Executive Moves

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.

Debra Weinstein, MD, chief academic officer at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor, will join the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education in January as its next president and CEO, effective Jan.1. 

Patrick McVey, BSN, RN, has been appointed COO of HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital in Fort Walton Beach.

Timothy Layman, DNP, RN, was named chief administrative officer of HSHS St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur, Ill.

Chris Squire, president and CEO of Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord, Mich., is leaving the organization to pursue a new opportunity in Wisconsin.

Fayetteville, Ark.-based Washington Regional Medical System has named Richard Cina vice president of revenue cycle. 

Romaine Layne has been named CFO of West Palm Beach, Fla.-based St. Mary’s Medical Center and Palm Beach Children's Hospital, according to a LinkedIn post from St. Mary's. 

Lynnette Watkins, MD, has stepped down as president and COO of Northampton, Mass.-based Cooley Dickinson Hospital, part of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham. 

Cleveland-based MetroHealth's search for a permanent CEO is likely to begin in 2025, Cleveland.com reported Aug. 14.