Aaron Hilton was named president of Walnut Ridge, Ark.-based Lawrence Healthcare, according to an Aug. 16 Facebook post.
Executive Moves
Marcus Smith has been appointed COO of HCA Florida Citrus Hospital in Inverness, Fla.
Ernest Ngirimana has been appointed vice president and CFO of Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare's physician division.
Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health has named Rob Tonkinson senior vice president and CFO, according to an Aug. 18 post on his LinkedIn page.
Danville, Ind.-based Hendricks Regional Health has named Andrew Pyle CFO.
Chris Acker, MD, has been tapped to serve as chief medical officer of Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health's Nebraska and Iowa market, as reported in an Aug. 15 news release sent to Becker's.
NYC Health + Hospitals appointed CEOs for two of its hospitals, effective Sept. 16.
The University of Kansas Medical Center has added new leadership from the University of Kansas Health System to strengthen the organizations' alignment. The medical center and the health system both are based in Kansas City, Kan.
Kathy Kuepers, RN, will retire next year as CEO of Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County in Darlington, Wis.
Steve Stark, regional CEO of Orchard Hospital in Gridley, Calif., Glenn Medical Center in Willows, Calif., and Colusa (Calif.) Medical Center, was appointed CEO of Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital.