Port Charlotte-based HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital named Elizabeth Albaugh, DNP, RN, chief nursing officer. Dr. Albaugh will oversee clinical initiatives in conjunction with Nicole Carr, DNP, RN, assistant chief nursing officer, according to a March 27 system news release. Most…
Executive Moves
James Tita, DO, chief clinical officer at Toledo, Ohio-based Mercy Health–St. Vincent Medical Center, is retiring after 39 years, The Toledo Blade reported March. 29. Dr. Tita, a critical care physician and sleep specialist, began his career in 1986. As…
Bill Waechter has been named market CEO of San Antonio-based Baptist Health System, part of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare. Mr. Waechter has spent the past 15 years as president of North Central Baptist Hospital in San Antonio, according to a March…
Houston-based Texas Children’s has named two new C-suite leaders: a chief human resources officer and a chief brand officer. Kelly Jo Golson was appointed executive vice president and chief brand and external affairs officer, according to a March 27 LinkedIn…
Heather Masters, MD, has been named chief medical officer of VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Va. Dr. Masters has served in several leadership roles at VCU Health, most recently as interim CMO of VCU Medical Center, the health system’s flagship…
Ross Kemp has been named COO of Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, N.H., part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. Mr. Kemp has been with HCA Healthcare for six years, most recently serving as COO of Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin,…
Risant Health, the nonprofit formed by Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, has named Jessica Bartell, MD, as its new chief medical information officer. As CMIO, Dr. Bartell will oversee strategic direction and support for clinical informatics and information systems, implement best…
Tina Eden, RN, was appointed CEO of Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton, Iowa. Ms. Eden brings a decadeslong career at the hospital to her new role, according to a hospital news release. She had been serving as interim co-CEO since…
Lawrence Barnard has been named president of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health’s planned children’s hospital in Las Vegas, effectively immediately. Mr. Barnard most recently served as associate vice president of Intermountain Children’s Health in Nevada, according to a March 27…
Marissa Kiefer has been named president of UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s and UH MacDonald Women’s hospitals, both in Cleveland, effective June 1. Ms. Kiefer serves as senior vice president and CEO of Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, according…