LOS ANGELES: Valdespino named CEO at Valley Presbyterian

Gustavo Valdespino has been named Valley Presbyterian's new president and CEO—succeeding Albert L. Greene, who passed away in April. Valdespino will step into the new role on Sept. 1. Gregory L. Kay was named as interim CEO at Valley following Greene's death. Greene died of pancreatic cancer—an illness he was diagnosed with in June 2008. He was 59. Greene became president at Valley Presbyterian in March 2006. The hospital's board worked to find a permanent replacement for Greene.