Executive Moves

Valley Health System has named Joseph Mathew, MD, chair of medical specialties for its medical group, the Ridgewood, N.J.-based system said Nov. 8. 

Orlando Health has named Minedy Laracuente, MSN, APRN, as the assistant vice president of clinical development and integration for operations in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health has tapped Dean Frate, MD, as its new chief medical officer.

Anna Michelle Brandt was named COO of University Hospital in Newark, N.J.

Days after Beth Israel Lahey Health installed its first chief quality officer, Beth Israel Lahey Health Performance Network promoted its chief clinical officer to become chief medical officer. 

Walter Long was named COO of HCA Florida Lake City Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. 

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health named Aaron Lewis executive vice president and CFO to take over from the health system's current CFO, Michael Coggin, who is retiring in March.

Aurora Health Care tapped two new leaders to its St. Luke's South Shore hospital in Cudahy, Wis. 

Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. will enter 2024 without the same CEO who led them for years.

Oceans Healthcare, a behavioral healthcare company, has appointed Eric Elliott CFO.