Nelson Weichold, MHA, has been named chief financial officer at Nationwide Children's Hospital, effective June 5.
Weichold brings more than two decades of financial leadership experience, previously working in large teaching hospitals and academic medical centers. Weichold most recently served as CFO at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital.
Lifepoint Health®, a diversified healthcare delivery network dedicated to making communities healthier®, has appointed Elmer Polite to the role of president, Eastern Division. In this role, Polite will provide operational oversight for Lifepoint’s acute care hospitals in Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Prior to his interim president role, he served as chief financial officer of the Eastern Division.
Duke University Health System, one of the largest private employers in North Carolina, will cut about 280 positions, spokespeople for the system said. The change comes after a months-long analysis of staffing, which Duke Health spokespeople said revealed opportunities to “realign the structure” of its operations.