James Hotaling, MD, has been appointed the inaugural chief innovation officer of Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health, effective Sept. 1. Dr. Hotaling, who has been a professor of urology at the University of Utah since 2013, most recently…
Executive Moves
Philadelphia-based Temple Health has appointed two executives to C-suite positions, according to a Sept. 18 health system news release. Abhi Rastogi was appointed COO, though he will continue to serve as executive vice president of Temple Health and president and…
Sunny Eappen, MD, president and CEO of University of Vermont Health Network, a Burlington-based integrated health system, will step down, effective Oct. 15. The decision was mutually agreed upon by the hospital’s board of trustees and Dr. Eappen, according to…
Mac Flynt has been appointed administrator and CEO of OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville, Miss., effective Oct. 1, as the hospital prepares to join Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Memorial Health Care. Mr. Flynt has served as administrator and CEO of…
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, N.H., has named Michael Lynch, MD, as president and CEO, effective Oct. 13. Dr. Lynch will succeed Sue Mooney, MD, who is exiting the organization, according to a Sept. 18 hospital news release.…
Whittier, Calif.-based PIH Health has named Donny Fan as its new vice president of information technology. In this role, Mr. Fan will oversee the organization’s technology operations, according to a Sept. 18 news release shared with Becker’s. He joined the…
Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System has named William LeCates, MD, as president and CEO, effective Oct. 20. Dr. LeCates will succeed Darlene Stromstad, who is retiring after nearly seven years with the health system, according to a Sept. 18…
April Anderson has been named the inaugural chief marketing and communications officer for the emerging academic health system anchored by Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin. Ms. Anderson most recently served as chief marketing officer for…
Brad Stein has been named CFO of Ascension Oklahoma at Tulsa, Okla.-based St. John Health System, according to a Sept. 12 LinkedIn post. St. John Health System, part of St. Louis-based Ascension, comprises seven hospitals, more than 80 clinics and…
Summerville (S.C.) Medical Center named Celeste Brizzee, DNP, RN, chief nursing officer. Dr. Brizzee stepped into her new role Aug. 18, according to a Sept. 17 hospital news release shared with Becker’s. Most recently, she served as CNO at Waycross,…