J. Larry Shackelford plans to retire as president and CEO of Fayetteville, Ark.-based Washington Regional Medical System on May 31. He will continue serving as a governmental affairs advisor for the system, according to an April 2 Washington Regional news…
Executive Moves
NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull appointed Clifford Miller as COO, effective March 30. Mr. Miller has held various leadership roles at the New York City-based hospital for the past 11 years. Most recently, he served as associate executive director of emergency…
John Manfredo has been appointed COO of Sierra Medical Center in Reno, Nev. Mr. Manfredo brings nearly two decades of healthcare leadership experience to the role, according to an April 1 LinkedIn post from Reno-based Northern Nevada Health System. He…
Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare named Nicole Johanson, MSN, RN, the inaugural leader of its women’s medical group. Ms. Johanson now serves as vice president and COO of BayCare Women’s Medical Group, effective March 30. She oversees the strategy, operations and performance…
Kensaku Kawamoto, MD, PhD, has been named the inaugural chief health AI transformation officer of Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health. Dr. Kawamoto joined the organization in 2011, most recently serving as the Helmuth F. Orthner Endowed Professor and…
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Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based Mercy Hospital Southeast named Joseph Hayes, MD, chief medical officer. He will focus on building a team of physicians and advanced practice providers committed to exceptional care, according to an April 1 news release from the Chesterfield,…
Cleveland Clinic named Beri Ridgeway, MD, president of Cleveland Clinic London, effective June 1. Dr. Ridgeway currently serves as the health system’s executive vice president and enterprise chief of staff, where she oversees 10,000 physicians, scientists and advanced practice providers,…
HCA Florida Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee named Cory Mead CEO, effective March 30. Mr. Mead joins the hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, with more than a decade of leadership experience within the system, according to an April…
Francis Tezanos was named CFO of HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball (Texas) on Jan. 12, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. The 350-bed hospital is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. In his new role, Mr. Tezanos will oversee…
Julie Murray has been appointed executive vice president of Methodist Hospital and Methodist Women’s Hospital in Omaha, Neb., effective April 1. Ms. Murray has served as interim executive vice president of the hospitals since Jan. 1, according to a March…