Executive Moves

Bronson Battle Creek (Mich.) Hospital appointed Steve Polega, BSN, RN, vice president and chief nursing officer.

Chesterfield, Mo..-based St. Luke's Hospital has appointed Jon Vitiello CFO. 

Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health has named Brandi Stewart, BSN, RN, chief nursing officer of two hospitals. 

Fresno, Calif.-based Saint Agnes Medical Center, a 384-bed Tenet Healthcare hospital, has selected Cheryl Harless, DNP, RN, as its new chief nursing officer, the system announced March 6.

Yale Cancer Center in New Haven, Conn., has appointed Amer Zeidan, MD, as its inaugural chief of the division of hematologic malignancies. 

Susan Sedory, CEO of The American College of Emergency Physicians, will step down in June 2025, the organization announced March 8. She has held the position since 2020.

AdventHealth South Overland Park (Kan.), part of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth, has named Dallas Purkeypile president and CEO, effective March 18. 

Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, N.H., has named Gina O'Brien, MD, its next chief medical officer. 

Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health appointed Jalana McCasland vice president of ambulatory services, effective April 14.

The Community Coalition to Save Beth Israel Hospital group that filed a lawsuit in February to prevent New York City-based Mount Sinai from closing its Mount Sinai Beth Israel hospital has written a letter asking the court to deny the…