Felicia De La Garza, MSN, has been named COO of Methodist Hospital | Stone Oak in San Antonio, effective Oct. 5, according to an Aug. 31 news release shared with Becker’s. The hospital is part of San Antonio-based Methodist Healthcare…
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Macon, Ga.-based Atrium Health Navicent has named Elmer Polite president, effective in September. Mr. Polite will oversee the health system’s hospitals and care sites across Central Georgia, including Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center in Macon, Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin…
Jason Siedman has been named vice president of revenue cycle operations for Boston Children’s Hospital, according to an Aug. 31 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Siedman served as vice president of revenue cycle management for Marietta, Ga.-based…
Hybrid chief nursing officer and COO role are gaining traction in healthcare as systems look to streamline operations and executive teams. While there is no universal approach to C-suite design, some health systems are capitalizing on the natural synergies between…
Hospitals have posted 88 CEO exits through the first seven months of 2026, up 13% from 78 in the same period last year, according to a report from global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas published Aug. 31. Six things…
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As the COO role evolves — including increasing in complexity — several hospitals and health systems across the U.S. have seen COO exits in 2026, including retirements and transitions to new roles. Today’s healthcare COO requires new skills and a…
Cuba (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital named William Robinson CEO, effective Aug. 5. Mr. Robinson had served as interim CEO since July and will continue serving as nursing home administrator, a position he has held since April, according to an Aug. 26…
T.J. Adams, BSN, has been appointed president of North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo, effective Aug. 24. Mr. Adams’ new position expands his current role as administrator of the hospital, according to an Aug. 27 LinkedIn post from Tupelo-based North Mississippi Health…
Christopher Lee was named CFO of Gold Coast Health Plan in Camarillo, Calif. on Aug. 24, according to an Aug. 27 news release. GCHP serves about 220,000 Medi-Cal members in Ventura County, Calif., through its network of hospitals, specialists, behavioral…
Penn Medicine Princeton (N.J.) Health named Tracy Howard chief human resources officer. Ms. Howard began her career with Penn Medicine Princeton Health nearly seven years ago as a client services manager, according to an Aug. 25 LinkedIn post from the…