Mental Health Services announced the departure of Executive Director Steven Friedman, who will assume the position of President and Chief Executive Officer at The Cleveland Sight Center. The MHS Board appointed Susan Neth as interim executive director. Neth has been COO since 2006.
Centric Health Resources, Inc., health services organization for people nationwide with rare, ultra-orphan and chronic genetic disorders, has appointed Warwick Charlton, MD, MBA, as CMO.
The HealthCentral Network, Inc. has promoted Vice President for Business Development Jeremy Shane to president and COO. Shane has been with the company since 2006. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. is an online health resource, with more than 35 condition-specific and wellness sites.
Pinstripe, Inc., a human resources and recruitment outsourcing company, announced that Douglas S. Peters has joined the company's Healthcare Advisory Board. Peters is the former president and CEO of Jefferson Health System and co-founder of Advisors to Healthcare Suppliers.
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.
The Board of Directors of Capital BlueCross has unanimously elected Board Chairman William Lehr, Jr. as 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.