Kem Mullins has been appointed executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System. Mr. Mullins joined Wellstar in 2012 and most recently served as executive vice president of ambulatory services and business development, President and…
Executive Moves
Becker’s has reported on 10 hospitals and health systems that have promoted CFOs to the chief executive role in 2026: 1. West Burlington, Iowa-based Great River Health named Jeremy Alexander permanent president and CEO on Sept. 14. Mr. Alexander succeeds…
Trish Baise, DNP, RN, chief nursing executive at Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health, was elected director-at-large for the American Organization for Nursing Leadership. Dr. Baise will serve a three-year term beginning Jan. 1, according to a Sept. 14 system news release. …
Joshua Kugler, MD, has been appointed interim president of Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside, N.Y. Dr. Kugler, a longtime physician leader at Mount Sinai South Nassau, previously served as chief medical officer and clinical chair of the department of…
Kearney (Neb.) Regional Medical Center selected Danny Van Ranken as CEO. Mr. Van Ranken joined Kearney Regional Medical Center in 2014 as its first respiratory therapy manager, according to a Sept. 2 hospital news release shared with Becker’s. He became…
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Jeremy Alexander has been named permanent president and CEO of West Burlington, Iowa-based Great River Health. Mr. Alexander succeeds Michael McCoy, MD, who resigned July 23 for personal reasons. Mr. Alexander had been serving in the role on an interim basis…
Wendy McClain has been appointed CEO of West Valley Medical Center in Caldwell, Idaho, effective Sept. 7. Ms. McClain first joined the hospital in 2012, expanding her leadership responsibilities across marketing, business development and operations, according to a Sept. 10…
Mike Hoyt has been appointed CEO of Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital, an affiliate of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. Mr. Hoyt has served as the hospital COO since 2024 and most recently as interim CEO, according to a Sept. 14 hospital…
Tina Gillespie plans to step down Oct. 3 as CEO of Harrison County Community Hospital in Bethany, Mo., a hospital spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. Ms. Gillespie has accepted “an opportunity to continue serving rural Missouri healthcare in a different capacity,”…
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association has tapped Daniel Serrano to serve as CFO. The president and CEO of the BCBS Association, Kim Keck, announced the update Sept. 14 on LinkedIn. “With critical capabilities for this moment, including a practitioner’s…