HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed the two vice-chairs of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an expert panel that provides clinical preventive health recommendations to Congress, an HHS official confirmed to Becker’s May 21. John Wong, MD,…
Executive Moves
Mona Baset, vice president of digital engagement at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, is stepping down from her role. Ms. Baset announced her departure in a May 20 LinkedIn post. She has served in the role since April 2022. Ms.…
Carl Cameron was promoted to executive vice president and COO of Holyoke, Mass.-based Holyoke Medical Center and Valley Health Systems, according to a May 20 news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Cameron joined Holyoke Medical Center in 2001 and has…
Lifepoint Health and Mercy are among the health systems that have named payer contracting and managed care vice presidents in 2026. Here are 10 payer relations vice president hires Becker’s has reported this year: 1. Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center…
Robert Baxter has been appointed president and CEO of Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne, effective June 22. Mr. Baxter joins the organization from Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health, where he most recently served as president of the Toledo, Ohio, market, according…
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New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has appointed Shakeeb Akhter as chief digital officer. Mr. Akhter joins MSK after serving as senior vice president and chief digital and information officer at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, according to a…
Sarah Karlgaard was appointed senior vice president and chief legal officer for Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners, effective May 18. In the role, Ms. Karlgaard will oversee legal, clinical risk management, integrity and compliance, physical security and sustainability, according to a May…
Knoxville, Tenn.-based Covenant Health named Laura Kaszer, DNP, RN, chief nursing officer at Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System in Tennessee. She will provide strategic leadership for nursing practice and operations across Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System, according to a system news release posted May…
Whittier, Calif.-based PIH Health has named Donna Rolin vice president of ancillary services at PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital. In the role, Ms. Rolin will oversee cardiology, catheterization lab, radiology and interventional radiology, respiratory, neurology operations and physical medicine services…
Health systems are rapidly reshaping their executive teams, adding new C-suite roles focused on analytics, digital strategy and AI as technology becomes central to operations and care delivery. Here are new IT roles hospitals and health systems have added to their…