Category: Hospital Executive Moves

MedStar Health exec heads to Maimonides Health

Maimonides Health has named Cody Legler, DNP, APRN, senior vice president and chief nursing officer. He joins the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based health system from MedStar Health in Columbia, Md., where he served as vice president and CNO of perioperative servic…

Virginia VA hospital gets new director in leadership shake up

Hampton (Va.) VA Medical Center has appointed Walt Dannenberg as medical director Aug. 5, ABC affiliate WTKR reported Aug. 5.

Baptist Health promotes 2 women to system leadership roles

Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health has promoted two women to system leadership roles.

Moffitt Cancer Center names chief technology officer

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center has named Elizabeth Lindsay-Wood as its new chief informatics and technology officer. 

Former Jefferson CMIO joins SUNY Upstate

Syracuse, N.Y.-based SUNY Upstate Medical University has appointed John Kairys, MD, as its new chief medical information officer.

Missouri hospital names permanent CEO

Bill Bridges was appointed CEO of Houston, Mo.-based Texas County Memorial Hospital on July 30 after serving as interim CEO since February.

3 health systems eliminating, combining C-suite roles

Through restructuring and reimagining leadership, some hospitals and health systems have cut or combined C-suite roles.

Kentucky hospital CEO to retire

Jerry Penner, president and CEO of Murray-Calloway County Hospital in Murray, Ky., is retiring next year.

Ohio system taps chief medical officer

Blanchard Valley Health System has named Bihu Sandhir, MD, as its next chief medical officer, the Findlay, Ohio-based system said Aug. 1. 

HCA California hospital names chief nursing officer

Effective Aug. 5, Jesse Roque, MSN, will step into the chief nursing officer role at Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.