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101 Hospital & health system executive moves Niyum Gandhi was named CFO and treasurer of Boston-based Mass General Brigham, the health system said March 4. Moody Chisholm, president and CEO of Tyler-based UT Health East Texas resigned. Joe DeSchryver, CEO of Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, Calif., submitted his resignation March 2, about a month aer county officials sanctioned the hospital because it broke COVID-19 vaccine protocol. John Kerndl, executive vice president and CFO of Southfield, Mich.-based Beaumont Health, accepted the CFO position at Beth Israel Lahey Health System in Boston. Burlington, Mass.-based Wellforce named David Storto executive vice president, chief strategy and growth officer. Chad Couch, MD, was named president of Ballad Health's northeast market and CEO of Bristol (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center. Pittsburgh-based UPMC named Eamonn Fitzgerald vice president for health services at its Ireland operations. Hal Smith has resigned as CEO of Whiting Forensic Hospital, a psychiatric facility in Middletown, Conn. Steve Baumert will retire June 30 as president and CEO of Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. David Burd was named the next president and CEO of Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Marc Augsburger, BSN, was named CEO of Edgerton (Wis.) Hospital and Health Services. Cristina Contreras was named CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan in New York City. Sylvia Getman, president and CEO of Saranac Lake, N.Y.-based Adirondack Health, will retire this summer. Nwando Anyaoku, MD, was chosen as the first chief health equity officer of Seattle- based Swedish Health Services. Steve Gordon was named CEO of Longview (Texas) Regional Medical Center. Anthony Houston was named CEO of Lexington, Ky.-based CHI Saint Joseph Health. Ron Kloewer was named CEO of Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, Iowa. Sandra McGovern, DNP, MSN, RN, was named CEO of Munising (Mich.) Memorial Hospital. Mel McNea, CEO of Great Plains Health in North Platte, Neb., will retire in December. Christopher Roker will serve as CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in New York City. Todd Salnas was named chief executive of the PeaceHealth Oregon network in Springfield. David Spillers, CEO of Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital Health System, will retire in July. Jason Adams became the president of Texarkana, Texas-based Christus St. Michael Feb. 15. Carlos Carrasco was named president of the future Orlando (Fla.) Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute and senior vice president at Orlando Health. Stephanie Fendrick was named executive vice president and chief strategy officer of Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua Health. Mark Schiffer, MD, was named executive director of Northwell Health's Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. David Southerland is the president and CEO of Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg, S.C. Michael "Sean" omson was named CFO of Warrenton, Va.-based Fauquier Health. Delphine Mendez de Leon, RN, was named chief strategy officer of New York City- based University Hospital of Brooklyn. Kevin Carlson was hired as CFO of Munising (Mich.) Memorial Hospital. Raj Shrestha, COO of community-based care at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare, le the health system March 5 for another position. Shanna Johnson was named COO of Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit and Ascension River District Hospital in East China Township, Mich. Bryan Lee was named CFO of HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center. P. Sue Perrotty was chosen in February as interim president and CEO of Tower Health in West Reading, Pa., to replace Clint Matthews, who retired. Justin Roberts was named CFO of Piedmont Newton Hospital in Covington, Ga. Ted Wegleitner is leaving his role as president of Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater, Minn., aer a 34-year career with Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners. Amy O'Brien was chosen to serve as CEO of St. Mary's Hospital-Audrain in Mexico, Mo. Timothy Barnett, MD, was chosen as president of Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital, the health system said Feb. 18. Dean Vitarisi was named CFO of Holyoke (Mass.) Medical Center and its parent company, Valley Health Systems in Holyoke. Frank Dos Santos, DO, was named CMO of Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, N.J. Rhonda Jordan was named executive vice president and chief human resources officer of Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua Health. Amy Loeb, EdD, RN, was named executive director of Northwell Health's Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, N.Y. n