Gabe Bullaro has been named CEO of HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville, effective April 14. Mr. Bullaro has held leadership roles within Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare for more than a decade, most recently serving as CEO of HCA…
Executive Moves
Tony Esposito will step down as CEO of Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health, effective April 18, a spokesperson for the system confirmed in an email to Becker’s. Mr. Esposito has been with Crozer for more than five years and was appointed…
Micky Tripathi, PhD, former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has been appointed chief AI implementation officer at Mayo Clinic, based in Rochester, Minn. A Mayo Clinic spokesperson confirmed Dr. Tripathi’s…
Nicole Whims, MSN, RN, has been named chief nursing officer of Dignity Health St. Bernadine Medical Center in San Bernardino, Calif. Ms. Whims has served in several leadership roles since joining the 342-bed hospital as a graduate nurse in 2006.…
Gerald Cayer will retire as CEO of Lowville, N.Y.-based Lewis County Health System, effective Aug. 3, 2026. The system has achieved accomplishments under Mr. Cayer’s leadership, such as reopening maternity services, according to a March 27 health system news release.…
Odessa, Texas-based Medical Center Health System named Timothy Benton, MD, chief medical officer. Dr. Benton steps into the role on April 14. Most recently he served as regional chair of the department of family and community medicine at Texas Tech…
Julie Freischlag, MD, CEO and chief academic officer of Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, will retire at the end of 2025 after more than 32 years in academic medicine leadership. Dr. Freischlag also serves as chief academic officer…
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has promoted Tony Morrison to vice president and chief revenue cycle officer, according to a post on his LinkedIn page. Mr. Morrison has served as vice president of revenue cycle since January 2020, according to…
Pensacola, Fla.-based Baptist Health Care has named Charles Brinkley III senior vice president and CFO, according to a post on his LinkedIn page. Mr. Brinkley joins the health system from Columbia, Tenn.-based Maury Regional Health, where he served as chief…
Cameron Howard was appointed CEO of Oviedo (Fla.) Medical Center, part of HCA Florida Healthcare. Mr. Howard began his new role March 24, according to a hospital news release. He oversees OMC, a 64-bed facility, as well as multiple affiliated…