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46 Sign up for the COMPLIMENTARY Becker's Hospital Review CEO Report & CFO Report E-Weeklies at www.BeckersHospitalReview.com or call (800) 417-2035 In light of public scrutiny, Fargo, N.D.-based Sanford Health withdrew from merger discussions with Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services. The board of directors at Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth decided not to re-merge with OhioHealth but to remain an affiliate of the Columbus-based system. The board of trustees of Winter Haven (Fla.) Hospital unanimously voted to approve a merger with Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System. Scottsdale (Ariz.) Healthcare and Phoenixbased John C. Lincoln Health Network signed a letter of intent to merge and become Scottsdale Lincoln Health Network, expected to be completed by July 31. In order to keep St. Andrews Hospital's critical access status after closing its 25-bed emergency department, Boothbay Harbor, Mainebased Lincoln County Healthcare hopes to merge its the Boothbay Harbor hospital with its sister campus, Miles Memorial Hospital — located about 30 minutes away in Damariscotta, Maine. Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health Care System and Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville, N.C., expanded their management agreement by 15 years. Elgin, Ill.-based Sherman Health and Oak Brook, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care signed an agreement to merge, pending regulatory approval. Massachusetts' Public Health Council approved a determination of need and license to transfer ownership of South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass., to Boston-based Partners HealthCare System. Erwin, Tenn.-based Unicoi County Memorial Hospital approved Johnson City, Tenn.-based 13-hospital system Mountain States Health Alliance's definitive agreement to acquire it. The Episcopal Diocese of Texas approved a definitive agreement to transfer Houston-based St. Luke's Episcopal Health System to Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives. Physicians from St. Luke's have since filed a motion to halt the system's sale to CHI. Hospital & Health System Executive Moves Eastern Maine Healthcare System in Brewer, Maine, announced the resignation of Pittsfield, Maine-based Sebasticook Valley Hospital CEO Victoria Alexander-Lane. Kevin Brown, formerly CEO at Swedish Health Services in Seattle, was named president and CEO of Piedmont Healthcare in Atlanta. Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health announced the resignation of CEO Michael Bryant. Cleveland Clinic Innovations Executive Director Chris Coburn resigned at the end of May to take a new position with Boston-based Partners HealthCare. Central Florida Heath Alliance announced the appointment of Saad Ehtisham, RN, MBA, MHA, as the health system's new COO. Spokane, Wash.-based Deaconess Hospital CEO Bill Gilbert announced his resignation. Julie A. Hester, CEO of Wilmington, Del.-based St. Francis Healthcare, resigned for personal reasons. Springfield, Ohio-based Community Mercy Health Partners named Paul Hiltz, FACHE, market leader and president. Rod Hochman, MD, became president and CEO of Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health & Services three months earlier than expected. Bristol (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center, part of Wellmont Health System, announced the resignation of its president, Bart Hove. Memorial Hospital of Texas County in Guymon, Okla., terminated the contract of CEO Lee Hughes. Candace "Candy" Markwith announced plans to retire as CEO of Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Louis Obispo, Calif., effective Sept. 15. St. Louis, Mo.-based Ascension Health promoted Patricia Maryland, DrPH, to president of healthcare operations and COO, effective July 1. Four executives stepped down from Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health, including Jim Miller, the system's president and CEO, after a law firm conducted a comprehensive review of Renown's acquisition of a cardiology practice that led to an antitrust complaint from the Federal Trade Commission. Atlanta-based Grady Health System named Christopher R. Mosley, FACHE, DSL, as COO. Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, Calif., promoted Jim Noble, senior vice president and CFO, to executive vice president, COO and CFO. Robert Savage, CEO of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based Saint Francis Hospital and Health Centers, resigned. Clark Regional Medical Center in Winchester, Ky., part of Nashville, Tenn.-based LifePoint Hospitals, appointed Cherie Sibley as CEO. Eugene Suksi, CEO of Crescent City, Calif.-based Sutter Coast Hospital, resigned. Thomas Thompson was named CEO at Samaritan Healthcare in Moses Lake, Wash. Rochester (N.Y.) General Health System named Paula Tinch, CPA, senior vice president and CFO. Carlisle (Pa.) Regional Medical Center named COO Rich Newell as the new CEO following the resignation of John Kristel. St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare named Larry Tracy president of BarnesJewish St. Peters (Mo.) Hospital and Progress West HealthCare Center in O'Fallon, Mo. Thomas Malone, MD, stepped down from his positions as president of two Detroit Medical Center hospitals. Sister Margaret Wright, 77, resigned as president and CEO of Palos Community Hospital in Palos Heights, Ill.