Robert Whitaker was named CEO of Gallup, N.M.-based McKinley Christian Health Care Services.
Executive Moves
Sedalia, Miss.-based Bothwell Regional Health Center named Michele Laas, BSN, RN, its chief nursing officer, the hospital said March 21.
Sammie Cribbs, MSN, APRN, was named CEO of North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison, according to a Facebook post.
The following hospital and health system CEO moves have been reported since March 15:
Debra Potempa, MSN, RN, was named president of Parkview Wabash (Ind.) Hospital.
Benjamin Miles was named president of St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea (Mich.).
Willie Payton Jr. was named COO of LewisGale Medical Center in Salem, Va.
Minneapolis-based Allina Health has named Jill Ostrem president of two hospitals, Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, Minn., and United Hospital in St. Paul, Minn.
Brent Hubbard, president and COO of Mercy Hospitals Springfield (Mo.) Communities, accepted a leadership position with a health system in Oklahoma City, according to a hospital statement shared with Becker's on March 22.
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has named Will McDowell as vice president of investor relations, effective March 31.