Chris Shea was named chief legal and administrative officer of Falls Church, Va.-based Longitude Health, a company formed by five health systems. Longitude’s members are Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health, Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System, Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine,…
Executive Moves
John Howser, chief communications officer of Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health, plans to retire in March 2027, closing out a Vanderbilt career of nearly 40 years. Mr. Howser started at Vanderbilt in 1987 as a staff photojournalist at the medical center,…
Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health named Leon Bass, MD, chief medical officer of three community hospitals. In this role, he will provide physician leadership and oversight of clinical operations; support quality, patient outcomes and operational efficiency; and maintain high standards…
From CommonSpirit naming a system vice president of physician enterprise revenue to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center naming a chief revenue officer, here are 43 revenue cycle executive moves Becker’s has reported so far in 2026: 1. Towson, Md.-based…
Becker’s has reported at least five instances of multiple senior executives exiting the same hospital or health system in 2026, compared with at least two during the same period in 2025. The departures have unfolded amid financial restructuring, leadership reorganizations…
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Dale Neely will leave his role as CEO of HCA Florida Capital Hospital in Tallahassee, effective Oct. 23, HCA Healthcare said in a statement shared with Becker’s. “We appreciate his service and extend our best wishes in his future endeavors,”…
Minal Vahora has been named CFO of Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, Ill., part of Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare, according to an Oct. 20 LinkedIn post. Prior to her new role, Ms. Vahora served as assistant CFO of Mequon, Wis.-based…
East Providence, R.I.-based Bradley Hospital named Chase Samsel, MD, vice president and chief medical officer. Dr. Samsel, a child and adolescent psychiatrist and physician, will lead the hospital’s clinical programs and advance its mission to provide evidence-based pediatric behavioral healthcare,…
In cases Becker’s has reported, hospitals and health systems that named permanent CEOs in 2026 took longer to fill than those in 2025. Several organizations have been led by interim CEOs for five months or more. Key points: 1. The…
Towson, Md.-based GBMC HealthCare has named Jay Wagner executive director of revenue cycle, according to an Oct. 15 post on his LinkedIn page. He joins GBMC from Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health, where he was director of professional revenue cycle systems…