Waukegan, Ill.-based Vista Health System has promoted Kim Needham to CEO. Ms. Needham will succeed Aundrea Styles, who served as interim CEO, according to an April 11 LinkedIn post. Kevin Spiegel began serving as Vista Health CEO in October 2024,…
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HCA Mission Health has named Ruth Kain, PhD, MSN, RN, as its next chief nursing officer, effective May 5, according to an April 10 news release from WNC Business. Dr. Kain brings more than 20 years of healthcare leadership experience…
Kent LaCroix was appointed interim CEO of Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital in Manistique, Mich. Mr. LaCroix, who currently serves as the hospital’s chief information and ancillary officer, has been with the organization for nearly two decades, according to an April 8…
Nashville General Hospital has named DeAnn Bullock, MD, chief medical officer, effective April 1. The leadership appointment marks Dr. Bullock’s return to the CMO role. She previously served as CMO at the hospital from 1999 to 2022. Most recently, she…
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Plano (Texas) has named Trey Wicke CFO. Mr. Wicke has more than 28 years of experience at Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health, according to a LinkedIn post from the Heart Hospital.…
Springfield (Ill.) Clinic has named Ryan Caldwell CFO following a nationwide search. Prior to his new role, Mr. Caldwell spent almost two decades in public accounting, according to an April 9 news release shared with Becker’s. In his new role,…
Joshua Champion was appointed COO of AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach (Fla.), effective April 7, according to a hospital news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Champion joined the New Smyrna Beach facility from AdventHealth Daytona Beach (Fla.), where he served as…
Ann Marie Creed was appointed president of University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing, effective May 19, according to a hospital news release shared with Becker’s. Ms. Creed brings a wealth of healthcare leadership experience to the role. Since 2012, she has…
Kimberly Russo was appointed CEO of the central region for Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare, effective April 28. Ms. Russo most recently served as CEO of George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., a role she held for nine years, and…
Mount Laurel, NJ – April 9, 2025 Persante Health Care, one of the nation’s leading sleep care management services companies, has acquired Sleep Management Services (“SMS”), a business process outsourcing company specializing in sleep care services across Arkansas and Texas.…