Kara Estenson, DNP, MSN, RN, has joined San Francisco-based Dignity Health as chief nurse executive and COO of Woodland Memorial Hospital.
Executive Moves
Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care named Crystal Arthur, MD, inaugural chief medical director of emergency services for the system.
After more than 15 years with Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health, Marty Boryszak has stepped down as system senior vice president of acute care and president of Mercy Hospital of Buffalo.
Jenna Bedwell, MSN, RN, has been named interim chief nursing officer at Daviess Community Hospital in Washington, Ind.
Becker's has reported on 118 chief nursing officer moves since the start of 2023.
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Joe Hernandez has been appointed CEO of HCA Healthcare's Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, effective Jan. 1.
As 2025 approaches, here are the 17 hospital and health system CFOs and assistant CFOs that Becker's reported on in December:
Douglas Ziedonis, MD, former CEO of UNM Health System, has declined to take a faculty position at the academic system, the Albuquerque Journal reported Dec. 30.
Of the dozens of CEO retirements Becker's reported on in 2024, five executives planned their final days in December.
Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health has tapped Jesse Sulzer, MD, PhD, as chief medical officer for three hospitals in Virginia.