Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare has appointed Gina Bertolini as chief counsel for health affairs, effective Sept. 1. Ms. Bertolini brings more than 20 years of experience as a healthcare regulatory attorney representing hospitals and health systems, according to an Aug. 29…
Executive Moves
Lexington Health in West Columbia, S.C., has appointed Kirk Jenkins president and CEO. He will succeed Tod Augsburger, who will retire Jan. 1, according to an Aug. 29 health system news release. Mr. Jenkins has served as senior vice president…
Hamilton Memorial Hospital District in McLeansboro, Ill., has appointed Justin Epperson CEO, effective Sept. 1. Mr. Epperson had served as interim CEO since July, following the departure of Victoria Woodrow, who led the organization for 10 years, according to a…
West Plains, Mo.-based Ozarks Healthcare has named Terence Farrell as CEO. Mr. Farrell brings more than 20 years of executive leadership experience across healthcare organizations, according to an Aug. 28 news release. He most recently served as president of a…
Jennifer La Luz was promoted on Sept. 1 to vice president of operations for Warwick, R.I.-based Kent Hospital. Ms. La Luz has been with the facility since 2019. Prior to her new role, Ms. La Luz served as executive director…
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The University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center has named Jeffrey Marshall, MD, vice president and associate chief medical officer — a role in which he will be responsible for quality, safety and regulatory compliance in both inpatient and ambulatory…
Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of USC has named John Mordach interim CFO, according to an Aug. 31 LinkedIn post. In mid-June, Chris Allen left his role as CFO of Keck Medicine of USC to serve as executive vice president and…
Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University has eliminated its COO role. Prior areas of responsibility are being assigned to other members of the OHSU Health leadership team, including the new CEO when hired, a system spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s on…
The CEO of Centralus Health, a five-hospital system formed through the merger of Ithaca, N.Y.-based Cayuga Health System and Elmira, N.Y.-based Arnot Health in January, will leave the organization at the end of his term. Martin Stallone, MD, has been…
Hospitals reported 78 CEO exits through July 2025 — a 15% increase from 68 recorded during the same period in 2024. The finding is from executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas’ Aug. 28 report examining CEO turnovers in the…