One executive has left and another is leaving Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals, a WakeMed spokesperson said in a statement to Becker’s. COO Tom Gough’s last day is next week, while Seth Brody, MD, departed Aug. 21, according to…
Executive Moves
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health named Sanjay Saint, MD, senior vice president of the health system’s internal medicine department. Dr. Saint will also serve as chair of the Department of Medicine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, North Shore…
Joe Hodges was promoted to chief operations executive of St. Louis-based SSM Health, according to a Sept. 2 news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Hodges most recently served as regional president for Oklahoma and Mid-Missouri, and the new role expands…
Andrew DeVoe has been named executive vice president and CFO of Albany (N.Y.) Med Health System, effective Oct. 5. Mr. DeVoe currently serves as executive vice president and CFO of Burlington, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine. In his new role, Mr. DeVoe…
Phoenix Children’s named Tarra Kerr, DNP, RN, senior vice president and chief nursing officer. Dr. Kerr will provide strategic and operational leadership to the system’s nurses, oversee nursing workforce planning and practice advancement, and work closely with physician leaders to…
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Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System named Kory Browning market president for Northwest Arkansas. Mr. Browning, who serves as CEO of Freeman Health System–Springdale (Ark.) Medical Center, had been interim market president since June 14, according to a Sept. 1 health…
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health has named Alexander Fortenko, MD, vice president of innovation, putting him in charge of the health system’s artificial intelligence and emerging technology strategy. Dr. Fortenko will lead Innovation Ochsner, including its data science team, AI Center…
Daniel Chojnowski will serve as the interim CEO for Johns Hopkins Health Plans. According to a Sept. 1 LinkedIn post from the insurer, Mr. Chojnowski has served as CFO for the past seven years. He previously held financial leadership roles…
Maulin Patel has been named executive vice president and CFO of Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University, according to an Aug. 31 news release. He will succeed Jeff Jones, who has served as OHSU’s interim CFO since December 2025. In…
Gregory Ammon was appointed president of Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital in Hoffman Estates, Ill., effective Sept. 13. Mr. Ammon has served as the hospital’s COO since 2023, overseeing growth strategies, clinical programming and patient experience, according to a…