Hospital and health system CEOs across the U.S. have made several moves recently, including appointments at new organizations and departures. Some executives have remained with their organizations in expanded roles overseeing multiple facilities, as some systems eliminate individual hospital CEO…
Executive Moves
Cleveland-based MetroHealth System is implementing a dyad leadership model at its level 1 trauma center, the system said Feb. 17. The four-hospital system appointed Nimitt Patel, MD, as medical administrative director and Laura Kreiner, MD, as medical clinical director to…
Eric Cecava, president and CEO of McLaren Port Huron, will take a leave of absence to focus on personal health matters, according to an internal message shared with Becker’s. In a Feb. 13 message to employees and medical staff, Greg…
RWJBarnabas Health, a 14-hospital system based in West Orange, N.J., has appointed Odette Perriel senior vice president of support services. In the role, Ms. Perriel will lead quality initiatives and standardize service delivery across food and nutrition, environmental services and…
Marty Guthmiller plans to retire as CEO of Orange City (Iowa) Area Health System, effective Aug. 1, after 32 years with the organization. Mr. Guthmiller joined Orange City Area Health System in 1994 and helped guide it through significant growth,…
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Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has appointed David Zaas, MD, as CEO, effective Jan. 1. Dr. Zaas will continue to serve as president of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, a part of Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health, and executive…
Robert Boos has shared plans to exit his role as vice president, chief revenue officer at Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health at the end of February, according to a Feb. 14 LinkedIn post. Mr. Boos joined Centra Health in 2020, where…
Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Ill., has named Sharon Zobel, BSN, RN, vice president of patient care and chief nursing officer. Ms. Zobel became interim CNO of the 348-bed hospital in July. She succeeds Karen Gallagher, MSN, RN, who…
Richard Lofgren, MD, inaugural president and CEO of Oklahoma City-based OU Health, will retire effective June 30. OU Health’s board of directors announced the planned retirement in a Feb. 16 news release. Jonathan Curtright, MBA, MHA, the system’s current COO,…
Topeka, Kan.-based Stormont Vail Health has named Aaron Wootton vice president of IT and CIO, effective Feb. 23. In this role, Mr. Wootton will oversee all information systems operations across the health system. Mr. Wootton has more than 20 years…