Michelle Hereford, MSHA, RN, FACHE, was chosen as system chief nursing executive and the inaugural Ms. Ethel Morikis endowed chair in nursing leadership at Cleveland-based University Hospitals, the health system said April 29.
Executive Moves
Jeanette Filpi has been appointed interim CEO of Southwest Health System, the Cortez, Colo.-based organization said April 29.
The following hospital and health system CEO moves have been reported since April 21:
Kathleen (Kat) Cartwright has been chosen as human resources director of Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz., and Florence (Ariz.) Hospital, the facilities said this week.
Tashawna Otabil was named chief diversity officer at Cincinnati-based TriHealth, according to an internal memo sent April 27 by President and CEO Mark Clement.
Former UnitedHealth Group CEO David Wichmann was paid $17.87 million in 2020, his final year at the organization before retiring.
Alec Grabowski was tapped to serve as COO of Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair, N.J., the hospital said April 26.
Marc Napp, MD, was named senior vice president and chief medical officer of Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System, the organization said April 26.
Steven Spencer, MD, was chosen as the inaugural chief medical officer of Onslow Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, N.C., the hospital said April 26.
Margie Hale, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus Health's Upper Peninsula region, the health system said.