Nikki Stafford was appointed president of St. Louis Children’s Hospital, according to a July 13 health system news release shared with Becker’s. Ms. Stafford joins BJC from UW Health Kids in Madison, Wis., where she most recently served as president…
Executive Moves
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake has named Musaddiq Waheed, MD, chief medical officer. Dr. Waheed brings more than 20 years of clinical and physician leadership experience to the Webster, Texas-based hospital, according to a July 10 news release shared with…
Rene Havel has been appointed CEO of Northwest Texas Healthcare System Behavioral Health Hospital in Amarillo. Dr. Havel joined Northwest Texas Healthcare System in 2016 and most recently served as interim CEO of the behavioral health hospital, according to a…
Yair Inspektor has been appointed senior vice president and chief legal officer at Hartford-based Connecticut Children’s, effective Oct. 1. Mr. Inspektor will join the pediatric health system from Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., according to a July 10 health…
Dothan, Ala.-based Southeast Health has named Ravi Nallamothu, MD, chief medical officer and vice president of medical affairs. In the role, Dr. Nallamothu will provide clinical leadership across the organization, working with physicians, advanced practice providers and care teams to…
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Pikeville (Ky.) Medical Center has named Curtis Koons, MD, chief physician quality officer, according to a July 10 Appalachian News-Express report. In his new role, Dr. Koons will lead quality initiatives across the organization, overseeing quality and process improvement programs…
Deonna Taylor, PhD, ACNP, RN, has been named vice president and chief nursing officer of adult ambulatory nursing at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Taylor had held the position on an interim basis since February. She succeeds Michele…
Laura Sauber has been named chief risk and compliance officer of Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger, according to a July 9 LinkedIn post. In her new role, Ms. Sauber will lead Geisinger’s Enterprise Risk Management Program and Ethics and Compliance Program. Prior…
West Palm Beach, Fla.-based HCA Florida JFK North Hospital has named Sandhya Henry, BSN, RN, vice president of quality. Ms. Henry joined the hospital in 2022 as director of patient safety and risk management and succeeds Cary Estes, who joined…
Jeff Daneff has been named CFO of the San Francisco-based UCSF Health Network, according to a July 9 LinkedIn page. Prior to his new role, Mr. Daneff served as market CFO for Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health’s California central coast, according to…