Stefanie Dendy was promoted to CEO of Yazoo City, Miss.-based Baptist Memorial Hospital-Yazoo, according to a Dec. 17 LinkedIn post. The hospital is part of Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Memorial Health Care. Prior to her new role, Ms. Dendy served as…
Executive Moves
Aaron Hajart was appointed president and CEO of Community Medical Center in Toms River, N.J., part of West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health. Mr. Hajart, who currently serves as COO, will begin the new role Jan. 1, according to a health…
Alan Vierling, DNP, MSN, has been appointed chief nursing executive at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, N.M. Over the past 20 years, Dr. Vierling has served in executive leadership roles at several hospitals and health systems. He is…
Karen Coleman will retire as assistant CFO of Laredo (Texas) Medical Center, according to a Dec. 16 LinkedIn post. Ms. Coleman has been with Laredo Medical for 15 years. Laredo Medical Center is a 326-bed, acute care facility with more…
Becker’s has recently reported on the following hospital and health system CEO moves, including appointments and exits. Note: This page was created March 19 and updated Dec. 17. Dec. 10-16 1. Charles Sorenson, MD, president and CEO emeritus of Salt…
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Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health has appointed Melissa Gardner as president and COO of its clinically integrated network, effective Jan. 25. Ms. Gardner will oversee strategy and performance for the network, working alongside the system’s COO and chief medical officer to…
Several of the nation’s largest health systems will see leadership transitions in 2026, as longtime CEOs retire or step down and successors step into key roles. Here are eight leadership changes to know: 1. Eduardo Conrado, president of St. Louis-based…
Charles Sorenson, MD, president and CEO emeritus of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health and founding director of the Intermountain Health Leadership Institute, will retire at the end of 2025. Dr. Sorenson’s retirement follows more than 50 years in medicine, including…
Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of USC has named Stephen Miller chief of operations at its Norris Cancer Hospital in Los Angeles. In his new role, Mr. Miller will help guide Keck Medicine’s operations toward a more unified structure for cancer…
Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City, Iowa, has promoted Jon Perin to COO, effective Dec. 14. Mr. Perin had served as chief ambulatory officer at the hospital since July 2024, according to a Dec. 15 hospital news release. In…