Executive Moves

Rock Regional Hospital in Derby, Kan., has named Heather Cave, RN, as chief nursing officer, the hospital said in a Jan. 17 post. 

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Independent Health's president and CEO Michael Cropp, MD, will be passing his president title on to Jim Dunlop, the independent, nonprofit health system's current executive vice president and CFO. 

LaDonna Johnston, RN, was named interim president and CEO of Searcy, Ark.-based Unity Health.

Mount Sinai Health System has named an interim CIO after its previous IT leader departed for Northwell Health.

Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus has chosen Jerry Yang to succeed Sid Sczygelski as CFO. 

Michael Garcia, RN, COO of Houston Methodist Hospital, was selected as the new CEO of Houston Methodist Sugar Land (Texas) Hospital, according to an email to employees from Houston Methodist President and CEO Marc Boom, MD.

Jacob Stercula was named COO of Las Palmas Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.

Shannon Black was selected as CEO of Manning (Iowa) Regional Healthcare Center, an affiliate of Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne.

CFO Ric Magnuson has decided to leave Minneapolis-based Allina Health in April. 

Troy (Ala.) Regional Medical Center has named Kathy Hill CFO.