Category: Hospital Executive Moves

Andy Woodard, president and CEO of Hattiesburg, Miss.-based Forrest Health, has resigned.

ChristianaCare hospital names chief nursing officer 

Cindy Mahal, DNP, RN, was named chief administrative officer of Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif., according to an Oct. 8 news release shared with Becker’s from its parent system, Renton, Wash.-based Providence.

Retirement and assuming a new role at a different organization are the most common next steps for retiring hospital and health system CEOs, as recently reported by Becker’s.

Eli Lilly & Co. named its inaugural chief AI officer, who joins the company from Mount Sinai Health System.

Christine Alexander-Rager, MD, has been named president and CEO of Cleveland-based MetroHealth, effective Oct. 8, after serving as acting CEO since July.

Christus Health, an international, faith-based, nonprofit health system based in Irving, Texas,  appointed Gabriela Saenz and Kimberly King Webb to the organization’s CEO Cabinet, according to an Oct. 8 news release shared with Becker’s. &nbs…

Dan Rackham, PharmD, was appointed CEO of Samaritan Lebanon (Ore.) Community Hospital.

University of Miami Health System has named Joseph Scargle as vice president of revenue cycle. 

J. Michael Marsh, president and CEO of Bellevue, Wash.-based Overlake Medical Center & Clinics, plans to retire Jan. 17 after 40 years in healthcare.