya Aaron, BSN, RN, chief nursing officer. In her role, Ms. Aaron will oversee nursing operations across the system, with a focus on workforce development, recruitment, retention and professional growth. She will also advance…
Antonio Fonseca has been named interim vice president of revenue cycle at San Francisco-based UCSF Health, according to a June 28 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Fonseca served as UCSF Health’s director of patient financial services and…
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Baptist Health Richmond (Ky.) has appointed Morgan Blanton, DO, as vice president and chief medical officer, effective in September. Dr. Blanton first joined the 105-bed hospital — part of Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health — in 2019 as a hospitalist. In…
Mitchel Ferguson has been appointed COO of HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital in Panama City. Mr. Ferguson brings extensive healthcare experience and will play a key role in supporting high-quality care, according to a June 26 LinkedIn post from the…
Otto Angulo has been named chief marketing officer of Secaucus, N.J.-based Hudson Regional Health. Mr. Angulo made the announcement via a June 25 LinkedIn post. “As CMO, my focus will be on establishing a unified brand, connecting patients and physicians…
Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health has appointed Vivek K. Reddy, MD, as its chief health informatics officer, effective July 1. Dr. Reddy has served as interim chief health informatics officer since May 2024 and will now permanently lead…
Michael Shaw has been named chief strategy officer of Ascension St. Vincent, effective July 5, according to a June 26 LinkedIn post. Ascension St. Vincent is an Indiana regional health system part of St. Louis-based Ascension. It comprises 19 hospitals,…