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Executive Moves

Nashville (Tenn.) General Hospital appointed Veronica Elders, MSN, RN, as CEO. Ms. Elders had served as interim CEO before being selected by the Nashville General Hospital Authority Board, which unanimously approved her appointment following a national search led by AMN…

Maurice Farwell has been appointed assistant CEO of MountainView Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, N.M. Mr. Farwell has experience in hospital operations, performance improvement and leadership, according to a July 9 LinkedIn post from the hospital. He most recently…

Nicole Runyon has been named COO of TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital in Bowling Green, Ky. The 211-bed hospital is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. In her new role, Ms. Runyon will oversee operations for the hospital’s daily processes and…

New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine has tapped Timothy Donahue, MD, as chair of the department of surgery.  Dr. Donahue will also serve as surgeon-in-chief at New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, according to a July 9 news release…

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia recently named Jesse Taylor, MD, as surgeon-in-chief and chair of the department of surgery.  Dr. Taylor, who assumed the new role July 1, previously served as chief of the division of plastic, reconstructive and oral surgery…

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Doug Dietzman became president and executive director of health information network eHealth Exchange July 6, according to a news release. He will focus on expanding nationwide interoperability, moving forward with modern standards and pushing the organization to act as a CMS-Aligned Network…

Adam Bacik was named CEO of the Medical University of South Carolina’s planned $1.115 billion comprehensive cancer hospital in Charleston. According to a July 8 MUSC news release, Mr. Bacik will oversee planning, design and construction; clinical and operational integration;…

Jeremy Gray was named president of Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield, Ala., and Red Bay (Ala.) Hospital, both part of Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital Health System, according to a health system news release shared with Becker’s. He will begin the role…

Lori Martin, BSN, was named COO and chief nursing officer of Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital in Shelbyville, Tenn., after serving in the inaugural interim role for the past four months. In her dual role, Ms. Martin will oversee operations, support growth…

Wendi De Leon, RN, has been appointed president of Northeast Baptist Hospital in San Antonio. Ms. De Leon has more than two decades of healthcare experience and has held executive leadership roles across Baptist Health System, according to a July…

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