Madeline Bell, BSN, plans to retire Oct. 1 as CEO of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia after nearly 40 years with the organization. Joseph Mitchell, MD, CHOP’s president, will succeed Ms. Bell as president and CEO, according to a June 23…
Executive Moves
Denver-based HCA HealthONE has named Casey Guber president and CEO of HCA HealthONE Presbyterian St. Luke’s and HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children’s, two hospitals on its Denver campus, according to a June 23 news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Guber,…
In April, President Donald Trump nominated Erica Schwartz, MD, to serve as CDC director. On June 16, she outlined steps to cut ties with her employer, UnitedHealth Group. As recently as May 2025, Dr. Schwartz serves as UnitedHealthcare’s president of…
Novant Health, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., has named Stephanie Lenzner senior vice president of value intelligence. In this role, Ms. Lenzner will oversee the integration of analytics, data science and performance intelligence, according to a June 22 news release. Ms.…
Albert “AJ” Hammond has been named vice president of external affairs and government relations at Vandalia Health in Charleston, W.Va. Mr. Hammond joined Vandalia in 2024, and has represented the system in front of state and federal policymakers, pushing for…
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Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health named Jennifer Boyer, BSN, RN, senior vice president and chief nursing executive. She stepped into her new role June 22, according to a system news release. Ms. Boyer will be part of the enterprise leadership team…
Alisha Feightner has been promoted to senior vice president and chief strategy officer of Manchester, N.H.-based Elliot Health System, according to a June 19 news release shared with Becker’s. Ms. Feightner joined Elliot Health System in 2013 as manager of…
Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health named SriniVas Sadda, MD, chair of its Department of Ophthalmology, effective Nov. 10. Dr. Sadda currently serves as the A. Ray Irvine, Jr., MD, Endowed Chair in Clinical Ophthalmology and professor of ophthalmology at the Doheny…
Howard Garner has been named COO of Austin-based St. David’s South Austin Medical Center. The hospital is part of Austin-based St. David’s HealthCare. Prior to his new role, Mr. Garner served as COO of St. David’s Surgical Hospital, according to…
Louisville, Ky.-based ScionHealth has tapped a “boomerang” leader to oversee operations for 20 of its hospitals. Adam Darvish was appointed senior vice president of specialty hospital operations for the West Region of ScionHealth’s long-term acute care hospital network. He will…