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Sign up for the COMPLIMENTARY Becker's Hospital Review CEO Report & CFO Report E-Weeklies at www.BeckersHospitalReview.com or call (800) 417-2035 Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center in Anniston, Ala., and Franklin, Tenn.-based Capella Healthcare signed a definitive agreement for RMC to acquire Jacksonville (Ala.) Medical Center from Capella. Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Ill., confirmed that it is exploring partnership possibilities with other hospitals and health systems. Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital and Western Connecticut Health Network in Danbury signed a final agreement to affiliate. its non-profit affiliate Prime Healthcare Foundation, and in a separate transaction, Prime Healthcare Foundation obtained a controlling interest in Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas. RegionalCare Hospital Partners, a for-profit hospital operator based in Brentwood, Tenn., and Sierra Vista (Ariz.) Regional Health Center announced the signing of a letter of intent to build a new 100-bed hospital with RegionalCare as the operator. North Adams, Mass.-based Northern Berkshire Healthcare set their sights on an upcoming affiliation with Berkshire Health Systems in Pittsfield, Mass. The Regional Health Network of Kentucky and Southern Indiana, a joint venture of Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare and Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Hospitals, finalized its acquisition of Scott Memorial Hospital in Scottsburg, Ind. Prime Healthcare Services in Ontario, Calif., donated Huntington Beach (Calif.) Hospital to Rutherford Regional Health System in Rutherfordton, N.C., and Mission Health System 47 in Asheville, N.C., signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding for RRHS to become a member of Mission Health. Hartford, Conn.-based Saint Francis Care and St. Louis-based Ascension Health Care Network signed a letter of intent for a potential integration of Saint Francis into Ascension in order to build a statewide healthcare delivery system. The boards of Shore Health System in Easton, Md., and Chester River Health in Chestertown, Md., agreed to merge their hospitals into a single entity. Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare announced the formation of a joint venture partnership between its San Ramon (Calif.) Regional Medical Center and John Muir Health in Walnut Creek, Calif. Hospital & Health System Executive Moves Russell Armistead, MBA, was named CEO of Shands Jacksonville (Fla.) Medical Center. of Lakeview Regional Medical Center in Covington, La. HighPoint Health System in Gallatin, Tenn., named Kevin Rinks CFO. St. Joseph Healthcare in Nashua, N.H., named Richard Boehler, MD, MBA, FACPE, president and CEO. Isaac Mallah, president and CEO of St. Joseph's-Baptist Health Care, a Tampa-based, fivehospital system that is part of BayCare Health System, announced plans to retire in April. George Rohrich resigned as CEO of The Memorial Hospital in Craig, Colo. James Brexler was named president and CEO of Doylestown (Pa.) Hospital. Pikes Peak Regional Hospital and Surgery Center in Woodland Park, Co., named Terry Buckner CEO. Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health System named Mike Burris, CPA, vice president and CFO of its Blue Ridge Region, which includes RMH Healthcare in Harrisonburg, Va., and Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, Va. Mount Caramel Health System in Columbus, Ohio, named Keith Coleman CFO. Genesis Health System in Davenport, Iowa, named Wayne Diewald as its first COO. John Halfen, CEO and CFO of Northern Inyo Hospital in Bishop, Calif., announced plans to retire in July 2014. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital in Wellsboro, Pa., named Janie Hilfiger president. Eric Jensen, FACHE, was named CEO of Valley General Hospital in Monroe, Wash. North Hawaii Community Hospital in Kamuela named Lowell W. Johnson interim CEO. Cone Health in Greensboro, N.C., named Jeffrey Jones, MBA, CFO. Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg (Kan.) named Mike Joy CFO. Wayne Keathley resigned as president and COO of The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, and David Reich, MD, was named interim president. Ben Kolman, CEO of Lafayette Regional Health Center in Lexington, Mo., became CEO Bartow (Fla.) Regional Medical named Philip Minden CEO. Center Amy Perry was named president of Sinai Hospital in Baltimore and executive vice president of Baltimore-based LifeBridge Health, Sinai's parent company DeKalb Health in Auburn, Ind., named Fred Price, MBA, president and CEO. Benson (Ariz.) Hospital named Richard Polheber CEO and Ken Gorason CFO. Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma University Medical System named Charles L. Spicer, Jr., FACHE, president and CEO. Paul Steinke, DO, replaced the retired Ed Andersen as president and CEO of CGH Medical Center in Sterling, Ill. Porterville, Calif.-based Sierra View District Hospital's board fired CEO Joe Stewart and named Donna Hefner interim CEO. Michael Ugwueke, MPH, DHA, FACHE, was named executive vice president and COO of Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare. Advertising Index ADP. 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