Executive Moves

Dallas-based Children's Health has named Dane Peterson as its COO. 

St. Luke Hospital in Marion, Kan., tapped Alex Haines as its next CEO, the Hillsboro Star-Journal reported Sept. 6. 

Samantha Silverberg has been named CFO of Loxahatchee-based HCA Florida Palms West Hospital. 

Merit Health River Region in Vicksburg, Miss., has named David Fox CEO, The Vicksburg Post reported Sept. 6. 

Peter Hahn, MD, has resigned as president of the University of Michigan Health-West. 

Rodolfo "Rudy" Garza, MD, has been named chief medical officer of St. David's Medical Center in Austin, Texas. He took on the role Aug. 28. 

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has named CEOs to lead the five Utah hospitals added to the system in May. 

Jason Barrett was named CEO of Amarillo, Texas-based Northwest Texas Healthcare System.

Here are five hospitals and health systems that have appointed new chief information officers as reported by Becker's since July 17:

Nutex Health, a micro-hospital network headquartered in Houston, appointed Joshua DeTillio as COO, effective on or around Oct. 2.