Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children’s Health has appointed Caswell Samms III executive vice president and CFO. Mr. Samms succeeds Rodney McKendree, who retired as CFO in February. He previously served as senior vice president and CFO of St. Joseph’s Health in…
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City of Hope Phoenix has appointed Katie Barnes as chief operating officer, according to a March 23 Facebook post. Ms. Barnes previously served as vice president of University of Alabama at Birmingham’s O’Neal Cancer Center service line and as vice…
Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine has appointed Beth Carlson as chief revenue officer, where she will lead the health system’s newly unified revenue cycle division, according to a March 24 announcement shared with Becker’s. “As part of ongoing efforts to drive…
Nearly half of healthcare executives plan to leave their organizations within the next year, according to a March 24 survey by B.E. Smith, a healthcare executive search firm and a subsidiary of AMN Healthcare. The 2025 Healthcare Leadership Trends survey,…
Michael Waisbrot, vice president and chief technology officer at Madison, Wis.-based UW Health, will assume responsibilities tied to the chief information and digital officer role on an interim basis, the health system confirmed to Becker’s. Mr. Waisbrot steps in as…
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Lorrayne Ward has been named chief strategy officer of Renton, Wash.-based Providence’s North Division. She started in her new role March 17. Ms. Ward will lead the division’s strategy and business development teams for its integrated delivery networks in Washington’s…
Ed Curtis, CEO of Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health has shared plans to retire, effective March 31, according to a March 21 news release shared with Becker’s. Mandy Eaton, PhD, will succeed Mr. Curtis as president and CEO, effective April 1. …
Timothy Babineau, MD, who joined ECG Management Consultants as a principal in 2023, is now the firm’s chief physician adviser. Dr. Babineau began the new role in January and will continue advising hospital leaders on areas such as operations, strategy,…
HCA Houston Healthcare West has appointed William Porter, MD, as chief medical officer, effective March 17. Dr. Porter joins the 272-bed hospital from Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health, where he served as a medical director of occupational medicine, according…
Cedars-Sinai has named David Cohen, MD, PhD, chair of the department of medicine, effective July 1. Dr. Cohen joins the Los Angeles-based academic health system from Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he served as chief of the division of…