Category: Hospital Executive Moves

Matthew Fry, president and CEO of HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Ill., will take the helm at Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System on April 1.

Bryce Gartland, MD, has been named south region president for Milwaukee-based Froedtert ThedaCare Health, effective Feb. 3.

Crystal Bohannan, vice president of operations at CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs (Ark.) since 2018, has been promoted to president.

Todd Werner was promoted to president of care delivery for Phoenix-based Banner Health, effective Jan. 1. 

Onamia, Minn.-based Mille Lacs Health System has named CFO Andy Knutson to succeed CEO Bill Nelson, who is departing after 16 years in the role.  

Effective Feb. 2, Josh Froehlich, RN, BSN, will become vice president and chief nursing officer of Lima (Ohio) Memorial Health System. 

Andy Bertapelle, MSN, RN, CEO of Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital in Manistique, Mich., plans to step down from his role April 4.

Becker’s has reported on four hospitals and health systems that have promoted CFOs to the chief executive role since Sept. 12: 

Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare has named Pamela McClain vice president of revenue cycle and managed care, according to a post on her LinkedIn page. 

Ben Spence, a nearly 30-year veteran of Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health, has been appointed COO.