Several nurse executives at hospitals nationwide have been promoted from one C-suite title to another since the start of 2023.
Below is a list of five nurse executive promotions since the start of the year. The list is not exhaustive and is listed in alphabetical order.
- Jenny Hardee, BSN, former CNO at McLeod Health Darlington (S.C.), was named CEO of McLeod Health Dillon (S.C.).
- Valarie McPherson, DNP, RN, was appointed to a dual role at Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair, N.J., as its chief nursing officer and chief operating officer.
- Maralyn Militello, BSN, RN, was promoted from chief nursing officer to CEO of Eastern Niagara Hospital in Lockport, N.Y.
- Rozanna Penney, CRNA, chief nursing officer and COO, vice president of patient care services and executive director of Heywood Medical Group, was named co-CEO of Gardner, Mass.-based Heywood Healthcare as part of a new leadership structure.
- Michelle Romano, MSN, RN, was promoted to a dual role as the chief nursing officer and chief operating officer for Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich.