Executive Moves

Lance Jones was named CEO of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare's Chippenham and Johnston–Willis hospitals, both in Richmond, Va.

Curtis Cole, MD, CIO for New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine, has been named inaugural vice president and chief global information officer of Ithaca, N.Y.-based Cornell University.

The following hospital and health system human resources executives have been named to new roles since Nov. 1: 

Yoakum (Texas) Community Hospital has named Tiffany Miller its new CEO. 

HCA Florida Mercy Hospital in Miami has selected Luis Fernandez, DO, to serve as chief medical officer, according to a Dec. 8 news release sent to Becker's. He will oversee initiatives that support "consistent clinical performance and practice standards.

Oklahoma City-based OU Health has named Jimmy Duncan its first chief human resources officer. 

Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System has named Sherrie Vassallo its vice president of operations. 

Here are the health system and hospital marketing leadership appointments Becker's has reported on in 2022:

Blair Kent was named CEO of MemorialCare Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center and MemorialCare Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach.

Michelle Seaton, BSN, RN, has been named chief nursing officer at Paris, Tenn.-based Henry County Medical Center.