Sanford Health's former CFO announced her departure weeks before the Sioux Falls, S.D.-based system called off its proposed mega-merger with Fairview Health Services. A former finance chief has come back from retirement to temporarily fill the role.
Executive Moves
The once fastest-growing C-suite role of chief diversity officer has come screeching to a halt, according to a July 21 Wall Street Journal report.
Albert Marinez has been named the inaugural chief analytics officer of Cleveland Clinic.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health has appointed Jensen Hyde, MD, as chief medical officer, making her the first female CMO in the system's 130-year history.
Kirksville, Mo.-based Northeast Regional Medical Center has named Patrick Avila CEO, effective Sept. 11.
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Heather Cianfrocco has been named president of UnitedHealth Group's Optum, where she will lead its pharmacy and care delivery divisions through Optum Rx and Optum Health.
The board of Lexington (Neb.) Regional Health Center considered firing its CEO after a string of IT concerns, but decided against it after hearing from hospital employees, according to local reports.
The resignation of a CFO charged with driving the financials of a newly formed health system may not be ideal less than a year into its formation, but it won't affect the trajectory of the Bellin Gundersen Health System.
Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health has named Glenn Focht, MD, president of its Anna Jaques Hospital.
Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, has been named chief nursing officer for the American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing, according to an Aug. 1 news release.