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…
Executive Moves
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…
UChicago Medicine named Amir Ghaferi, MD, as the seven-hospital system’s inaugural executive vice president and chief clinical officer, according to a Sept. 16 news release. Dr. Ghaferi, who is stepping into the new enterprisewide role Nov. 16, currently serves Froedtert…
Patrick Heins, DNP, RN, will retire as president of ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro, N.C., effective Dec. 12. Mr. Heins has spent 30 years at Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health, including the past eight years as hospital president, according to…
Michael Englehart was named president and CEO of Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Alliance, effective Oct. 1, according to a Sept. 15 news release shared with Becker’s. Franciscan Alliance is the corporate entity for the Catholic system that operates under the Franciscan…
Bob Sutton, who served as president and CEO of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health from 2018 to 2023, has been appointed the next leader of Pierre-based Delta Dental of South Dakota. Mr. Sutton will become executive vice president Dec. 1…
Corpus Christi, Texas-based Driscoll Health System has promoted Shane Casady to COO. In his new role, Mr. Casady will lead operations across the pediatric health system’s two hospitals, Driscoll Health Plan and specialty centers and clinics across South Texas, according…
Albany (N.Y.) Med Health System has named two executives to lead its digital and quality strategies. Robert “Robbie” Freeman, DNP, RN, will become chief digital officer Oct. 5, while Jennifer Rabaglia, MD, will join the system as chief quality officer…
Sumbella Baqai, MD, was named chief medical executive of Sutter Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, Calif., effective Oct. 12. Dr. Baqai will serve as the hospital’s senior physician executive and work with interim CEO and chief nurse executive Jonathan…
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has named Andrea DiPietro, PharmD, as associate vice president and the organization’s first chief pharmacy officer. Amy Gallagher, vice president of operations at CHOP, said in a Sept. 14 LinkedIn post that the creation of the…