Category: Hospital Executive Moves

Valley Health System in Paramus, N.J., has named K. Nadeem Ahmed, MD, as its chief medical information officer, New Jersey Business Magazine reported June 24. 

Effective July 8, Andrew Weinfeld, MD, will become chief clinical officer of Advent Health’s East Florida Division. 

Bob Gomes was named CEO for the Harney County Health District. 

Patty Blazier, RN, chief nursing officer at Hamilton Memorial Hospital District in McLeansboro, Ill., has announced her retirement.  

Chad Markham has been promoted to COO of HSHS Central Illinois Market, part of Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System.

Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health has appointed Michael Condrin as system COO and chief administrator for the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. 

USC Arcadia (Calif.) Hospital has named a new CFO and an associate chief medical officer.

At a time when many health systems are experiencing significant operating losses, others are looking to make lemonade out of lemons by leaning on top revenue-generating services for their hospitals to improve operations and increase revenue.

Sarah Vogler, MD, was appointed chief of staff for Cleveland Clinic’s Florida market.

Salt Lake City-based Mountain Star Healthcare has tapped Jake Taylor as COO of Ogden (Utah) Regional Medical Center.