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March 15, 2010

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:48:00 GMT

NEW BRITAIN, CT: Silvia named president/CEO of The Hospital of Central Connecticut

Clarence J. Silvia has been named president/CEO of The Hospital of Central Connecticut and president of the Central Connecticut Health Alliance, the hospital's parent organization, effective immediately. +

Hospital of Central Connecticut

March 15, 2010

WOODWARD, OK: Nasem named interim CEO at Woodard Regional Hospital

Woodward Regional Hospital has named Charles Nasem interim CEO, effective immediately. Nasem, a senior healthcare executive with 30 years' hospital experience, is currently COO at WRH's sister hospital, Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City. +

Woodward News

March 15, 2010

BIRMINGHAM, AL: Spraberry named CEO of Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital

Brian Spraberry has been named president/CEO of Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital, effective April 12. +

Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital

March 15, 2010

March 23, 2009

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:53:00 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 17:47:00 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 17:28:00 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 16:07:00 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 17:59:00 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 17:51:00 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 19:06:00 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 15:19:00 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

January 26, 2009

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:12:00 GMT

NEW YORK: Webb named COO of St. Vincent Catholic Medical Ctrs.

Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers has named Arthur Y. Webb as COO of the Manhattan-based healthcare system. In his new position, Webb will have operational responsibility for the system's flagship St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan, St. Vincent's Hospital Westchester, a behavioral health hospital in Westchester County, and continuing care services that include two skilled nursing facilities in Brooklyn, another on Staten Island, a hospice, and a home health agency serving the metropolitan New York area. Saint Vincent's behavioral health services also provide supportive housing programs for people with mental illness throughout the metropolitan area. +

St. Vincent Medical Catholic Medical Center

January 26, 2009

CHICAGO: Buzachero elected chair of AHA Solutions Board

Vic Buzachero, senior vice president of human resources of Scripps Health based in San Diego, was recently elected board chairman of AHA Solutions, a subsidiary of the American Hospital Association. AHA Solutions serves as a resource to U.S. hospitals pursuing operational excellence by conducting product due diligence and identifying solutions to hospital challenges in the areas of finance, human resources, patient flow, and technology. AHA Solutions collaborates with hospital leaders and market consultants to provide analytics and education to support product decision making of AHA-member hospitals and other healthcare organizations. +

AHA/Business Wire

January 26, 2009

FLOWOOD, MS: Peiffer named COO at River Oaks Hospital

Paul Peiffer has been named COO of the 110-bed River Oaks Hospital. Peiffer has over 27 years of healthcare experience, serving most recently as COO at Gilmore Memorial Regional Medical Center in Amory, MS. Peiffer has been with HMA, River Oaks Hospital's parent company, for eight years. +

Mississippi Hospital Association

January 26, 2009

January 19, 2009

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:03:00 GMT

MIAMI: Miami Children's Hospital names two executives

Miami Children's Hospital has announced two senior executive appointments. Josie L. Diaz has been named regional director for ambulatory services south. She will oversee operations of Miami Children's Hospital Palmetto Bay Center, the soon-to-open Miami Children's Hospital West Kendall Center and future ambulatory care center locations in south Miami-Dade County. Alexander Scarlat, MD, was introduced as the new Chief Medical Information Officer of Miami Children's Hospital. He joins MCH from Trinity Health where he served as the Director of Clinical Informatics since 2006. +

Miami Children's Hospital

January 19, 2009

BUFFALO, NY: Lomeo named CEO of Erie County MC

The board of directors of the Erie County Medical Center Corp. has named Jody L. Lomeo as the next CEO of the public benefit corporation, which is now part of Great Lakes Health System. The hospital has been looking for a replacement after former CEO Michael Young left to head a hospital in Atlanta. +

WKBW, TV Buffalo

January 19, 2009

ST. PAUL, MN: Ryba to lead United Hospital

Tomi Ryba will become United Hospital's new president effective Feb. 17. Ryba is currently the COO at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center. She has held that position since 2002, responsible for improving the quality, efficiency, and financial performance of inpatient and outpatient operations and accountable for necessary infrastructure, capital equipment, and facilities planning for the staff and physicians who serve patients at UCSF Medical Center. Before joining UCSF Medical Center, Ryba was president of St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, CA. +

Business Wire

January 19, 2009

January 12, 2009

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:41:00 GMT

SAN ANGLEO, TX: New CEO named at Community Medical Center

Brad D. Holland has been named CEO of the 171-bed San Angelo Community Medical Center. He takes the place of Samuel Feazell, who retired at the end of 2008. Holland will oversee the hospital, with 700 employees; Community Medical Associates, with 75 employees; and Community Health Club of San Angelo, with 50 employees. Holland and his wife both grew up in San Angelo. +

San Angelo Standard-Times

January 12, 2009

WHITEFISH, MT: Spring to lead North Valley Hospital

Jason Spring begins work on March 9 as the CEO of North Valley Hospital. He was chosen after a national search by Quorum Health Resources, the hospital's management company. Craig Aasved resigned as CEO in July 2008 to take the same job at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. John Yanes of Lock Haven, PA, has served as interim administrator. Spring has been administrator of the 20-bed HealthPark Hospital in Hot Springs, AR, for the past five years. +

Arkansasonline.com

January 12, 2009

SAN ANTONIO, TX: Farrell named CEO of SWGH

Southwest General Hospital promoted from within and has named Sergio Farrell as its new CEO. Since 2007, Farrell has served as CFO at the 327-bed hospital. Before joining Southwest General, Farrell was senior vice president and chief financial officer at Grady Health System in Atlanta. +

San Antonio Business Journal

January 12, 2009

January 5, 2008

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:49:00 GMT

PHILLIPSBURG, NJ: Warren Hospital names Litz new CEO

Trustees at Phillipsburg, NJ-based Warren Hospital have selected Thomas Litz as the next president and CEO. Litz will succeed Jeffrey Goodwin, who retired. Litz began work at the Roseberry Street hospital this week. Litz has worked around the country, including stints as chief executive of hospitals in Rochester, NY, and Birmingham, AL. Most recently, Litz served as corporate vice president of Integris Health in Oklahoma City. +

The Express-Times

January 5, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG, FL: HCA's Northside & TBHI welcome new CEO

HCA's Northside Hospital & Tampa Bay Heart Institute have named Stephen Daugherty as CEO. Daugherty joins the Northside team from South Bay Hospital in Sun City Center where he has served as CEO for nearly three years. His career with HCA spans almost two decades. His new role as CEO at Northside Hospital & Tampa Bay Heart Institute will establish his responsibilities to include medical and professional staff development, budgetary oversight, organizational strategy improvements and day-to-day facility operations. +

HCA, Inc.

January 5, 2008

BELLEVILLE, IL: Miller named COO at St. Elizabeth's Hospital

Longtime hospital employee Bob Miller has been appointed COO of St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, IL. He first began working at the hospital part time as a housekeeping aide in 1974. He returned to the hospital in 1987 to work as a supervisor of Central Services. In 1998, he was named director of human resources and was promoted to administrative director of human resources in 2003. +

Belleville News Democrat

January 5, 2008

December 15, 2008

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:03:00 GMT

SPRINGVILLE, NY: New CEO named at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital

Nils J. Gunnersen, vice president and COO for Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, has been appointed CEO of Bertrand Chaffee Hospital in Springville effective immediately. Gunnersen will remain an employee of Mercy Hospital and will assume his new position under an interim management agreement between the Mercy Hospital and Bertrand. +

The Observer

December 15, 2008

DALY CITY, CA: Auerbach named president/CEO of Seton Medical Center

The Seton Medical Center board and the Daughters of Charity Health System board have appointed Lorraine P. Auerbach president and CEO of Seton Medical Center and Seton Coastside. She has been serving as the Interim President and CEO for the past six months. Seton Medical Center and Seton Coastside are members of DCHS, a six-hospital health system spanning the California coast. +

Seton Medical Center

December 15, 2008

EAGAN, MN: New execs named at BCBS Minnesota

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota announces two new executive officers: Jay Levine as senior vice president and CIO and Colleen Connors as senior vice president, human resources and facilities. +

BCBS Minnesota

December 15, 2008

December 8, 2008

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:35:00 GMT

NASHVILLE: HCA names new corporate controller

HCA, the nation's largest hospital chain, has appointed Donald W. Stinnett to the currently vacant position of senior vice president and controller. Stinnett now serves as the CFO for HCA's eastern group and has been with the company since 1999. +

Nashville Post

December 8, 2008

OVERLAND PARK, MO: St. Luke's names new CEO

Julie L. Quirin, president and chief executive officer of St. Luke's South hospital in Overland Park, has been named CEO of St. Luke's Hospital, effective Dec. 22. Quirin will fill the role now held by G. Richard Hastings, who since 1999 has served in a dual role as CEO of St. Luke's Hospital and the St. Luke's Health System. Quirin will report to Hastings, who will continue as CEO of the system. A search has been started for Quirin's replacement at St. Luke's South. +

Kansas City Star

December 8, 2008

GOODYEAR, AZ: Adkins to lead West Valley Hospital

Abrazo Health Care has tapped Jo Adkins as chief executive officer for West Valley Hospital. She replaces Phil Gustafson, who has left to become president/CEO of St. Mary's Good Samaritan Inc. and system vice president for SSM Health Care in Illinois. +

AZCentral.com

December 8, 2008

December 1, 2008

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:58:00 GMT

JACKSONVILLE: Mayo Clinic names Rupp CEO of FL campus

William C. Rupp, MD, a medical oncologist and leader in Mayo Clinic's network of healthcare facilities in the upper Midwest, has been named CEO of Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, FL, effective Nov. 21. Rupp currently leads quality projects for Luther Midelfort, part of Mayo Health System, as well as Mayo Clinic. +

Mayo Clinic

December 1, 2008

MEDIA, PA: Riddle Memorial CEO to retire

Riddle Memorial Hospital President and CEO Dan Kennedy is retiring at the end of the year after 29 years with the Delaware County, PA, hospital. Kennedy joined Riddle in 1979 and was appointed president and CEO of Riddle in 2001. No decision on his successor has been made. Donald C. Arthur, MD, the CMO of Main Line Health, will serve as interim president of Riddle while a search for a new CEO takes place. +

Philadelphia Business Journal

December 1, 2008

ADA, OK: Interim CEO named at Valley View Regional Hospital

Garry Looper has been named interim CEO of Ada, OK-based Valley View Regional Hospital. The board recently fired former president and CEO Ron Webb. Webb had been with the hospital for four years. +

KXII-TV

December 1, 2008

November 17, 2008

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:33:00 GMT

DENVER: HealthONE LLC names COO for RMHC

HCA-HealthONE LLC has named Matt Sogard as the first COO for the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children on the Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center campus in Denver. Sogard has served as Associate Administrator for P/SL for nearly 4 years. Before joining HealthONE, he worked at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, in Iowa City, IA. +

HealthONE

November 17, 2008

ST. LOUIS: SSM announces several key personnel moves

SSM Health Care has announced three key personnel moves. Melvin Alexander has been named corporate vice president, Finance and Treasury, effective Dec. 17. Dan Varga, MD, regional vice president-medical affairs and CMO of SSM Health Care-St. Louis, will leave the health system at the end of November and has accepted a new position with St. Joseph Health System in Lexington, KY. Philip P. Gustafson has been named president/CEO of St. Mary's Good Samaritan Inc. in Centralia, IL, and system vice president of SSM Health Care, effective Dec. 30. +

SSM Healthcare

November 17, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS: RedBrick Health names new CFO

Health insurer RedBrick Health has named John Uribe as CFO. Uribe will be in charge of financial accounting, corporate development, trust and compliance, and legal functions for RedBrick Health. Uribe most recently worked for General Electric Commercial Finance, where he served as vice president of business development. +

RedBrick Health

November 17, 2008

November 10, 2008

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:27:00 GMT

EAGAN, MN: Cargill executive joins BCBS board

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has named Rita Heise, corporate vice president and CIO for Cargill, to its board of trustees. She will serve on the board's human resources and finance and business development committees. +

Yahoo Finance

November 10, 2008

MURFREESBORO, TN: National HealthCare Corp. board appoints senior leadership team

The board of directors of National HealthCare Corp., which operates long-term healthcare and assisted living facilities, announced the appointment of Robert G. Adams as chairman and CEO, Michael Ussery as COO, and Steve F. Flatt as president. These changes will become effective Jan. 1, 2009. +

Yahoo Finance

November 10, 2008

JACKSONVILLE, FL: U.S. Preventive Medicine names new VP

U.S. Preventive Medicine has appointed Glenn Robinette as executive vice president of customer service. In this newly-created position, Robinette will be responsible for examining and maximizing the efficiency of all customer service activities for the company's five major customer groups including employers, government, consumers, benefit brokers, and affinity partners. He will be based in the company's operations center in Jacksonville. +

Yahoo Finance

November 10, 2008

November 4, 2008

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:42:00 GMT

STANFORD, CA: Stanford Hospital & Clinics names new COO

Stanford Hospital & Clinics has appointed Daniel Ginsburg as its new chief operating officer, effective Jan. 12, 2009. Ginsburg succeeds Michael Peterson, whose retirement as the hospital's COO was announced in June, 2008. Ginsburg is currently senior vice president for Cancer and Women's Programs at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he also serves as president and chief operating officer of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization. +

Yahoo Finance

November 3, 2008

HARRISBURG, PA: Capital Blue Cross elects Lehr president and CEO

The Board of Directors of Capital BlueCross formalized the company's ongoing leadership team. Board Chairman William Lehr, Jr. was unanimously elected President and CEO. Lehr has been fulfilling chief executive responsibilities on an interim basis since the Sept. 15 resignation of former President and CEO Anita M. Smith. +

Yahoo Finance

November 3, 2008

TALLAHASSEE, FL: Florida Hospital Association names new board

The Florida Hospital Association has announced its Board of Trustees for 2009. The names of the incoming Officers and Trustees for the Association: Chair, Mark O'Bryant, President/CEO, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare; Vice Chair/Chair-Elect, Steve Mason, President/CEO, BayCare Health System; Treasurer, Lars Houmann, President/CEO, Florida Hospital Orlando; and Immediate Past Chair, Tim Goldfarb, President, Shands Healthcare. +

Florida Hospital Association

November 3, 2008

October 27, 2008

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:47:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO: Premier Inc. CEO Norling to retire in 2009

Richard A. Norling will retire as president and CEO of Premier Inc., the nationwide healthcare alliance, on June 30, 2009, the end of his current contract term. A process is under way to have a successor identified well before then and ensure a smooth transition, said Premier Board Chair Lowell C. Kruse, president and CEO of Heartland Health in St. Joseph, MO. Norling has been planning for his eventual retirement for some time. +

Premier, Inc.

October 27, 2008

MIAMI: Anton named COO of Mercy Hospital

Manuel P. Anton III, MD, has been appointed COO of Mercy Hospital in Miami. Anton has served as the senior vice president and medical director of Mercy Hospital for the past seven years. In his new role, Dr. Anton will manage all areas of the hospital's operation, including patient care and physician relations. +

Mercy Hospital

October 27, 2008

DUARTE, CA: Gac named VP of HR at City of Hope

Deborah Gac has been appointed senior vice president of human resources at City of Hope. Gac was previously executive director of human resources operations at Scripps Health in San Diego. City of Hope employs nearly 3,500 people. Gac will oversee all employee recruitment and retention, ensuring competitive benefits and bolstering the organization's infrastructure through staff development programs. +

City of Hope

October 27, 2008