Elva Sipin has been appointed COO of PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center in Longview, Wash., effective April 28. Ms. Sipin brings more than 25 years of healthcare experience to the role, most recently serving as interim COO of PeaceHealth Southwest…
Executive Moves
Hatch Smith Jr. resigned as CEO of Llano (Texas) Regional Hospital on April 15 to take another job. The hospital, Llano County Hospital Authority, and Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals are collaborating on a national search for new…
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has named Mairilise Pothin Owen senior vice president and CFO of three hospitals, effective April 20. In her new role, Ms. Pothin Owen will oversee financial operations for AdventHealth DeLand (Fla.), Orange City, Fla.-based AdventHealth Fish…
Brett Kinman will resign as CEO of Magnolia (Ark.) Regional Medical Center, effective July 9. Mr. Kinman has led the hospital since 2022 and has more than 25 years of healthcare management experience, according to an April 15 hospital news…
Kerry Ashment was appointed CEO of Memorial Hospital of Carbon County in Rawlins, Wyo. Mr. Ashment brings 26 years of executive healthcare experience to the role, according to a hospital news release. His appointment follows Erick Twyman’s departure from Memorial…
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Mark Esser, PhD, was appointed the inaugural chief scientific officer and head of the upcoming Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology at Charlottesville-based University of Virginia. In his role, Dr. Esser will be responsible for “capitalizing on the cutting-edge…
Christopher Ward, MD, has joined St. Mary’s Health Care System in Athens, Ga., as chief medical officer. Dr. Ward is an emergency medicine physician with more than 30 years of experience in healthcare leadership. He most recently served as CMO…
HCA Florida West Marion Hospital in Ocala has named Luis Pacheco vice president of operations, according to an April 14 LinkedIn post. Mr. Pacheco succeeds Courtney Gibbons, who became VPO of Richmond, Va.-based Chippenham Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA…
Gabe Bullaro has been named CEO of HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville, effective April 14. Mr. Bullaro has held leadership roles within Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare for more than a decade, most recently serving as CEO of HCA…
Tony Esposito will step down as CEO of Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health, effective April 18, a spokesperson for the system confirmed in an email to Becker’s. Mr. Esposito has been with Crozer for more than five years and was appointed…