St. Louis-based WashU Medicine has named Madhusmita Misra, MD, chair of the Edward Mallinckrodt Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Misra will also serve as pediatrician-in-chief at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, part of St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare, effective Jan. 4, 2027, according…
Executive Moves
McLaren Port Huron (Mich.) named Lance Beus president and CEO, effective Oct. 26. Mr. Beus succeeds interim leader Tim Vargas at the 186-bed hospital, which is part of Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care, according to an Oct. 7 health…
LouAnn Woodward, MD, the first woman to lead the Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center, will retire June 30, 2027, according to her weekly column to faculty, staff and students. Dr. Woodward has served as vice chancellor for health affairs…
Across U.S. hospitals and health systems, Becker’s has reported on 39 chief human resources and people officer moves in 2026 — including a total of 14 in August and September. Of the 39 moves, 20 involved an exit, and only…
Ben Melson Sr. has been named executive vice president and CFO of Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston, according to an Oct. 15 LinkedIn post from the system’s president and CEO-elect Alec King. He will serve in the role through…
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David Huffstutler, president and CEO of Austin, Texas-based St. David’s HealthCare, has shared plans to retire in March 2027, according to an Oct. 15 news release shared with Becker’s. St. David’s HealthCare is a partnership between Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare…
Chase Christianson was named CEO of HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood, a 451-bed hospital in Texas that is part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, effective Oct. 12, according to an Oct. 15 news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Christianson most recently…
Los Lunas, N.M.-based Valencia County Hospital has named Alice Stewart CFO, according to an Oct. 12 post on her LinkedIn page. She joins the hospital after serving as CFO of Richlands, Va.-based Clinch Valley Medical Center, a 175-bed hospital owned…
RWJBarnabas Health, a 14-hospital system based in West Orange, N.J., has appointed Erwin Wang, MD, as the inaugural senior vice president of physician performance improvement, effective Oct. 15. In the newly created role, Dr. Wang will “serve as the enterprise…
The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque has named Steve McLaughlin, MD, CEO of UNM Hospital and vice president of clinical affairs, effective Dec. 6. Dr. McLaughlin will succeed Kate Becker, who shared plans to retire earlier in 2026, according…