Executive Moves

Companies announced 789 CEO exits in the first five months of 2023, with 80 occurring in hospitals. 

UC Davis Health, based in Sacramento, Calif., has named Dennis Chornenky as its first chief artificial intelligence adviser. 

Lauren Smith, MSN, RN, has been selected to serve as chief nursing officer for both Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho, and Saint Alphonsus Health System, which includes hospitals in Idaho and Oregon. 

Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center named Traci Simonsen chief philanthropy officer of its foundation, effective immediately. 

Lauren Sligh is the new chief financial officer at Dickson, Tenn.-based TriStar Horizon Medical Center. 

Darin C. Roark, BSN, was named president and COO of Dover, N.H.-based Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, part of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham.

Antwan Williams was named assistant vice president and chief operating officer of Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital in Longwood, Fla.

A number of health systems and hospitals have tapped human resources executives since January. Six moves to note: 

John Couris, president and CEO of Florida Health Sciences Center doing business as Tampa General Hospital, has accepted an offer from the board that extends the terms of his employment agreement for another decade. 

Josh Tinkle is no longer with Northern Arizona Healthcare, a spokesperson for the Flagstaff-based health system confirmed to Becker's.