Henry County Hospital in Napoleon, Ohio, has named Kelley Wachtman, BSN, RN, as its new chief nursing officer, Northwest Signal reported Oct. 28.
Executive Moves
Watertown, S.D.-based Prairie Lakes Healthcare System has named Lynn Severson CFO.
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Nemours Children's Health named Mark Marcantano president of its Delaware Valley region.
AdventHealth Redmond in Rome, Ga., has named Dave Tomey, MD, as chief medical officer, according to an Oct. 30 news release. He will step into the role Nov. 6.
Emily Sedgwick, MD, is no longer president and CEO of University Medical Center New Orleans, part of LCMC Health.
Israel Rocha, the CEO of Chicago-based Cook County Health, will leave his role Dec. 1.
Alexander City, Ala.-based Russell Medical Center has appointed the first chief medical officer in its 100-year operational history, The Outlook reported Oct. 27.
Here are seven hospital and health system CFOs who were named permanent CEOs in 2023:
Another wave of executive departures has hit the C-suites of hospitals and health systems.
Seventeen hospital and health system CEO exits, including resignations, retirements and terminations, were reported by Becker's in September and October. The exits span across the U.S., from California to Wisconsin: