Jamie Youssef was appointed CEO of Ascension Texas, effective June 1. Mr. Youssef brings more than 23 years of experience to Ascension Texas, part of St. Louis-based Ascension, according to a May 19 health system news release. Most recently, he…
Executive Moves
Scott Robertson, MD, was appointed system senior vice president of the Physician Enterprise, California Region, for Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health and CEO of Dignity Health Medical Foundation, according to a health system news release shared with Becker’s. In his physician enterprise…
UChicago Medicine AdventHealth has named Gordon Wesley chief strategy and clinical integration officer, according to a May 18 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Wesley served as vice president of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth’s Heart, Lung and Vascular…
Jason Carter has been appointed president and COO of Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, N.C., effective immediately, after serving in the roles on an interim basis for the past six months. Mr. Carter brings two decades of healthcare leadership experience…
John LaPorta has been named CFO of Summit (N.J.) Oaks Hospital, according to a May 17 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. LaPorta served as manager of revenue management for Penn Medicine Princeton (N.J.) Health, according to his…
Linda Walker has been appointed CEO of Llano (Texas) Regional Hospital, effective May 19. Llano Regional established independent governance on April 1, according to a May 19 hospital news release. In her new role, Ms. Walker will oversee operations and…
Michele Morrison, RN, has been named president and chief hospital executive of JFK University Medical Center in Edison, N.J., after serving in those roles on an interim basis. Ms. Morrison has been part of Edison-based Hackensack Meridian Health for nearly…
Josh Kooistra, DO, was appointed president of Corewell Health in West Michigan. Dr. Kooistra, an associate dean for the College of Human Medicine at East Lansing-based Michigan State University, has served in the role on an interim basis since December,…
Tamar Kutz was appointed interim president and CEO of Decatur (Ill.) Memorial Hospital, effective May 25, according to a hospital news release shared with Becker’s. Ms. Kutz has spent the last six years serving as vice president of quality and…
Kimberley Allsbrook has been named CFO of Southeastern Virginia Health System at Hampton (Va.), according to a May 17 LinkedIn post. Prior to her new role, Ms. Allsbrook served as senior vice president of operations and finance and CFO of…