Jared Chaffin, CEO and CFO of Warren Memorial Hospital in Friend, Neb., has resigned amid allegations made by the Nebraska auditor of public accounts that he charged more than $38,000 in improper expenses to hospital credit cards. State Auditor Mike…
Executive Moves
Baltimore-based LifeBridge Health named Jonathan Thierman, MD, PhD, president of LifeBridge Health Partners, effective Aug. 31. Dr. Thierman currently serves as president and chief executive of ExpressCare Urgent Care Centers and Children’s Urgent Care Centers, which is part of LifeBridge…
Hospital Sisters Health System, based in Springfield, Ill., has named Joe Clark as its new chief technology officer, effective Sept. 14. In this role, Mr. Clark will oversee technology strategy, infrastructure and digital platforms across the system’s hospitals and clinics…
HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital in Fort Walton Beach has named Jared Whipkey assistant chief financial officer, according to an Aug. 18 post on the hospital’s LinkedIn page. Mr. Whipkey brings more than a decade of hospital finance and executive…
William Grogan has been named CFO of GE HealthCare, effective Sept. 14. Mr. Grogan succeeds Jay Saccaro, who stepped down for an expanded role outside of the medical technology industry, according to an Aug. 18 news release. GE HealthCare’s interim…
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Kari Brodhacker has been named assistant CFO of Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health’s Medical Group of Community Medicine, according to an Aug. 17 LinkedIn post. Prior to her new role, Ms. Brodhacker served as financial operations director and financial expert advisor…
Gina Cronin has been appointed senior vice president and chief human resources officer of University of Chicago Medicine, effective Oct. 19. Ms. Cronin currently serves as executive vice president and chief people officer at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.,…
Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based DCH Health System named Dennis Fisher as its new chief human resources officer. Mr. Fisher most recently served as CHRO at Columbia, Tenn.-based Maury Regional Health, a three-hospital system with roughly 3,100 employees, according to an Aug. 17…
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health named Rick Moreland CEO of Sutter Delta Medical Center in Antioch, Calif., effective Aug. 24. Mr. Moreland most recently served as interim CEO and executive of operations at Sutter Delta, according to an Aug. 18 health…
Hospital and health system CIOs across the U.S. have made a flurry of leadership moves, including new appointments, promotions and retirements. Some executives have stepped into expanded roles within their organizations, while others have exited as health systems rethink how…