Executive Moves

Tulare (Calif.) Local HealthCare District's board of directors voted to release CEO Phil Smith after one year in the role, The Sun-Gazette reported Dec. 14.

Nine chief medical and nursing officer moves Becker's has covered since Dec. 7: 

Becker's Hospital Review reported on CEO transitions at hospitals and health systems across the U.S. in 2022. 

Heather Bentley Long, MSN, was appointed CEO of Leesburg-based UF Health Central Florida.

Chris Ghaemmaghami, MD, was appointed executive vice president and chief clinical officer at Miami-based Jackson Health System. 

Renton, Wash.-based Providence, a 51-hospital system, has appointed Rafael Martinez-Chapman as senior vice president and treasurer, effective Dec. 12.

Atlanta-based Grady Health System has named Shan Cooper chair of its foundation board, effective Jan. 1. 

Michael Barbera, MSN, RN, was named COO of HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital in Port St. Lucie, according to a Dec. 13 news release shared with Becker's.

Cleveland Clinic London appointed three leaders to new roles on its executive team.

Nick Patel, MD, has left his post as chief digital officer of Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health, he wrote in a recent LinkedIn post.