Executive Moves

Lorraine Lutton, president and CEO of Mount Carmel Health System in Columbus, Ohio, will retire in April 2024 after four years at the helm of the four-hospital system. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center comprises seven adult and children's hospitals in the Southeast, with the health system recording more 3 million patient visits a year.

James Leonard, DO, was selected as the new CEO of Valparaiso, Ind.-based Northwest Health-Porter.

Honolulu-based St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii has named Kathleen Morimoto president and CEO, Hawaii Catholic Herald reported Dec. 20. 

Allina Health has tapped Whitney Johnson, RN, to be president of Owatonna (Minn.) Hospital and Faribault (Minn.) Medical Center. 

Thirteen of the 40 largest health systems by number of hospitals named new CFOs or announced succession plans in 2023: 

Gadsden (Ala.) Regional Medical Center has named Mark Dooley its next CEO, effective Jan. 29. 

David Linehan, MD, was named CEO of the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center, dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry, and senior vice president for health sciences, effective Feb. 1.

Alex Nazarian is no longer president and CEO of Salem (Ill.) Township Hospital. 

Lee Ann Liska, chief operating officer and interim president of Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Hospital, has been selected to serve as the hospital's president.