Rachel Hardy, MSN, RN, has been named chief nursing informatics officer at Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network. Ms. Hardy announced the appointment in a Sept. 2 LinkedIn post. She most recently worked at Optum, where she provided advisory services in provider…
Executive Moves
Lexington, Ky.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare named Joey Preast CEO of ARH Advanced Care. Mr. Preast oversees operations of long-term acute care hospitals in South Williamson and Hazard, Ky., according to a Sept. 2 health system news release. He most recently…
The board of trustees for the Crook County Medical Services District, which includes Crook County Hospital in Sundance, Wyo., voted Aug. 27 not to renew the contract of district CEO Micki Lyons, DNP, RN, and ratified that decision at a…
Julie Hess has been appointed CEO of AdventHealth Lake Wales (Fla.). Ms. Hess has been with Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth more than 22 years, according to a Sept. 3 LinkedIn post from Jennifer Wandersleben, regional CEO of the system’s West…
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis (Tenn.) has named Daniel McFarland its new chief operating officer, according to a Sept. 3 post on his LinkedIn page. Mr. McFarland joins the hospital from New Brunswick, N.J.-based Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, where he served…
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As CFO turnover continues across some of the country’s biggest health systems, several long-tenured finance leaders have either retired or stepped into other large roles. Here are seven CFO moves that Becker’s has reported on in 2026 at some of…
Amanda Logue, MD, has been appointed CEO of Ochsner Lafayette (La.) General Medical Center, effective Sept. 6. Dr. Logue has served as regional medical director for Ochsner Lafayette General since 2019, according to a Sept. 3 news release from New…
After serving as Ascension’s national senior director and medication safety officer since September 2023, Chris Bell, PharmD, said he is no longer with the St. Louis-based health system. In a Sept. 2 LinkedIn post, Dr. Bell said, “I wrapped my…
Lexington, Ky.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare has named Paige Franklin vice president of external affairs. Ms. Franklin joins the 14-hospital system after serving as vice president of growth at Nest Health, a startup that provides in-home integrated care to Medicaid families,…
Matthew Edwards, MD, has been appointed area president and CEO of Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, effective Sept. 14. Dr. Edwards also will serve as executive vice president for clinical health affairs at Wake Forest University, according to…