Brett Kinman will resign as CEO of Magnolia (Ark.) Regional Medical Center, effective July 9. Mr. Kinman has led the hospital since 2022 and has more than 25 years of healthcare management experience, according to an April 15 hospital news…
Executive Moves
Kerry Ashment was appointed CEO of Memorial Hospital of Carbon County in Rawlins, Wyo. Mr. Ashment brings 26 years of executive healthcare experience to the role, according to a hospital news release. His appointment follows Erick Twyman’s departure from Memorial…
Mark Esser, PhD, was appointed the inaugural chief scientific officer and head of the upcoming Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology at Charlottesville-based University of Virginia. In his role, Dr. Esser will be responsible for “capitalizing on the cutting-edge…
Christopher Ward, MD, has joined St. Mary’s Health Care System in Athens, Ga., as chief medical officer. Dr. Ward is an emergency medicine physician with more than 30 years of experience in healthcare leadership. He most recently served as CMO…
HCA Florida West Marion Hospital in Ocala has named Luis Pacheco vice president of operations, according to an April 14 LinkedIn post. Mr. Pacheco succeeds Courtney Gibbons, who became VPO of Richmond, Va.-based Chippenham Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA…
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Gabe Bullaro has been named CEO of HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville, effective April 14. Mr. Bullaro has held leadership roles within Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare for more than a decade, most recently serving as CEO of HCA…
Tony Esposito will step down as CEO of Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health, effective April 18, a spokesperson for the system confirmed in an email to Becker’s. Mr. Esposito has been with Crozer for more than five years and was appointed…
Micky Tripathi, PhD, former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has been appointed chief AI implementation officer at Mayo Clinic, based in Rochester, Minn. A Mayo Clinic spokesperson confirmed Dr. Tripathi’s…
Nicole Whims, MSN, RN, has been named chief nursing officer of Dignity Health St. Bernadine Medical Center in San Bernardino, Calif. Ms. Whims has served in several leadership roles since joining the 342-bed hospital as a graduate nurse in 2006.…
Gerald Cayer will retire as CEO of Lowville, N.Y.-based Lewis County Health System, effective Aug. 3, 2026. The system has achieved accomplishments under Mr. Cayer’s leadership, such as reopening maternity services, according to a March 27 health system news release.…