Executive Moves

HCA Florida University Hospital, a165-bed multispecialty hospital in Davie, Fla., has appointed Steven Vanni, DO, as chief of medical staff.

Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Health System tapped Brian Canfield as COO.

John Petrov was chosen as the first enterprise chief caregiver officer and executive vice president for the Guthrie Clinic in Sayre, Pa.

The following chief executive nursing officer or chief nursing executive moves have been reported or shared with Becker's since Jan. 12: 

The following CMO moves have been reported since Jan. 3: 

Mark Laney, MD, CEO of St. Joseph, Mo.-based Mosaic Life Care, has retired early, and COO Michael Pulido has also left the health system, according to a statement from the board of trustees.

Richard Lofgren, MD, will leave his position as president and CEO of UC Health in Cincinnati to helm OU Health, an academic health system in Oklahoma.  

The following hospital and health system executive moves have been reported by or shared with Becker's Hospital Review since Jan. 28: 

Houston, Mo.-based Texas County Memorial Hospital has selected Courtney Owens, BSN, RN, to be its new chief nursing officer, according to a Feb. 4 report from Ozark Radio News.

Sentara Healthcare President and CEO Howard Kern, who has led the Norfolk, Va.-based system since 2016, will retire by the end of this year.