Executive Moves

Jennifer Baron is leaving her role as chief experience officer at Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health for the same title at NRC Health. 

Mercy Hospital Fort Smith (Ark.) has selected Jason Demke as its new chief operating officer. 

Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System has named Lorrie Liang its senior vice president, and president of two Georgia hospitals. 

Scottsbluff, Neb.-based Regional West Health Services has appointed Jeanne McKerrigan as its new CFO.

Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, N.C., has appointed Dave Santoemma as CEO and Connette Gill, MSN, RN, as chief nursing officer, effective April 1. Both leaders previously held the positions in an interim capacity. 

The end of March brought a flurry of hospital and health system executive exits. 

Bo Wilkes was named chief growth officer for Ballad Health, a 21-hospital health system based in Johnson City, Tenn.

Justin Lundbye, MD, was named president at Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, N.Y., part of Rockville Centre, N.Y.-based Catholic Health, according to his LinkedIn page.

Phil Buttell was named CEO of the Los Robles Health System that includes HCA Healthcare's Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, Calif. 

Becker's reported on 15 hospital and health system CFO moves in March: