Shaun Smith was named executive vice president and chief people officer of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, effective Oct. 12. Mr. Smith will lead the system’s enterprise human resources strategy and operations, with a focus on talent development and a multiyear…
Executive Moves
Jason Byrd has been named vice president of enterprise merger and acquisition integration for Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health, according to a Sept. 10 LinkedIn post. Mr. Byrd currently serves as adjunct faculty for Queens University of Charlotte (N.C.), according…
After serving Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth for nearly 15 years, Darin Jordan, MD, is joining Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare as president and chief physician enterprise officer of TMH Physician Partners. At Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Dr. Jordan will lead physicians and…
The former president of CVS Pharmacy, Helena Buonanno Foulkes, defeated incumbent Daniel McKee in Rhode Island’s Democratic primary for governor Sept. 9. According to voting data from the Associated Press, 62.4% of counted votes went to Ms. Buonanno Foulkes, whereas…
Hospital and health system CIOs across the U.S. have made a flurry of leadership moves, including new appointments, promotions and retirements. Some executives have stepped into expanded roles within their organizations, while others have exited as health systems rethink how…
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Sean Patterson is no longer CEO of Portsmouth (N.H.) Regional Hospital, a hospital spokesperson said in a statement shared with Becker’s. Michelle Dodd, PhD, RN, the hospital’s chief nursing officer, has been named interim CEO while the hospital searches for…
Hastings, Neb.-based Mary Lanning Healthcare named Rebecca Bleich, BSN, RN-P, chief clinical officer, effective Oct. 5. As CCO, Ms. Bleich’s scope will include all areas of nursing, clinical operations, non-physician staff, respiratory therapy, physical, occupational and speech therapy, pharmacy, laboratory…
For-profit hospital operators have made leadership moves across all levels in 2026 — from individual hospitals to regional divisions and corporate roles. Here are 181 for-profit hospital executive moves that have been announced or completed in 2026: Editor’s note: This…
Joseph Teel, MD, has been appointed president of the Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic Medical Group, effective Sept. 8. Dr. Teel joined Newton Square, Pa.-based Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic from Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine, where he most recently served as chief of regional primary…
The former chief clinical officer of Philadelphia-based Temple University Health System, Daniel del Portal, MD, has been named executive vice president and CCO of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health. As Temple’s CCO and senior vice president of medical operations, Dr.…