Angela Sklenka has been named executive vice president and chief people officer Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University, effective Sept. 15. In her new role, Ms. Sklenka will lead efforts at OHSU to make human resources more people-centric and effective.…
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Paul Gaden has been named CEO of Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Fla. He stepped into the role July 21. Mr. Gaden brings more than 25 years of healthcare experience, according to a July 21 news release from Hollywood, Fla.-based…
Barbara “Barb” Martin, CEO of St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Ill., has stepped down from her role. Ms. Martin came out of retirement to lead the hospital through a challenging period, according to a July 25 statement from a…
William Newton Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Winfield, Kan., is undergoing a leadership change, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. CEO Brian Barta resigned July 15, and the hospital’s board accepted his resignation the following week,…
G. Duncan Finlay, MD, former physician and CEO of Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System has died at 85 years old. Dr. Finlay joined SMH as a pulmonologist in 1972, and served as chief of staff in the 1980s. He…
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Parker Pridgen, CEO of AdventHealth Apopka (Fla.), plans to step down from his role in August, The Apopka Chief reported July 23. “Under the leadership of Parker Pridgen, AdventHealth Apopka has continued to grow as a high-performing, trusted healthcare destination…
Emily Moorhead has been named president of Clinton Township, Mich.-based Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, according to a July 25 LinkedIn post. The hospital is part of Detroit, Mich.-based Henry Ford Health. Prior to her new role, Ms. Moorhead served as…
Jeffrey Geoghegan, who has served as executive vice president for both Storrs-based University of Connecticut and Farmington-based UConn Health since 2022, will be returning to the health system as its full-time finance chief. “Under the leadership of Dr. Agwunobi, UConn…
Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Cottage Health named Ganesh Persad vice president and CIO. Mr. Persad has spent his 20-plus year career in healthcare information technology with a focus on improving the patient and workforce experience. He previously served as corporate director…
Chris Rogerson has been named CFO of HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress (Texas). HCA Houston North Cypress is a 163-bed general acute care hospital and is a campus of HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood in Houston, a 457-bed acute care hospital,…