Executive Moves

Renown Health has appointed Adnan "Eddy" Akbar, MD, chief medical officer for Renown Acute Care, the Reno, Nev.-based system said July 22.

Nine recent chief medical and nursing officer moves at hospitals and health systems Becker's has covered since July 20: 

Lynn Mergen is resigning as CEO of Medical Center Barbour in Eufaula, Ala., according to a report published July 24 in The Eufaula Tribune.

The following hospital and health system executive moves have been reported by Becker's Hospital Review since July 18: 

Tracie Stratton has been named Los Alamos (N.M.) Medical Center's permanent CEO after serving as interim CEO since December 2021. 

Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., part of Northwell Health, has named Amy Matthews, MSN, RN, its new chief nursing officer, according to a July 22 news release sent to Becker's. 

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health has named Therese Alt, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer of its United and Kelsey Hospitals in Greenville and Lakeview, Mich. 

Birmingham, Ala.-based Brookwood Baptist Health has named Jackie Martinek, BSN, group chief nursing officer, a role she previously held for 13 years, the health system said July 21.

Daniel Morash has been named Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital's new CFO and senior vice president of finance.

Hiram Jacob was named COO of HCA Florida Citrus Hospital in Inverness.