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166 Executive Moves 120 hospital, health system executive moves in Q3 2018 B ecker's Hospital Review reported the following hospital and health system executive moves in the third quarter of the year. They are listed below, according to title and in alphabetical order. CEO Boston-based Tufts Medical Center named Michael Apkon, MD, PhD, CEO, effective in the fall. Gary Bebow, CEO of White River Health System in Batesville, Ark., is retiring Dec. 31, after 27 years at the helm of the orga- nization. Kirkland, Wash.-based EvergreenHealth named Amy E. Beiter, MD, CEO, effective Aug. 22. David Blom, CEO of Columbus-based OhioHealth, plans to retire in fall 2019 after 17 years at the helm. Boise, Idaho-based Saint Alphonsus Health System selected Odette Bolano to serve as president and CEO. Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare se- lected Jim Brown to serve as CEO of North Cypress Medical Center in Houston. Paul Chodkowski, CEO of St. Anthony Summit Medical Center in Frisco, Colo., is retired, effective Aug. 3. Rapid City, S.D.-based Regional Health named Paulette Davidson permanent presi- dent and CEO. Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System appointed Richard Davis, PhD, CEO of Henry Ford Hospital, also in Detroit, effec- tive Nov. 15. Kenneth DeBoer became CEO of Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in Watertown, S.D. Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic select- ed Gianrico Farrugia, MD, to succeed John Noseworthy, MD, as president and CEO. Michael Fisher, president and CEO of Cincinnati Children's, is returning to the role next month after a leave of absence for cancer treatment. Venice (Fla.) Regional Bayfront Health selected Karen Fordham to serve as CEO, effective Sept. 1. Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health appointed Tina Freese Decker presi- dent and CEO, effective Sept. 1. Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health selected Mike Garfield to serve as president of its Mid-American Group. Massena (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital hired Charles Gijanto to serve as interim CEO. Morgantown, W.Va.-based Mon Health hired David S. Goldberg to serve as presi- dent and CEO, effective Oct. 1. Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health Care selected Michael Good, MD, to serve as CEO of the health system, effec- tive this fall. Burlington, Mass.-based Lahey Health officials confirmed Aug. 6 that system President and CEO Howard Grant, MD, will retire in September. Iowa City-based University of Iowa Hospi- tals & Clinics named Suresh Gunasekaran CEO, effective Nov. 15. Wyoming, Mich.-based Metro Health-Uni- versity of Michigan Health selected Peter Hahn, MD, to serve as its president and CEO, effective Oct. 1. Sam Hazen, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare's president and COO, will be- come CEO Jan 1. Irving, Texas-based Christus Health appointed Kevin Holland CEO of Christus Southwestern Louisiana, overseeing Chris- tus St. Patrick Hospital and Christus Lake Area Hospital, both in Lake Charles, La. Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare CEO R. Milton Johnson is retiring effective Dec. 31. Texarkana, Texas-based Christus St. Mi- chael Health System President and CEO Chris Karam is resigning for a new job opportunity. Framingham, Mass.-based MetroWest Medical Center CEO Jeffrey Liebman resigned Aug. 10. Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine selected James Linder, MD, to serve as CEO, effec- tive Aug. 8. Eastern Niagara Hospital in Lockport, N.Y., selected Anne E. McCaffrey to serve as president and CEO. Lee's Summit (Mo.) Medical Center select- ed John McDonald to serve as CEO. Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare named Dan Miller CEO of Methodist Hos- pital and Methodist Children's Hospital, both located in San Antonio. Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, W.Va., named Robert Milvet CEO. York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health President Sponsored by