Category: Hospital Executive Moves

Indiana hospital names 1st physician CEO

James Leonard, DO, was selected as the new CEO of Valparaiso, Ind.-based Northwest Health-Porter.

Hawaii health system taps CEO

Honolulu-based St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii has named Kathleen Morimoto president and CEO, Hawaii Catholic Herald reported Dec. 20. 

Allina Health names dual hospital president

Allina Health has tapped Whitney Johnson, RN, to be president of Owatonna (Minn.) Hospital and Faribault (Minn.) Medical Center. 

13 of the 40 largest health systems named new CFOs in 2023

Thirteen of the 40 largest health systems by number of hospitals named new CFOs or announced succession plans in 2023: 

Alabama hospital names CEO

Gadsden (Ala.) Regional Medical Center has named Mark Dooley its next CEO, effective Jan. 29. 

University of Rochester Medical Center names CEO

David Linehan, MD, was named CEO of the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center, dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry, and senior vice president for health sciences, effective Feb. 1.

Illinois hospital CEO exits

Alex Nazarian is no longer president and CEO of Salem (Ill.) Township Hospital. 

Vanderbilt names hospital president

Lee Ann Liska, chief operating officer and interim president of Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Hospital, has been selected to serve as the hospital’s president.

Duke LifePoint hospital names CFO

Haywood Regional Medical Center in Clyde, N.C., has named Amanda Pruitt Motley its next CFO. 

35 CFO resignations in 2023

This year has been a challenging one for hospital and health system CFOs, many of whom were tasked with finding ways to reduce costs and increase revenue to get their organizations’ operating margins back to a stronger financial footing.
Since January…