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CAMDEN, NJ: Cooper announces new COO

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:48:00 GMT

Cooper University Hospital has announced the appointment of Adrienne Kirby, PhD, FACHE, as Chief Operating Officer beginning Monday, Jan. 30. Kirby will be responsible for the administration and management of The Cooper Health System's health care delivery operations, including the hospital and physician organization. She will also support the Board and the President/CEO in establishing strategic direction for the organization and achieving its financial goals. Previously, Kirby served as president of Franklin Square Hospital Center in Maryland. She has spent most of her career in healthcare management in the Delaware Valley.

LENEXA, KS: Central Peninsula Hospital hires new CEO

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:39:00 GMT

Upon completing a thorough nationwide executive search, Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska, has hired Richard Davis to fill the role of chief executive officer. A seasoned healthcare executive with nearly 20 years of senior leadership experience, Davis will immediately assume his new duties at Central Peninsula. Davis joined Central Peninsula Hospital as chief operating officer in August 2011. Davis has a proven track record in the Alaska healthcare landscape, serving in leadership roles at Alaska Regional Hospital and Providence Hospital in Anchorage.

DENNISON, OH: Trinity Hospital Twin City names president

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:17:00 GMT

Trinity Hospital Twin City has a president, who will take the reins of the facility Nov. 28. Joseph J. Mitchell has been named president of the 25-bed critical-access hospital, which was acquired by Sylvania Franciscan Health in May and has been under the leadership of Interim CEO Michael Zilm and Interim CFO Lorna J. Morrow since then. As president of Trinity Hospital Twin City, Mitchell will be responsible for the day-to-day operation and growth of the hospital. A search is under way for a new CFO, and Mitchell will be involved in the final hiring process upon his arrival next month. Most recently, Mitchell served as CEO of both River Valley Medical Center (formerly Dardanelle Hospital) in Dardanelle, Ark., and Eureka Springs Hospital in Eureka Springs, AR.

TRENTON, MO: Jordan named CEO of Wright Memorial

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:15:00 GMT

Gary W. Jordan has been named CEO of Wright Memorial Hospital. He will assume responsibility on Nov. 1. Most recently Jordan was COO at Mercy Health System/St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, MO, and prior to that was president of Mercy St. John's West Region Hospitals in Aurora and Cassville, MO. Jordan replaces Gary Wages, who has served as interim CEO since May. Wright Memorial Hospital opened its new $30 million facility in April. The 25-bed hospital includes a nearly 60,000-square-foot hospital and adjoining 12,000-square-foot medical office building.

NUTLEY, NJ: Gonzalez named acting CEO of The University Hospital

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:14:00 GMT

James R. Gonzalez, president/CEO of Broadway House for Continuing Care, has been appointed to the additional position of acting president/CEO of The University Hospital. He has been a healthcare executive at major medical centers in the tri-state area for more than 30 years, including serving as executive vice president and COO of East Orange General Hospital. Gonzalez received his MPH in Health Services Administration from Yale University and is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.

ROSEVILLE, CA: Jobe named general counsel for Adventist Health

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:12:00 GMT

Meredith Jobe has been named General Counsel for Adventist Health, according to Robert G. Carmen, president and CEO of the Roseville, California-based health care system. Jobe will assume this position in early February. Jobe will manage internal legal affairs of Adventist Health and provide legal advice and counsel to members of the senior management team on a wide variety of operational and clinical matters. Due to his new role, Jobe will resign his seat on the Adventist Health board of directors; he will retain his seat on the White Memorial Medical Center board of directors. Most recently Jobe was the senior partner in his Glendale, CA law firm.

PALM BEACH, FL: Bethesda Memorial CEO Robert Hill to retire

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:11:00 GMT

At a time when hospitals seem to change CEOs almost as frequently as bed linens, the 27-year tenure of Bethesda Memorial Hospital's approachable CEO, Robert B. Hill, is more than a little unusual. Nationally, the median tenure for a hospital CEO was 3.6 years, according to the most recent survey by the American College of Healthcare Executives, done in 2005. "I am only the third CEO in the 52-year history of the hospital," Hill said. Hill announced plans to retire in February, when his longtime No. 2, Chief Operating Officer Roger L. Kirk, will succeed him.

BRENTWOOD, TN: LifePoint names Murphy chief development officer

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:09:00 GMT

LifePoint Hospitals announced that Leif Murphy has been named executive vice president and chief development officer, effective early November. Murphy joins the company from DSI Renal, Inc., where he served as president/CEO. Prior to DSI, Murphy was senior vice president and treasurer at Caremark, Inc. He also has held leadership roles at Renal Care Group, Inc., National Nephrology Associates, Inc. and HealthSouth Corporation.

March 21, 2011

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:34:00 GMT

MARYVILLE, TN: Puckett Named Blount Memorial CIO

Clay Puckett has been named Blount Memorial Hospital’s CIO and assistant administrator. Puckett joins Blount Memorial after working nine years for Carolinas HealthCare System, which serves 33 hospitals in North and South Carolina. Puckett most recently worked as senior director of information systems at Carolinas HealthCare System, where he was responsible for senior technology leadership for two health care systems affiliated with Carolinas HealthCare System.+
July, 2011

NEW YORK: New CEO, president named at NYPH

The Board of Trustees of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital announced its new chief executive officer and president, who will replace Herbert Pardes, MD, who now holds both titles. Steven J. Corwin, MD, will serve as CEO and Robert E. Kelly, MD, was named president and will report to Corwin. When Pardes announced that he was stepping down a few years ago, the hospital began a national search for his replacement, but both appointments come from within the hospital. They become effective on Sep. 6.+

July, 2011

MADRAS, OR: Gentry Named Mt. View CEO

The Mt. View Hospital Board of Directors announced that Jeanine Gentry will become the new CEO, ending eight months of searching. Gentry is currently vice president of Allied Health Services for St. John's Lutheran Hospital in Libby, MT. She will assume CEO responsibilities on August 15th. +

July, 2011

September 17, 2010

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:28:00 GMT

CHICAGO: Butler Named President of Rush University Medical Center

Peter W. Butler, executive vice president/COO of Rush University Medical Center since 2004, has been named president. He will continue in his role as COO. The announcement was made by Larry J. Goodman, MD, who will continue as Rush's CEO, president of Rush University, and president of the Rush System for Health. +

Rush University Medical Center

September 13, 2010

McKINNEY, TX: Peek To Lead Baylor Medical Center at McKinney

Scott Peek, COO at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine, has been named president of Baylor Medical Center at McKinney. The facility, which is under construction, will open in July 2012. Peek will serve double duty, continuing his role as COO for BRMCG while also assuming the BMCM mantle until July 2011, at which point he'll dedicate 100% of his time to the new role.+

Baylor Medical Center

September 13, 2010

PHILADELPHIA: Jameson Named Dean at Penn School of Medicine

J. Larry Jameson, MD, has been named the next executive vice president of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System and dean of Penn's School of Medicine, effective July 1, 2011. Jameson will join Penn from Northwestern University, where he has served since 2007 as vice president for medical affairs and the Lewis Landsberg Dean of the Feinberg School of Medicine. +

University of Pennsylvania for the Health System

September 13, 2010

September 8, 2010

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:20:00 GMT

PHILADELPHIA: Area hospitals get new leadership

Two longtime Philadelphia-area hospital managers are headed for new jobs as both Aria Health and Pennsylvania Hospital announced changes in top leadership. +

Aria Health

September 7, 2010

CLEARWATER, FL: BayCare Health System names CIO

BayCare Health System, the largest community-based health care system in the Tampa Bay area, appointed Tim Thompson as CIO, effective Sept. 7. Thompson joins BayCare from the Methodist Hospital System in Houston, where he also served as CIO and senior vice president.+

BayCare Health System

September 7, 2010

TEMPLE, TX: Scott & White CEO to retire in 2011

Scott & White Healthcare President and CEO Alfred B. Knight, MD, announced that he will retire in 2011. Knight, who in 2000 became the first president/CEO for the merged hospital and clinic system now known as Scott & White Healthcare, will assume the role of president of the Scott & White Healthcare Foundation when he retires. +

Scott & White Healthcare Foundation

September 7, 2010

June 21, 2010

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:48:00 GMT

SYRACUSE: CEO Pasinski to step down at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center

St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center has announced that Theodore M. Pasinski will step down as CEO/president, effective Dec. 31. Pasinski has been employed at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center since 1974. +

St. Joseph's Hospital

June 21, 2010

MINNEAPOLIS: UnitedHealth Group Appoints VP of Social Responsibility

UnitedHealth Group has announced that Kate Rubin will join the company June 28 as vice president of social responsibility for UnitedHealth Group and will become executive director of United Health Foundation. +

UnitedHealth Group

June 21, 2010

CHICAGO: HIMSS Names VP for Organizational Services

HIMSS has promoted John Hoyt to the position of executive vice president, organizational services, effective June 14. Hoyt will also serve as the executive head for HIMSS Analytics. +

HIMSS

June 21, 2010

March 23, 2009

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:53:00 GMT

CHICAGO: Evans installed as ACHE chairman

Charles R. Evans, president and CEO, International Health Services Group in Alpharetta, GA, has assumed the office of chairman of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Evans was installed Saturday at the Council of Regents Meeting during ACHE's 52nd Congress on Healthcare Leadership in Chicago. +

American College of Healthcare Executives

March 23, 2009

BALTIMORE: Olscamp named CEO of BWMC

The University of Maryland Medical System has named Karen Olscamp CEO of Baltimore Washington Medical Center. Olscamp was named interim president of the hospital in August and was expected to take the top spot. +

Baltimore Business Journal

March 23, 2009

BENNINGTON, VT: Yorke retires from SVMC

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center has announced that longtime hospital President and CEO Harvey Yorke has retired. The SVMC board of trustees also has named Mark Novotny, MD, CMO, as an interim CEO. +

Bennington Banner

March 23, 2009

March 16, 2009

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:47:00 GMT

CHARLOTTE, NC: DeVore named Premier CEO/President

Susan D. DeVore has been named president and CEO of the Premier healthcare alliance. She and current CEO Rick Norling are coordinating the transition process. DeVore is currently Premier's COO. Before joining Premier, DeVore spent more than 20 years with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young as a senior healthcare industry management practice leader and member of the executive committee for the North American consulting organization. +

Premier, Inc.

March 16, 2009

MODESTO, CA: Benn to lead three Sutter hospitals, physicians groups

David Benn, the chief hospital executive for Sutter Health in the Northern San Joaquin Valley in California, has a new position overseeing the three Sutter hospitals and physician organizations in the region. In addition to serving as CEO for Memorial Medical Center, Benn has been responsible for coordinating services with Sutter Tracy Community Hospital and Memorial Hospital Los Banos. He now oversees the hospitals and the Sutter Gould Medical Foundation, which has medical offices in Stanislaus, San Joaquin and Merced counties. +

Modesto Bee

March 16, 2009

BRENTWOOD, TN: LifePoint names new CFO

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. has named Jeffrey Sherman, 43, executive vice president and CFO. Sherman, currently vice president and treasurer at Tenet Healthcare, will succeed David M. Dill who, as planned, will become the LifePoint's executive vice president and COO. Sherman and Dill will report directly to William F. Carpenter III, president and CEO. +

TradingMarkets.com

March 16, 2009

March 9, 2009

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:28:00 GMT

ATLANTA: Katzenstein awarded pediatric cancer chair

The Carter Samuel Martin Children's Chair for Innovative Therapy was presented to Howard M. Katzenstein, MD, on March 3. Katzenstein is director of Clinical Research for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and director of the Innovative Therapy program with the Aflac Cancer Center of Children's. Katzenstein also is an associate professor of Pediatrics with Emory University. +

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

March 9, 2009

ANN ARBOR, MI: Pescovitz named CEO of U-M Health System

University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman has named nationally recognized pediatric endocrinologist and researcher Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, MD, as the University's executive vice president for medical affairs and CEO of the U-M Health System, pending the approval of the Board of Regents at its March 19 meeting. Pescovitz is executive associate dean for research affairs at Indiana University School of Medicine, where she leads basic and clinical research initiatives. +

University of Michigan Health System

March 9, 2009

WASHINGTON, DC: Former HHS general counsel joins Foley Hoag LLP

Thomas Barker, former acting general counsel at the Department of Health and Human Services, has joined law firm Foley Hoag LLP as a partner in its Healthcare and Life Sciences practices. Barker will be splitting his time between the firm's Washington, DC, and Boston offices and will focus on complex federal legal and regulatory healthcare policy matters and general rule makings. +

Foley Hoag LLP

March 9, 2009

February 27, 2009

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:07:00 GMT

THOUSAND OAKS, CA: Los Robles hospital president resigns

Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center President and CEO Jim Sherman has resigned after more than four years on the job to pursue other opportunities. Administrators at the Thousand Oaks, CA, hospital announced Sherman's resignation last week. COO Natalie Mussi will serve as interim CEO until a successor is hired. +

Ventura County Star

March 2, 2009

BELLE GLADE, FL: Glades GH, Lakeside MC gets new administrator

The Health Care District of Palm Beach County (FL) has named Brian P. Gibbons hospital administrator for Glades General Hospital in Belle Glade. In addition, Gibbons will become Administrator of Lakeside Medical Center, the $73 million regional hospital that the Health Care District is building to replace the 65-year-old Glades General. Scheduled to open late this year, Lakeside Medical Center, located on a 50-acre campus near the western Palm Beach County communities bordering Lake Okeechobee, will feature all-private patient rooms. +

Health Care District of Palm Beach County

March 2, 2009

ROCHESTER, MN: Mayo CEO Cortese to step down this year

Mayo Clinic's national President and CEO Denis Cortese, MD, will retire in November. Cortese has become an advocate for reforming the nation's healthcare system, and the Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center was formed under his watch, bringing the clinic national exposure and a seat at the health-reform table with both Congress and President Obama's administration. He also oversaw completion of two new hospitals, one at the Mayo campus in Phoenix and the other on the Jacksonville, FL, campus. The search committee will interview candidates for a successor and submit a report to the board at the May meeting. Once a successor is chosen, he said, Cortese will work alongside the incoming CEO until November, a typical Mayo succession. +

The Post-Bulletin

February 27, 2009

February 24, 2009

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:59:00 GMT

NEW HAVEN, CT: Benfer to retire from St. Raphael

David W. Benfer has announced his retirement as president and CEO of the Saint Raphael Healthcare System after 10 years at the nonprofit hospital and its affiliates. Benfer, 62, is expected to stay on for up to a year in his current post as a nationwide search is conducted for his replacement. When a new CEO is named, Benfer will transition to a role as vice chairperson of the Saint Raphael Healthcare System Board of Trustees. His role will include efforts to pursue Saint Raphael's affiliation with a national health system—one of the Board's long-term strategies to secure Saint Raphael's future and ensure the continued presence of Catholic healthcare in the region. +

Pharmacy Choice

February 23, 2009

MINEOLA, NY: Winthrop-University Hospital names new CEO

John F. Collins has been named president and CEO of Winthrop-University Hospital. Collins has been a member of the Winthrop leadership team for more than a decade, most recently in the role of executive vice president and COO. Collins' appointment will become effective March 1. He replaces Daniel P. Walsh, who announced his retirement last fall. Walsh will serve as a consultant and advisor to Collins, through June 30, his official retirement date. +

Winthrop University Hospital

February 23, 2009

WAIMEA, HI: CEO named at North Hawaii Community Hospital

John White has been named CEO of North Hawaii Community Hospital, Kamuela, a 40-bed acute-care hospital, effective April 15. He replaces Ron Virgus, who has served as interim CEO since last July, and who will continue in that capacity until White takes over in April. White is currently president and CEO of Samaritan Healthcare in Moses Lake, WA. +

North Hawaii Community Hospital

February 23, 2009

February 17, 2009

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:51:00 GMT

TALLAHASSEE: Former homebuilder lobbyist to lead nursing homes

The Florida Health Care Association, the state trade association for Florida's nursing homes, has named J. Emmett Reed as its new executive director and CEO. Reed previously served as the CEO of the Florida Home Builders Association for 11 years. Reed replaces William J. Phelan, who is retiring from FHCA after 28 years of service. +

Florida Health Care Association

February 17, 2009

ST. LOUIS: Britton named CEO at Sisters of Mercy Health System

The board of directors at Mercy Health Ministry has named Lynn Britton president and CEO of Mercy Health System, which operates 19 acute-care hospitals in seven states. Britton has served since 2004 as senior vice president with responsibility for Mercy' information services and supply chain divisions, as well as oversight of Mercy's healthcare services in Arkansas. +

Sisters of Mercy Health System

February 17, 2009

MILWAUKEE: Smith named preventive medicine fellow

David R. Smith, MD, medical director for care management at not-for-profit Aurora Health Care, has been elected a fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine, a national professional society for physicians committed to disease prevention and health promotion. +

Aurora Health Care

February 17, 2009

February 9, 2009

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:06:00 GMT

WASHINGTON: Hannon to chair AHA's Small or Rural Hospital Governing Council

Edward J. Hannon, president and CEO of The McDowell Hospital in Marion, NC, will lead the American Hospital Association's Section for Small or Rural Hospitals in 2009. The 23-person governing council represents small or rural hospitals in the AHA's policy process and member services initiatives. Robin Lake, CEO of Great Plains Regional Medical Center in Elk City, OK, is the 2010 chair-elect. Kathleen Hoeft, administrator and CEO of Ashley Medical Center in Ashley, ND, is immediate past chair. +

American Hospital Association

February 9, 2009

WAUKESHA, WI: Finley to lead Aurora Medical Center-Summit

Frances Finley has been chosen to lead the new Aurora Medical Center in the Town of Summit, WI. Finley joined Aurora Health Care in February 2003 as the first leader of Aurora's new hospital in Oshkosh. Before joining Aurora, Finley held a number of leadership positions in the Charleston Area Medical Center Health System in West Virginia. Construction of the 110-bed Aurora Medical Center in the Town of Summit is nearly 70% complete, with opening scheduled for early in 2010. +

Aurora Health Care

February 9, 2009

CLEVELAND: Klein to lead Cleveland Clinic's urology and kidney programs

Cleveland Clinic has appointed Eric A. Klein, MD, chairman of the Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute. Klein, a 19-year Cleveland Clinic veteran, will lead one of the country's largest and most respected urological and kidney programs. Klein has served as interim chair of the institute since the passing of Andrew Novick, MD, in October 2008. Previously, Klein was head of section of Urologic Oncology in the institute. +

Cleveland Clinic

February 9, 2009

February 2, 2009

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:19:00 GMT

BETHESDA, MD: Wolf quits as Coventry Health CEO

Coventry Health Care Inc. President and CEO Dale Wolf resigned suddenly on Jan. 30 and former CEO and current board Chairman Allen Wise was named as his successor. Coventry Health didn't provide a reason for Wolf's departure. Wise was Coventry's president and CEO from 1996 through 2004 and served as its non-executive chairman from 2004 until Dec. 10, 2008, when he was named executive chairman. +

AP/Forbes

February 2, 2009

FORT WORTH, TX: Former JPS chief leaves advisory role

David Cecero left his position as adviser to the JPS Health Network board on Sunday, just days before a vote is taken on his successor as CEO of the taxpayer-supported hospital system. Cecero, 54, announced last April that he was retiring and would become an adviser to the board from October 2008 to July 2009. The board, however, removed him as CEO and named an interim replacement in late May. +

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

February 2, 2009

CLYDE, NC: Haywood Regional MC names new CFO

Gene Winters has been named the new CFO at Haywood Regional Medical Center. Winters has served as CFO at three national healthcare chains over the past 15 years, including Regency Hospital Co., Acadia Healthcare, and Transitional Hospital Corp. and helped to develop Summit Medical Management. +

Haywood Regional Medical Center

February 2, 2009