Several women have recently stepped into new executive roles at hospitals and health systems — including through promotions, new appointments or planned retirements.
While women hold most entry-level positions in healthcare, they made up just 35% of C-suite leaders in 2024, an increase from 29% in 2020. Healthcare leaders recently told Becker’s that improving women’s representation in leadership requires intentional efforts such as succession planning, sponsorship opportunities and affinity groups.
The following hospital and health system executive moves involving women have been reported by or shared with Becker’s since Dec. 19.
May 15-21
1. Gina Temple, PhD, was named CEO of Amarillo-based Northwest Texas Healthcare System.
2. Maureen Schneider, PhD, RN, was named interim president and CEO of Freehold, N.J.-based Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center.
3. Stephanie Schwartz was named interim president of Pompton Plains-based Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center.
4. Lindsay Lanagan was named vice president of local public policy and government relations at Bellaire, Texas-based Harris Health.
5. Mandy Ranalli was named chief development officer of Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health.
6. Sarah Karlgaard was named senior vice president and chief legal officer for Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners.
7. Laura Kaszer, DNP, RN, was appointed chief nursing officer at Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System in Tennessee.
8. Donna Rolin was appointed vice president of ancillary services at PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, part of Whittier, Calif.-based PIH Health.
9. Tracy Payne Martinez was appointed president of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance in Fort Worth.
10. Chris Monk, MSN, RN, was named vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer at WVU Medicine Princeton (W.Va.) Community Hospital.
11. Katerie Chapman was named senior vice president and COO of Seattle Children’s.
12. Christen Weaver, BSN, RN, was appointed COO of West Plains, Mo.-based Ozarks Healthcare.
13. Monica Malec, MD, was appointed chief of supportive care and integrative oncology at City of Hope Cancer Center Chicago.
14. Catherine Licitra, DNP, RN, was named chief quality officer of Jacobi and North Central Bronx hospital campuses, part of New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals.
15. Sapna Mehta, DO, was named chief medical officer of MemorialCare Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center.
May 12-13
1. Seraphine Kapsandoy-Jones, PhD, RN was appointed chief nursing executive and senior vice president of Menomonee Falls, Wis.-based Froedtert ThedaCare Health.
2. Kim Albright was named CFO of Cullman (Ala.) Regional Medical Center.
3. Diana Landsverk, BSN, RN was named chief administrative officer for Davis Medical Center in Elkins, W.Va.
4. Susan Dwyer was appointed CFO of Glendale, Wis.-based Ascension Wisconsin.
April 30-May 7
1. Danielle Gabele, DNP, RN, was appointed CEO of Ventura (Calif.) County Medical Center and Santa Paula (Calif.) Hospital.
2. Elizabeth Schwartz was named senior vice president and head of government relations for the Federation of American Hospitals.
3. Brittany Sheehy, PhD, was appointed senior vice president and chief of staff Albany (N.Y.) Med Health System.
4. Cheryl Lane was named vice chancellor for IT at Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
5. Lauren Wilds was named associate vice president of revenue cycle performance and strategic partnerships at Detroit-based Henry Ford Health.
6. Cheryl Kennison was appointed senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Lakeland (Fla.) Regional Health.
7. Kim Baker was named vice president of Andover, Mass.-based Covenant Health and president of its post-acute care ministry.
8. Denise Sutler, MD, was named chief medical officer of Houston-based The Women’s Hospital of Texas.
9. Valerie Newman was appointed COO of Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan.
10. Cheryl Chisholm was appointed chief people officer of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Ardent Health.
11. Heather Cianfrocco was named COO of Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health.
12. Kelly Galbo, DNP, RN, was named vice president and chief nursing officer at Valencia, Calif.-based Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital.
13. Julie Quirin, president of Saint Luke’s — the West region of St. Louis-based BJC Health — plans to retire March 1 after nearly three decades with the system.
14. Meghan Kirkland was named the inaugural chief of advanced practice at New Orleans-based LCMC Health.
15. Sewit Teckie, MD, was named senior vice president and system CMO for clinical affairs and business strategy at New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals.
16. Cindy Jo Allen, BSN, RN, was named senior vice president and COO of Fayetteville, Ark.-based Washington Regional Medical System.
17. Rebecca Cowie, RN, APRN, was named chief nursing officer of Fayetteville, Ark.-based Washington Regional Medical System.
18. Jennifer Misajet, RN, was named interim chief nursing officer for Hartford, Conn.-based Saint Francis Hospital.
19. Mellissa McAvoy was named CEO of Millinocket (Maine) Regional Hospital.
April 24-29
1. Jessica Marin was named COO of Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based Los Robles Health System.
2. Kim Slusser, PhD, RN, was named chief nurse executive of Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
3. Dara Royer was named senior vice president and chief marketing and communications officer of Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health.
4. Angela Ross, BSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer and vice president of nursing and patient care services at Statesville, N.C.-based Iredell Health System.
5. Linda Hoff plans to retire as executive vice president and CFO of Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care.
6. Pat Keel was named executive vice president and CFO of Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health.
7. Cynthia Cifuentes-Finkel was named senior vice president of marketing and corporate affairs at Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, effective June 8.
8. Sue Chapman Moss was named president of the Beth Israel Lahey Health Performance Network.
9. Astrid Gonzalez Parrilla was named CEO of Centra Rehabilitation Hospital in Lynchburg, Pa.
10. Ashley McDonald was appointed CEO of PeaceHealth Springfield (Ore.) Rehabilitation Hospital.
11. Katie Golob was appointed COO of Children’s Hospital of Richmond (Va.) At VCU.
12. Molly Clark was named executive vice president and chief administrative officer at Fairfield, Calif.-based NorthBay Health.
13. Melanie Shipek was appointed vice president of financial planning and analysis for Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health.
14. Dawn Keiley, BSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Port Jefferson, N.Y.-based Catholic Health.
15. Marcia Patterson, DNP, MSN, RN, was named CEO of Valley View Medical Center in Fort Mohave, Ariz.
16. Denise Allison, MSN, RN, was appointed chief nursing officer of McLeod Health Clarendon in Manning, S.C.
17. Jennifer Bocker, MD, was named chief medical officer of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s Capital Division.
18. Cathie Kocourek will retire in 2027 as president of Aurora Medical Center-Manitowoc (Wis.) County.
April 17-24
1. Cindy Place, MSN, RN, was named chief quality officer of Whittier, Calif.-based PIH Health.
2. Melanie Van Winkle was named CEO of Mammoth Hospital in Mammoth Lakes, Calif.
3. Andrea Daugherty was appointed the inaugural chief information and digital transformation officer at Colton, Calif.-based Arrowhead Regional Medical Center.
4. Sheila Bravo was named senior vice president and chief philanthropy officer of Beebe Medical Foundation, part of Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare, effective May 4.
5. Katie Amegin was named vice president of contracting and managed care at Orange, Calif.-based Rady Children’s Health in Orange County.
6. Kathy Hill was appointed CFO of Dothan, Ala.-based Southeast Health.
7. Renee Clancy, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Martha’s Vineyard Hospital in Oak Bluffs, Mass.
8. Angela Green, BSN, was named chief nursing officer and COO at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho.
9. Joni Sims, MSN, RN, was named senior vice president of patient care services and system chief nursing officer at Owensboro (Ky.) Health.
10. Jessica Crisp, MSN, RN, was named vice president, associate chief nursing officer and system quality leader at Owensboro (Ky.) Health.
11. Bahar Bazmi was appointed chief revenue cycle officer of Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Health System.
12. Melissa Winans, DNP, RN, was named vice president of nursing and chief nursing officer at Methodist Mansfield (Texas) Medical Center.
13. Carissa Etters was appointed associate vice president of marketing and communications at Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health.
14. Anjelis Oliveira, PhD, RN, was appointed chief nursing officer of HCA Florida Highlands Hospital in Sebring.
15. Yovela Salazar was appointed assistant CFO at HCA Florida Ocala Hospital.
16. Chinsia Francis-Hill, MSN, RN, was named assistant chief nursing officer at HCA Florida West Marion Hospital.
17. Kavita Gangaram was named financial controller at HCA Florida West Marion Hospital.
18. Kelly Adams was appointed chief legal officer at Boulder (Colo.) Community Health.
19. Romoanetia (Ro) Lofton, DNP, MSN, was named senior vice president and president of NorthBay Medical Center in Fairfield, Calif., and VacaValley Hospital in Vacaville, Calif.
20. Kristi Hematti, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer at Inova Loudoun Hospital in Lansdowne, Va.
21. Min Godwin was named ambulatory CEO of Sutter Health’s Greater Sacramento (Calif.) Division.
22. Becky Wagner, DNP, RN, retired as vice president of nursing and patient care services at Iredell Health System.
23. Sharon Almeida, MSN, RN, was named COO of AdventHealth Celebration (Fla.).
24. Courtney Smith was named COO and vice president of operations of Beaufort (S.C.) Memorial.
25. Kim Yawn was appointed vice president of marketing and development at Beaufort (S.C.) Memorial.
26. Anne Martino was named chief marketing and communications officer at Milwaukee-based Children’s Wisconsin.
27. Maria Zampini was named CEO of University Medical Center of El Paso.
28. Vivian Tan was named chief data and analytics officer at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente.
29. Deepti Pandita, MD, was named chief medical informatics and AI officer of Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health.
30. Shannon Rogers was named CEO of Carson Valley Health in Gardnerville, Nev.
31. Monica Smith, MSN, RN, was named president of Saint Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, Mo., and Saint Luke’s South Hospital in Overland Park, Kan.
April 10-16
1. Irene Richardson retired as CEO of Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyo.
2. Megan Drake was named president of Ascension Seton Hays in Kyle, Texas.
3. Melissa Chichilitti, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Trenton, N.J.-based Capital Health.
4. Jessica Galens was named CFO of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals in San Francisco and Oakland, Calif.
5. Emily Randle was named CEO of MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, Calif., effective May 1.
6. Marcia Manker will retire at the end of April as CEO of MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, Calif.
7. Erin Muckey, MD, was named vice president and chief medical officer of Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital in New York City.
8. Ann Marie Holas-Dryps was named COO of Cookeville (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center.
9. Lydia Arroyo, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of PIH Health Whittier (Calif.) Hospital.
10. Robyn Barriffe, DNP, RN, was appointed chief nursing officer of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside.
11. Maria Gudinas was named chief development officer of Lawrence, Mass.-based Merrimack Health.
12. Janice Nevin, MD, plans to retire Sept. 1 as president and CEO of Wilmington, Del.-based ChristianaCare.
13. Mary Armijo was named CEO of Evanston (Wyo.) Regional Hospital.
14. Jinhee Nguyen, DNP, RN, was named senior vice president and COO of Pasadena, Calif.-based Huntington Health.
15. Paola Arbour plans to retire as chief information officer of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare at the end of 2026.
16. Margaret Lozovatsky, MD, was appointed chief digital information officer at Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health, effective May 4.
April 3-9
1. Jennifer Morton, DNP, was named chief nursing officer of Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System’s Wisconsin market.
2. Sarah Paturalski was named president of Beacon Dowagiac (Mich.), effective this summer.
3. Lauren Faison-Clark, CEO of Doctors’ Memorial Hospital in Perry, Fla., will assume a leadership position with South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System at the end of May.
4. Taylor Sawyer was appointed COO of HCA Healthcare’s TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.
5. Heather Ryland was named vice president of human resources operations at Honolulu-based The Queen’s Health Systems.
6. Sandi Gill, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Medical City Plano in Texas.
7. Sherri Billingsley was appointed associate vice president of manager care at Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health.
8. Tiffany Kiehl was named president of Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health’s central region.
9. Christine McSweeney was named hospital president of Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, Calif., and Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, Calif.
10. Hilary Maxson was named CFO of Oracle.
11. Roxanna Gapstur, PhD, RN, will retire as president and CEO of York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health.
12. Lacey Carter, MSN, was named CEO of Blytheville, Ark.-based Mississippi County Hospital system, effective immediately.
13. Tiffany Reed was appointed chief philanthropy officer and campaign director of Providence, R.I.-based Brown University Health and Rhode Island Hospital.
14. Claudia Emami, MD, was named chief medical officer of Miramar Beach, Fla.-based Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast.
15. Lindsay Sullivan was named CFO of Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege, Neb.
16. Holly Rahmann was named chief strategy officer of Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege, Neb.
17. Mary Jo Kohout, RN, is retiring as chief nursing officer and COO of Brookfield, Wis.-based Ascension Elmbrook Hospital.
March 27-April 3
1. Sarah Bryant was named vice president and chief nursing transformation officer of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
2. Sherri Hess is retiring as vice president and chief nursing informatics officer of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
3. Brooke Thrasher was named chief human resources officer of Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne.
4. Nicole Johanson, MSN, RN, was named vice president and COO of BayCare Women’s Medical Group.
5. Beri Ridgeway, MD, was named president of Cleveland Clinic London, effective June 1.
6. Julie Murray was named executive vice president of Methodist Hospital and Methodist Women’s Hospital in Omaha, Neb.
7. Danette Kramer plans to retire as CEO of Regional Medical Center in Manchester, Iowa, at the end of 2026.
8. Susan Huang, MD, was named president and CEO of Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health, effective June 16.
9. Sannah Kahal was appointed vice president of finance for Minneapolis-based Children’s Minnesota.
10. Desiree Gandrup-Dupre was named senior vice president and CIO of Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System.
11. Katherine Wong was appointed CFO of Memorial Regional Hospital and Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood, Fla.
12. Winjie Miao was named president of Arlington-based Texas Health Resources, effective April 5, and will become CEO in September.
13. Christina Clifford was named system director of revenue cycle at Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System.
14. Olivia Velasquez was named COO of HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital.
15. Eram Ahmed was named assistant CFO at HCA Florida Englewood Hospital.
16. Donise Musheno, RN, was named associate COO of Penn Medicine Lancaster (Pa.) General Health.
March 20-26
1. Allyson Bear, DrPH, was named president and CEO of Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins-affiliated global health organization based in Baltimore, effective April 1.
2. Kathryn Willbarger was named CEO of Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton, N.Y., effective May 26.
3. Kelli Sadler, BSN, RN, was named chief nursing executive at Southfield, Mich.-based Corewell Health.
4. Liz Sellers, MSN, was named CEO of Cibola General Hospital in Grants, N.M.
5. Kelly Hancock, DNP, executive vice president, chief caregiver officer and chief administrative officer of Cleveland Clinic, will step into an expanded role including oversight of the marketing and philanthropy divisions, effective April 1.
6. Beth Carlson was named chief revenue officer at Columbus-based Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
7. Shari Cooley, MSN, RN, was appointed senior director and chief application officer at Kansas City, Mo.-based Children’s Mercy.
8. Laura Kowal was named president of Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children’s Health, Delaware Valley.
9. Monica Baskin, PhD, was named interim director of the Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center.
10. Lynn DeJaco retired as CFO of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger.
11. Stephanie Gary was named CFO of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger.
12. Danielle Buchanan was named vice president and chief communications officer at Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare.
13. Debbie Flores retired as CEO of Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, Ariz.
14. Beth Eidson, MSN, was named chief nursing officer of SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City, Mo.
15. Neyaz Mohammadi was named COO of Medical City Alliance in Fort Worth, Texas.
16. Stacey Conklin, MSN, RN, was named vice president and chief nursing officer of Montefiore Nyack (N.Y.) Hospital.
17. Audrey Harry, MSN, RN, was named CEO and chief nursing officer of Longview (Texas) ContinueCARE Hospital.
18. Stephanie Hyde, MSN, retired as area CEO of Longview (Texas) ContinueCARE Hospital and Tyler (Texas) ContinueCARE Hospital.
19. Sharlene Seidman was named vice president of revenue cycle management at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine.
March 13-19
1. Jody Mitori was appointed chief marketing and communications officer for Columbia, Mo.-based University of Missouri System, which includes MU Health Care.
2. Catherine Codispoti was named executive vice president and chief administrative officer at Phoenix Children’s.
3. Stephanie Kearney was named senior vice president and chief strategy officer at Phoenix Children’s.
4. Erika Skula was named president and CEO of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth’s newly formed Mid-Florida Region.
5. Susan Stein was appointed associate vice president and overall revenue cycle leader at Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
6. Amy Beaton, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer at Nantucket (Mass.) Cottage Hospital.
7. Enbar Cohen was appointed vice president of human resources for Baltimore, Md.-based Johns Hopkins Hospital.
8. Michelle Buck, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer at Denville, N.J.-based Saint Claire’s Health.
9. Erica Murray was appointed Oakland, Calif.-based University of California Health’s inaugural associate vice president of strategic partnerships, effective April 20.
10. Cathy Mitchell was named administrator of North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion in Winfield, Ala., and North Mississippi Medical Center-Hamilton (Ala.).
11. Robin Mixon was named administrator of North Mississippi Medical Center-Pontotoc while continuing to serve as administrator of North Mississippi Medical Center-Europa.
12. Hollie Barrett, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Fairfield (Ill.) Memorial Hospital.
13. Christina Robertson was named vice president of human resources at North Kansas City, Mo.-based NKC Health.
14. Tamara Rockwell was named CFO of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics.
15. Angela Carter, DNP, was named chief nursing officer of NYC Health + Hospitals’ Jacobi and North Central Bronx hospital campuses in New York City.
16. Cynthia Roth, RN, will retire as president and CEO of the Morgantown-based West Virginia University Foundation in the fall.
17. Edith Silva-Gotay was appointed vice president of human resources at HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital.
18. Kelly Chaknis was named COO of Community Medical Center-Toms River, N.J.
19. Cathy Yablonski was named president of Nags Head, N.C.-based Outer Banks Health, effective April 20.
20. Anne Martino plans to exit her role as chief marketing officer of Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health.
March 5-12
1. Dawn Willbarger was named senior vice president and COO of Kankakee, Ill.-based Riverside Healthcare.
2. Kasia Konieczny was named Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health’s vice president and chief of staff to CEO Michael Kupferman, MD.
3. Ashley Hildreth, MSN, RN, was appointed inaugural assistant chief nursing officer at Beaufort (S.C.) Memorial Hospital.
4. Adria Vanhoozier was appointed vice president of system financial and operational integration for Newport News, Va.-based Riverside Health.
5. Adia Ross, MD, was named president of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist High Point (N.C.) Medical Center, effective March 22.
6. Nicole Dockery, MSN, RN, vice president and chief nursing officer at Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston, Va., was appointed to an expanded role as hospital president.
7. Vicky Sencio was named executive director of revenue cycle at Irvine, Calif.-based UCI Health.
8. Heather Hornbuckle, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Hope.
9. Megan Pfarr was named CEO of Hospital Sisters Health System Rehabilitation Hospital in Green Bay, Wis.
10. Stacy Graymire, BSN, RN, was appointed vice president and chief nursing officer at Lima (Ohio) Memorial Health System, effective March 15.
11. LaKeeya Tucker, DO, was named chief medical officer of Memorial Hospital Miramar (Fla.) and Memorial Hospital Pembroke in Pembroke Pines, Fla.
12. DeAnn Marshall plans to retire as executive vice president and chief external affairs officer at Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital.
13. Julie Powell, MSN, RN, was named CEO of McAlester (Okla.) Regional Health Center.
14. Tricia McGusty was named president of Mercy St. Louis communities, part of Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy.
15. Erin Yale was named president and COO of Providence, R.I.-based Care New England’s Women and Infants Hospital, effective April 13.
16. Rose Goick-Saddler, MSN, RN, was named vice president and chief administrative officer for clinical care at MyMichigan medical centers in Standish and Tawas.
17. Jessica McEwen, MSN, RN, was named vice president and chief administrative officer for clinical care at MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena.
March 2-5
1. Donna Hyland, CEO of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta will retire later in 2026.
2. Leigh Holston exited her role as CEO of Holly Hill Hospital in Raleigh, N.C., and was named interim CEO of Peachford Hospital in Atlanta.
3. Irena Zuanic was named dual chief nursing officer and COO at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles.
4. Valbona Schwab was named executive vice president and chief investment officer at Dallas-based Children’s Health.
5. Ashley Carlucci, DNP, RN, was appointed chief nurse executive of Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network, effective April 13.
6. Jennifer Davis was named chief IT business and program management officer at Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health.
7. Connette Gill, MSN, RN, was appointed assistant chief nursing officer at Carilion Medical Center.
8. Rosemarie Fernandez, MD, was named chair of the department of emergency medicine for Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic.
9. Gina Butcher was named CFO of Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit.
10. Debbie Spielman stepped into an expanded role as SVP, CEO of Women’s & Children’s at Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger.
11. Traci Jennings stepped into an expanded role as SVP, COO of Erlanger Medical Group at Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger.
12. Merrianne Kennedy stepped into an expanded role as VP of diagnostic imaging at Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger.
13. Julia Friedman stepped into an expanded role as VP of pharmacy services at Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger.
14. Gina Rhan stepped into an expanded role as VP of physical therapy services at Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger.
15. Heather Penney stepped into an expanded role as VP and controller at Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger.
16. Layla Mollette stepped into an expanded role as vice president of total rewards at Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger.
17. Cinnamon Mathews stepped into an expanded role as SVP and chief information officer at Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger.
18. Patrice Batchelor stepped into an expanded role as SVP and chief marketing and communications officer at Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger.
19. Cheryl Barrett stepped into an expanded role as VP of case management at Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger.
20. Julia Brandt stepped into an expanded role as VP of wound care/enterostomal therapy/HBO/VAT at Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger.
21. Emilia Jones stepped into an expanded role as VP of patient and employee experience at Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger.
22. Eileen Shrum stepped into an expanded role as VP of quality at Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger.
23. Nicole Garlinghouse was named CFO of HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce.
24. Marissa Jamarik, DNP, RN, was named vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer at Beaufort (S.C.) Memorial Hospital.
25. Ginger Madden was named chief people officer of Cincinnati-based TriHealth, effective in April.
26. Faye Collins, DNP, RN, was named market chief nursing officer of UnityPoint Health-Meriter in Madison, Wis.
27. Brooks Rizzo, MSN, RN, was appointed COO of North Sunflower Medical Center in Ruleville, Miss.
28. Caitlin Broek was appointed director of information technology and clinical informatics at Watertown, S.D.-based Prairie Lakes Healthcare System.
29. Anna Michelle Brandt was named president of Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood, Pa.
30. Melissa McClintock was named chief clinical and operations officer at Turtle Lake, N.D.-based Northland Health Centers.
31. Julie Wagner was named human resources director at Turtle Lake, N.D.-based Northland Health Centers.
32. Kelly Murray retired as chief workforce officer at Turtle Lake, N.D.-based Northland Health Centers.
33. Kathy Jobes was named chief information security officer at Fort Worth, Texas-based Cook Children’s Health Care System.
Feb. 19-26
1. Lori Feltner, MSN, was named chief nursing officer of TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center in Smyrna, Tenn.
2. Natalie Whitmer was named COO of Texas Health Fort Worth, part of Arlington-based Texas Health Resources.
3. Robin Anderson, MD, was named vice president and chief medical officer of primary care at Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health.
4. Rachel Carr was named ambulatory CFO at Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health.
5. Jessica Lowder was appointed vice president and chief of staff at Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health.
6. Rebecca McMahan was named vice president of business operations for primary care and medical specialties in Hampton Roads, Va., at Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health.
7. Bailey Myers was appointed vice president of operations at Sentara Princess Anne Hospital in Virginia Beach.
8. Jennifer Smiley-Gill was named vice president of business operations, hospital-based specialities Northwest Region at Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health.
9. Patricia Tull was named vice president of compensation at Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health.
10. Michelle McGrory, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer at Boston-based New England Baptist Hospital.
11. Kristie Finney was named president of Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, Va.
12. Gina Rodriguez was appointed senior vice president and chief development officer at Chicago-based Rush University System for Health, effective April 6.
13. Dena Caltrider was named vice president of operations for HCA Florida Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee, Fla.
14. Lindy White was appointed CEO of Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory, N.C.
15. Rosemary Pitts was named executive vice president and CFO of Columbus-based OhioHealth.
16. Lisa Wooten was named CFO of Powell (Wyo.) Valley Healthcare.
17. Midori Kondo, PharmD, was named vice president of applications and chief applications officer at UCSF Health in San Francisco.
18. Heather Ash, MSN, RN, was appointed chief nursing officer at HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center.
19. Angela Anderson was named CHRO of Hocking Valley Community Hospital in Logan, Ohio.
20. Jennifer Hecox was named director of patient experience at Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Bassett Healthcare Network.
21. Karla Eischens retired as president and CEO of Sanford Health in Bemidji (Minn.).
22. Svetlana Lipyanskaya was named CEO of New York City-based Maimonides Health, pending formal approval of its merger with NYC Health + Hospitals.
23. Manjinder Kaur, DNP, RN, was named CEO of South Brooklyn Health, pending formal approval of NYC Health + Hospitals’ merger with Maimonides Health.
24. Shelly Schorer was named South region CFO at Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health.
25. Kelly DeBolt, BSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer at McLaren Central Michigan in Mount Pleasant.
26. Krista Curell, RN, was named president of the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Feb. 13-19
1. Melissa Butler was named COO of HCA Healthcare’s Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage.
2. Yvonne Schofield was named vice president of operations at HCA Healthcare’s Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage.
3. Montana Miller was appointed vice president of human resources at HCA Healthcare’s Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage.
4. Karen Stuerenberg was named vice president of communications and chief communications officer at Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health.
5. Annabelle Seippel-Hunt was named associate vice president of denials management and revenue integrity at Trenton, N.J.-based Capital Health.
6. Ijeoma Carol Nwelue, MD, was named chief medical officer of Methodist Hospital Texsan in San Antonio.
7. Teresa Tonthat was named chief digital and information officer of Fort Worth, Texas-based Cook Children’s Health Care System.
8. Jen Azuri-Humm was named vice president of talent acquisition and provider recruitment at Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health.
9. Jennifer Stehman was appointed vice president of HR strategy and consulting at Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health.
10. Joanne Horvath was named vice president of operational finance at Emplify Health, dually headquartered in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wis.
11. Carol Grove, DNP, RN, was appointed assistant vice president of patient care services at Martinsburg, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center.
12. Tonya Washington, DNP, RN, was appointed chief nursing officer at Washington, D.C.-based Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health.
13. Tiffany Harrison was named CFO of Austin (Texas) Regional Clinic.
14. Odette Perriel was appointed senior vice president of support services at West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health.
15. Sharon Zobel, BSN, RN, was named vice president of patient care and chief nursing officer at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Ill.
16. Michele Stokes, MSN, was appointed chief nursing officer of Cincinnati-based Mercy Health’s Cincinnati market.
17. Jenny Luchtzer was named vice president of payer contracting at Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health.
Feb. 7-12
1. Carisa Buegler was appointed president of New Ulm (Minn.) Medical Center.
2. Natalie Rodriguez was named CEO of Coral Gables (Fla.) Hospital.
3. Brigid Toyne-Barfoot, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Health System.
4. Alina Moran was appointed CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, a 545-bed teaching hospital in the Queens borough of New York City.
5. Carolyn Leja, DNP, RN, was appointed chief nurse of Trinity Health Grand Rapids in Michigan.
6. Caren Lewis, BSN, RN, was appointed chief nursing officer of Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System.
7. Nisha Morris was promoted to senior vice president and chief marketing and communications officer at Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope.
8. Christy Pehanich was appointed assistant vice president of revenue cycle process improvement at West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health.
9. Robyn Miller, RN, was appointed chief nursing officer of Independence, Mo.-based Centerpoint Medical Center.
Jan. 30-Feb. 6
1. Tracey Crandall was named CHRO of Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla.
2. Carmela Coyle plans to retire in 2027 as president and CEO of the California Hospital Association.
3. Carrie Dunford was appointed chief clinical shared services officer of Intermountain Health.
4. Julie Nix was named CEO of Noblesville, Ind.-based Riverview Health, effective April 1.
5. Kimberly Blaha was named president and chief administrative officer of Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital in Phoenix.
6. Robin Kobayashi was appointed chief people strategy officer of Honolulu-based The Queen’s Health System.
7. Charlene Boyer, DHA, BSN, RN, was named CEO of Syringa Hospital & Clinics in Grangeville, Idaho, effective March 1.
8. Abby Bray was named vice president of operations at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia, Ga.
9. Shelby Arveson was appointed senior vice president of finance for Phoenix-based Banner Health.
10. Beth Allen was appointed CFO for the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.
11. Traci Nordberg was named CHRO for The University of Texas at Austin’s academic health system.
12. Carolyn Schneider retired as CHRO of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Ardent Health.
13. Deidre Franzese was named vice president of system financial shared services at Clearwater, Fla.-based Baycare.
14. Karen Nanney is retiring as vice president of finance for enterprise-wide functions at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health.
15. Deb Rudquist, RN, is retiring as president of Amery (Wis.) Hospital & Clinic.
16. Adrienne Moore, DrPH, was appointed senior vice president of strategy and growth for Phoenix-based Banner Health.
17. Liz Sellers, MSN, stepped down as CEO of Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker, Colo., for a new CEO role out of state.
18. Mary Williamson was appointed CFO of CenterPointe Hospital of Columbia (Mo.)
19. Lina Scroggins was named chief product officer of Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy Health.
20. Clara Blitch was named CHRO of Birmingham-based Children’s of Alabama.
21. Sharleen Betancourt, BSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Methodist Hospital Texsan in San Antonio.
22. Deborah Berini was named chief executive of Anchorage-based Providence Alaska.
23. Susan Newton was named vice president of finance for St. Louis-based Ascension’s Florida market.
24. Melissa Lozano, MD, was named system medical director of women’s health at Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health.
25. Divya Pathak, chief data and AI officer at NYC Health + Hospitals, is exiting the role to serve as chief AI officer at Regeneron.
Jan. 22-29
1. Anika Gardenhire, RN, was named chief digital and information office at Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine.
2. Virpal Donley, RN, was promoted to vice president and associate chief nursing executive of UC Davis Children’s Hospital in Sacramento.
3. Casey Fleckenstein, BSN, RN, was named CEO of Monroe County Hospital in Forsyth, Ga.
4. Jessica Brown, MSN, RN, was named site administrator for Annie Penn Hospital in Reidsville, N.C.
5. Brittany Casey was promoted to chief quality officer at Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary, La.
6. Lacey Bredehoeft-Fiene was named vice president of financial services and CFO at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg.
7. Sarah Matlin was appointed senior vice president and chief strategy officer at Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health.
8. Taylor Hamilton was named chief digital officer at Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health.
9. Idorenyin Carter was appointed director of finance at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth.
10. Alison Dulfer was named CEO of Woodland Springs Behavioral Health in Conroe, Texas.
11. Ellen Moss was named CEO of University Hospitals Avon (Ohio) Rehabilitation Hospital and University Hospitals Rehabilitation Hospital in Beachwood, Ohio.
12. Vera Yigle-Kaljob, MD, was named CEO of Triangle Springs, a behavioral health hospital in Raleigh, N.C.
13. Kristin Gardner, DNP, RN, was appointed chief nursing officer of OhioHealth Southeastern Medical Center in Cambridge, Ohio.
14. Randa Perkins, MD, was appointed chief health information officer at Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health.
15. Kayleen Harandi was named vice president of managed care contracting at Salinas (Calif.) Valley Health.
16. Anita Chou was promoted to finance officer for the Southern California Network at Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health.
17. Teresa Perry was appointed CFO at UP Health System-Marquette (Mich.).
18. Loree Ching was named CFO of Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health Medical Associates.
19. Lisa DeKezel, BSN, RN, was appointed CEO of Ray County Hospital and Healthcare in Richmond, Mo.
20. Laura Lay was named senior director of revenue cycle at Marysville, Ohio-based Memorial Health.
21. Seanna-Kaye Denham Wilks, PhD, was named chief operations officer at NYC Health + Hospitals/McKinney, a 320-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation center in New York City.
22. Rachel Stanley, MD, was appointed physician in chief at Connecticut Children’s in Hartford.
Jan. 16-22
1. Grace Davis was named executive vice president and chief external affairs officer at Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health.
2. Cindy Rollenhagen was appointed senior vice president and chief compliance and privacy officer at Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health.
3. Jenn Schwartz was named executive vice president and chief strategy officer at Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare.
4. Sarah Goncher was named chief legal officer and corporate secretary at Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare.
5. Susan Burroughs was named COO of Wilson (N.C.) Medical Center.
6. Janice Walker, DHA, RN, was appointed the inaugural chief nursing officer at Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health.
7. Katie Hile, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer at UNC Health Wayne in Goldsboro, N.C.
8. Gelareh Zadeh, MD, PhD, was named David C. and Flora C. Pratt Distinguished Chief Medical Officer of Mayo Clinic Platform.
9. Shana Scales was promoted to chief human resources officer at Lake Charles (La.) Memorial Health System.
10. Kristen Kruszewski, PharmD, was appointed chief pharmacy officer for Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health.
11. Holly Schienke, MSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer for McLaren Lapeer (Mich.) Region.
12. Caitlin Lewis was named CEO of AdventHealth East Orlando (Fla.), effective Feb. 2.
13. Anne Marie McDonald, EdD, RN, was appointed chief nursing executive at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery.
14. Peggy Norton-Rosko, DNP, RN, was named senior vice president and chief nursing officer at Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health.
15. Sister M. Mikela Meidl, BSN, was appointed president of Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare.
16. Sarah Cole was named vice president of national net revenue management at St. Louis-based Ascension.
17. Alice Issai was named president of Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health’s Southern California Network.
Jan. 9-16
1. Kristie Ross, MD, was named chief medical officer of UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital and the children’s market at Cleveland-based University Hospitals.
2. Lindsay Goldammer, RN, MSN, was named interim chief nursing officer of Belton (Mo.) Regional Medical Center.
3. Nikki McLain was named CFO of Piedmont Augusta (Ga.)’s clinical hub.
4. Carrie Brewton, MSN, was named COO of Russellville, Ark.-based St. Mary’s Regional Health System.
5. Beth Leonard was appointed senior vice president and chief public affairs officer at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente.
6. Katie Scott, MSN, RN, was named COO of Ascension Providence in Waco, Texas.
7. Erica Rossitto, BSN, RN, was named senior vice president and chief nurse executive at Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
8. Jodi Coombs, BSN, RN, exited her role as interim CEO of St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. Claire Alminde, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer, was named acting president.
9. Allison Sours was appointed president and CEO of Graham Health System in Canton, Ill.
10. Jill Payne, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer at Danville, Ind.-based Hendricks Regional Health.
11. Misty Brackett was named vice president of the consolidated business office at Charlotte, N.C.-based Novant Health.
12. Amanda Maggard was named chief people officer of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth’s multi-state division.
13. Georgia Jones was appointed revenue cycle director of Memorial Hospital and Manor in Bainbridge, Ga.
14. Kayla Fogg Tidwell was named COO of AdventHealth for Children in Orlando, Fla.
15. Christine Guillory was named chief legal officer of Atlanta-based Grady Health System.
16. Terrie Poe, DNP, was named chief nursing executive of Birmingham, Ala.-based UAB Health System.
17. Anna Noonan, RN, plans to retire as president and COO of Berlin, Vt.-based Central Vermont Medical Center.
18. Jessica Williamson was named CFO of Bainbridge, Ga.-based Memorial Hospital and Manor.
19. Amanda Soesbe was named vice president of finance and CFO at Huron (S.D.) Regional Medical Center.
20. Genifer Rucker was appointed president and CEO of Resolute Baptist Hospital in New Braunfels, Texas.
21. Melanie Akers, DNP, RN, was named vice president of operations for Cabell Huntington (W.Va.) Hospital and Hoops Family Children’s Hospital in Huntington.
Dec. 19-Jan. 9
1. Wendy Fielding was appointed CFO of Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health, effective Jan. 10.
2. Donna Roach, CIO of Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health, added the title of system chief digital information officer.
3. Sabrina Kidd, MD, was named chief medical officer of Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Mo.
4. Grace Taylor was appointed president of UCHealth Greeley (Colo.) Hospital, effective Feb. 1.
5. Susan Brooks, BSN, RN, was appointed executive vice president and chief nursing officer of Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Memorial Medical Center.
6. Allison Schuler, MSN, was named CEO and chief nursing officer of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Attala in Kosciusko, Miss.
7. Neva Spencer, DNP, RN, was appointed chief nursing officer of HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce.
8. Amanda de los Reyes was appointed vice president of revenue cycle at Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health.
9. Nina Pacheco was named vice president and system compliance officer at Fairfield, Calif.-based NorthBay Health.
10. Kim Baugh was appointed CFO of Share Medical Center in Alva, Okla.
11. Samantha Crandall, PhD, RN, was appointed senior vice president of quality and patient safety at Towson, Md.-based GBMC HealthCare.
12. Susan Sauder was appointed chief executive of Medford, Ore.-based Providence Southern Oregon Service Area.
13. Autumn McFann was appointed CFO of Pinehurst, N.C.-based FirstHealth of the Carolinas.
14. Marcee Chmait was named head of emerging opportunities and ventures at Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope.
15. Carolyn Jackson was appointed president and COO of Kent Hospital in Warwick, R.I., effective Feb. 2.
16. Kelli Ferry was appointed executive vice president and chief legal officer at Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health.
17. Rebekah Artman, BSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital in North Carolina.
18. Amanda Vick, BSN, was named CEO of Lander, Wyo.-based SageWest Health Care.
19. Tori Bowers was named CFO of Abilene, Kan.-based Memorial Health System.
20. Michele Hasselblad, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Hospital, effective Feb. 1.
21. Susan Collins was appointed vice president of Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger’s venture capital arm, Geisinger Ventures.
22. Ellie Michael was named COO of Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West in Nashville, Tenn.
23. E. Misa Ewing, DNP, RN, was appointed chief nursing officer of Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West in Nashville, Tenn.
24. Megan Powe was named COO of HCA Florida JFK Hospital in Atlantis.
25. Julie Smith was named service area CFO for Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health.
26. Jennifer Yartym was named president of Guthrie Corning (N.Y.) Hospital.
27. Ebony Boulware, MD, was appointed chief academic officer at Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health.
28. Michele Williams, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of Methodist Fremont Health in Nebraska.
29. Tamar Goldblatt was named vice president of payer revenue strategy and contracting at St. Louis-based Ascension.
30. Whitney Staub-Juergens, RN, was named COO for digital transformation and innovation at Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
31. Pamela Vanderberg, MSN, vice president, trauma and burn services at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, was appointed to the board of directors of the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing.
32. Rebecca Geyer, MSN, RN, director of performance improvement at Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation in Camp Hill, Pa., was appointed to the board of directors of the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing.
33. Susan Takacs was named COO of Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health in Washington, D.C.
34. Amy Crouch was named CFO of HSHS Wisconsin.
35. Divya Matai was named CFO of HSHS’ Central Illinois market and Illinois Physician Enterprise.
36. Helen Arteaga Landaverde, PhD, CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, was appointed deputy mayor of health and human services in New York City.
37. Abby Jackson was named chief compliance officer at Children’s Mercy Kansas City in Missouri.
38. Fallon Phillips was named assistant CEO of Navarro Regional Hospital in Corsicana, Texas.
39. Lara Khouri was appointed chief executive of MemorialCare’s Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital in Long Beach, Calif., effective Feb. 16.
40. Kim Moody was named vice president and chief accounting officer at York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health.
41. Kavita Sharma, MD, was appointed associate chief medical officer of Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Hospital.
42. Amy Gonzalez was named assistant CFO of Coral Gables (Fla.) Hospital.
43. Katherine Bourbeau-Medinilla, MD, was named the first chief population health officer and associate chief medical officer of Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, Calif.
44. Jennifer Garnica, BSN, RN, was named Central Illinois Market chief nursing officer at Hospital Sisters Health System, effective Jan. 19.
45. Tiffany Comis, MSN, RN, was named CEO of Redington-Fairview General Hospital in Skowhegan, Maine.
46. Laura Baxter, BSN, RN, was named chief clinical officer at Waukon, Iowa-based Veterans Memorial Hospital.
47. Mandy Shaiffer, MSN, RN, was named CEO of Seton Medical Center Harker Heights and its affiliated medical group, Wellstone Health Partners, both based in Harker Heights, Texas.
48. Devon Sirney was appointed vice president of human resources of Nashville, Tenn.-based TriStar Summit Medical Center.
49. Nicole Phillips was named senior vice president and chief marketing, brand and consumer experience officer at Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health.
50. Geetha Gangu, MD, was named chief medical officer at Methodist Hospital Northeast in Live Oak, Texas.
51. Rita Bunch was named COO of Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Fla.
52. Kata Sawa was named chief philanthropy officer at Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System.
53. Courtney Schmelzle was named HIPAA privacy officer at Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca, Kan.
54. Summer Zink, CFO, and Jill Ritchie, RN, chief nursing officer, were named co-interim CEOs of Ellinwood (Kan.) Hospital and Clinic.
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