Jason Paret will step down as CEO of Avalon, Calif.-based Catalina Island Health on Sept. 30 after nearly 10 years in the role. He will be succeeded by Chief Strategy Officer Tim Kielpinski, according to a June 6 hospital news…
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Lisa Foo has been named Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare’s first COO. Ms. Foo assumed her new role on May 30, according to a June 5 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. She most recently served as Tenet’s executive vice…
Justin Birmele has been appointed president and CEO of AdventHealth Gordon in Calhoun, Ga., and AdventHealth Murray in Chatsworth, Ga., effective June 15. Mr. Birmele most recently served as CEO of AdventHealth Winter Park (Fla.), where he led several initiatives,…
Abdul Khan, MD, has been appointed CEO of Ochsner River Region, part of New Orleans-based Ochsner Health. In his new role, Dr. Khan will oversee facilities across Louisiana, including Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner, Ochsner Medical Complex-River Parishes in LaPlace and St.…
Atlanta-based Shepherd Center, a hospital specializing in brain and spinal cord injury, has named Jim Kelly vice president of revenue cycle, according to a post on his LinkedIn page. Mr. Kelly joins the 152-bed hospital from J.P. Morgan, where he…
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Baystate Health has appointed Clara Guixa as CIO and digital officer, effective June 2, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. Ms. Guixa joins Baystate Health from Boston Children’s Hospital where she served as vice president of applications and…
Chip Kahn, longtime president and CEO of the Federation of American Hospitals, plans to retire at the end of 2025. Mr. Kahn has led the FAH for 24 years, serving as only the third CEO since the group’s founding in…
Saad Ehtisham was appointed president and CEO of Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System, effective July 30. Mr. Ehtisham brings more than two decades of healthcare experience to the role, according to a June 5 news release. Currently, he is senior…
Shereef Elnahal, MD, former undersecretary for health at the Department of Veterans Affairs and former CEO of University Hospital in Newark, N.J., is the sole finalist for the president role at Oregon Health & Science University. Portland-based OHSU announced on June 5…
UP Health System – Marquette (Mich.) has appointed Meg McConnell, MSN, RN, as chief nursing officer. Ms. McConnell joined the hospital in early 2023 and was most recently assistant CNO, according to a June 4 press release. She has more…