Executive Moves

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has tapped Dinee Simpson, MD, as its first chief health equity executive. 

Merritt Hawkins and Staff Care, two leaders in physician staffing, are becoming one. These AMN Healthcare businesses will transition into one brand: AMN Healthcare Physician Solutions. This move will create a more cohesive, flexible experience, connecting healthcare organizations to a…

Michael Murray, MD, has been named system chief of the division of genomic medicine and clinical director of the Institute for Genomic Health at New York City-based Mount Sinai. 

After 13 years of leadership, Cynthia Sparer will step down as executive vice president of ambulatory services at Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health at the end of 2023.

Jennifer Havens, RN, has been named market president at UnityPoint Health-Dubuque (Iowa), part of West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health.

The Bellevue (Ohio) Hospital has tapped David A. Cook as CFO and vice president of finance. 

Brent Burish was named interim CEO of HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.

Ascension is a St. Louis-based nonprofit and Catholic health system that operates more than 2,600 care sites,  including 139 hospitals in 19 states. Eduardo Conrado serves as president of Ascension, and Joseph Impicciche is CEO.

Radnor, Pa.-based Main Line Health named Leigh Ehrlich as its next executive vice president and CFO, replacing Mike Buongiorno, who is retiring from the position at the end of 2023 after 25 years. 

Eddie Bratko was appointed president of Tacoma General and Allenmore hospitals, part of Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System.