K. Scott Wester has resigned as president and CEO of Memorial Healthcare System, effective Sept. 11, following a vote by the system's board of commissioners to terminate his contract, according to a report in the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
Executive Moves
Kelly Corbi was appointed executive vice president and COO of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health, effective Nov. 4.
Karim Ghanem has been named market COO of Naples, Fla.-based Physicians Regional Healthcare System.
Thomas McGinn, MD, has been appointed senior executive vice president and chief physician executive officer of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, effective Sept. 30.
Robin Blount, MD, will retire in January after nearly a decade as chief medical officer of Boone Health.
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Glenn Dennis, MSN, RN, will soon assume the chief nursing officer role at Methodist Stone Oak Hospital in San Antonio, according to a Sept. 12 news release shared with Becker's.
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health has tapped Lorie Rhine, RN, as its chief nursing executive.
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA has named William Bustamante Far West Division vice president of finance, according to a post on his LinkedIn page.
Philadelphia-area hospitals and health systems have experienced a busy year of leadership turnover, with eight changes in more than eight months, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal.
After more than three decades at the helm of Houston-based Texas Children's, Mark Wallace will retire from his role as CEO on Oct. 4.