Executive Moves

OhioHealth appointed Cherie Smith, PhD, RN, president of its Dublin Methodist Hospital and Grady Memorial Hospital in Delaware, effective March 18. 

New Orleans-based LCMC Health has named Jackie Josing vice president of middle revenue cycle, according to a post on her LinkedIn page. 

Here are 10 hospitals and health systems that have promoted CFOs to the chief executive role in 2024: 

Eugene Livar, MD, is Arizona's inaugural "chief heat officer" — and the first statewide heat executive in the nation.

Tammy Jackson, BSN, RN, has been named vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer of SSM Health in Southern Illinois — a division of the St. Louis-based system that includes two regional hospitals in Southern Illinois. 

Sherita Golden, MD, has stepped down as vice president and chief diversity officer of Johns Hopkins Medicine. 

McLaren Northern Michigan, a hospital located in Petoskey, has tapped John Kennedy, MD, as its next chief medical officer, according to a March 6 news release shared with Becker's.

Bon Secours Hampton Roads in Chesapeake, Va., has selected Robin Baldauf, MSN, RN, as its new chief nursing officer, according to a March 4 news release shared with Becker's.

Lincoln City, Ore.-based Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital named Kirsten Ferren, MSN, RN, vice president of patient care services.

Nacogdoches (Texas) Memorial Hospital has named Rhonda McCabe CEO after Lion Star, the group that runs the hospital, reached an agreement with the Nacogdoches (Texas) County Hospital District to transition hospital operations to the district.