Great Bend (Kan.) Regional Hospital named Mary Ann Keener, BSN, RN, chief nursing officer. Ms. Keener has been serving as the hospital’s interim CNO for the past three months and previously served as risk manager and ER and ICU supervisor,…
Executive Moves
Keith Rivera has been named CIO of Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine. Mr. Rivera announced the appointment in a June 11 LinkedIn post. Prior to joining Nebraska Medicine, he served as CIO of Presbyterian Healthcare Services in Albuquerque, N.M., beginning in 2022.
LeRoi Hicks, MD, has departed from Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare after 12 years to become executive vice president and CEO of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Hicks most recently served as president of ChristianaCare Wilmington Hospital, he wrote in a…
Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System appointed Kory Browning as interim market president for its Arkansas market, effective June 14. Mr. Browning currently serves as CEO of Freeman Health System–Springdale (Ark.) Medical Center, according to a June 11 health system news…
Kate Becker, CEO of Albuquerque, N.M.-based UNM Hospital, plans to retire in December after more than 30 years in healthcare, including the last eight at UNM, according to a statement shared with Becker’s. “This week, UNM Hospital CEO Kate Becker…
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Kevin Matson, Southern market president at Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System, plans to exit the organization. Mr. Matson joined the system more than 25 years ago, he wrote in a June 10 LinkedIn post. “It’s hard to put into words…
James Reed, CIO of Conway (Ark.) Regional Health System, has been named site administrator of its Dardanelle (Ark.) Regional Medical Center. Mr. Reed, who has nearly 30 years of healthcare experience, will continue to serve as CIO as he takes…
Jordan Ruch has been promoted to executive vice president and chief information and digital officer at Atlantic City, N.J.-based AtlantiCare. Mr. Ruch previously served as CIO of the two-hospital system. His new role expands his responsibilities to include the organization’s…
Jose Mathew was named vice president of technology and innovation at Children’s Nebraska, effective July 6. In this role, Mr. Mathew will be responsible for accelerating innovation, analytics, AI capabilities and digital transformation initiatives, according to a June 10 news…
The National Institutes of Health has selected John Powers III, MD, as acting director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which oversees a $6.6 billion budget and is the agency’s second-largest institute. Dr. Powers previously served as…