Brentwood-based Ardent Health has named Elliot Brown senior vice president of finance, according to a post on his LinkedIn page. Mr. Brown joins Ardent after nearly 15 years with Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health, where he most recently served as the…
Executive Moves
Wyatt Brieser has been named CEO of Hammond-Henry Hospital, a critical access hospital in Geneseo, Ill. Mr. Brieser joined the hospital in 2009 as a rehabilitation technician and later held roles including director of ancillary services and, most recently, vice…
Jeff St. Clair, president and CEO of Springhill Medical Center in Mobile, Ala., will retire in August after 17 years at the helm. Mr. St. Clair is one of only three people to have held the hospital’s top leadership position,…
Dave Ressler, CEO of Aspen (Colo.) Valley Health, plans to retire in 2026, according to a July 2 letter published on the health system’s website. Mr. Ressler has spent 18 of his 30 years in healthcare with Aspen Valley Health,…
Bangor, Maine-based Northern Light Acadia Hospital named Charmaine Patel, MD, senior physician executive. She had served as medical director of adult inpatient services at Acadia since 2018, according to a July 1 system news release. Before joining Acadia in 2016,…
Jamestown (N.D.) Regional Medical Center has named Derek Schaff CFO. Mr. Schaff is joining the critical access hospital from Linton (N.D.) Regional Medical Center, where he served as CFO and COO since 2018, according to a July 2 news release.…
Franciscan Alliance has appointed four new leaders to key executive roles as the nonprofit Catholic health system undergoes leadership changes tied to recent retirements. The Mishawaka, Ind.-based health system announced the new appointments in a July 2 press release shared…
New York City-based Mount Sinai has named Debra Jaeger, MSN, RN, as the system’s first chief revenue officer. In her new role, Ms. Jaeger aims to “eradicate silos, elevate the best talent across the health system and improve communications” among…
Bryan Mills, president and CEO of Indianapolis-based Community Health Network, plans to retire at the end of 2025 after 40 years with the organization. Mr. Mills was appointed CEO of the health system in 2009, according to a July 1…
Ryan Lown has been appointed chief administrative officer of Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital. He stepped into the role June 23. As CAO, Mr. Lown oversees hospital operations and collaborates with executive leadership to ensure operational efficiency and alignment, according to…