Executive Moves

Gary Kaplan, MD, is leaving his post as CEO of Seattle-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, a position he has held for 22 years.

Jerrica George has been appointed COO of Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. 

Sommer Kleweno Walley was named the permanent CEO of Seattle-based Harborview Medical Center, effective immediately. She has served as interim CEO since December 2020. She succeeds Paul Hayes, who retired after six years in the role.

Doug Brewer, MD, has joined Erlanger Health System as CMO of Erlanger Medical Group, both in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Mary Hsieh, PharmD, will be helming Mass Advantage as its first CEO, UMass Memorial Health Care announced Sept. 20. 

Rose Lawhorne, MSN, resigned from her role as CEO at Juneau, Alaska-based Bartlett Regional Hospital on Sept. 18.

Corey Johnson has been appointed executive director of community outreach and engagement at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock.

Los Angeles-based Pipeline Health System has added two new executives to its leadership team.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health has named Aaron Miri senior vice president and chief digital and information officer, a newly created position by the health system.

Margaret Pastuszko has been appointed president and COO of New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System. She is the first woman to be named president of a large academic health system in New York, according to a news release shared…