Category: Hospital Executive Moves

In 2024, four hospital and health system CIOs have left or announced plans to leave their roles.

Chris Boukas, RN, has been appointed COO at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital in Smithtown, N.Y.

As Weirton (W.Va.) Medical Center plans to join Morgantown-based West Virginia University Health System, its leadership team will see a change at the helm.

Kelly Lindsay has joined HCA Florida Englewood Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, as CEO.

Aurelio Fernandez III, who retired as president and CEO of Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System in 2022, is returning to the organization.

Northern Inyo Healthcare District, a healthcare organization that operates a 25-bed critical access hospital in Bishop, Calif., has promoted two leaders to new roles.

Drew Schauble has been named CFO of Weirton (W.Va.) Medical Center, according to a post on his LinkedIn page.   

Kenneth Hurwitz, MD, was appointed chief of staff at Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Sarasota (Fla.).

Rome-based AdventHealth Georgia has tapped Edward Pelote as chief operating officer for Calhoun, Ga.-based AdventHealth Gordon and Chatsworth, Ga.-based AdventHealth Murray, according to an Oct. 30 LinkedIn post.

HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood in Texas has appointed Adrian Moren0 as COO, effective Nov. 18.