Several hospital and health system CEOs have recently exited their roles, including through retirements and transitions to new organizations. CEO turnover has continued in 2026, with hospitals reporting 74 CEO exits through the first half of the year, up from…
Executive Moves
Holly Shelden was named CEO of Colfax, Wash.-based Whitman Hospital & Medical Clinics, according to a Sept. 17 news release shared with Becker’s. Ms. Shelden succeeds interim CEO Hank Hanigan, who previously led the hospital for more than 11 years…
Kathy Moritz, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer at WinnMed, will retire on Nov. 25, Decorah News reported. Ms. Moritz has had a 36-year nursing career and spent the last nine years as the Decorah, Iowa-based hospital’s CNO. Since becoming CNO,…
Mobile, Ala.-based USA Health named Josh Snow market CEO of its adult hospitals division, overseeing University Hospital and Providence Hospital. Mr. Snow is currently CEO of University Hospital, according to a Sept. 16 health system news release. In the expanded…
Here are the hospital and health system CFO moves that Becker’s has reported on in 2026: Sept. 14-18 1. Brittany Johnson has been named CFO of Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth, Va. 2. Carrie Scott has been named CFO of Bothwell Regional…
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Andrew Walker has been named inaugural executive vice president of finance for Birmingham, Ala.-based UAB Medicine, effective Oct. 26, according to a Sept. 16 LinkedIn post. In his new role, Mr. Walker will lead UAB Medicine’s financial strategy, system integration…
Pam Stoyanoff, president and COO of Methodist Health System in Dallas, has shared plans to retire, effective Dec. 31, after nearly two decades with the health system. John Phillips has been promoted and will succeed Ms. Stoyanoff as executive vice…
Mike Milligan was named CFO of the Oklahoma and Mid-Missouri region of St. Louis-based SSM Health, according to a Sept. 16 news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Milligan succeeds Shasta Manuel, who is moving into a senior leadership position at…
Michael Gomez was named senior vice president and CFO Sept. 8 of Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Bassett Healthcare Network. He succeeds Craig Faerber, who served as CFO of Bassett from 2024 to 2026. Mr. Gomez has more than 15 years of healthcare…
Hospital and health system CEOs across the U.S. have made several moves recently, including appointments at new organizations and departures. Some executives have remained with their organizations in expanded roles overseeing multiple facilities, as some systems eliminate individual hospital CEO…