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11 CEO / STRATEGY Which C-suite leaders are getting promoted to CEO? By Alexis Kayser A s CEO exits continue to climb, some hospitals and health systems are looking internally to fill the roles they leave behind. But in a C-suite full of talent, who is best poised to take the helm? Becker's sorted up this year's internal CEO promotions by the appointee's most recent C-suite role. Chief operating officers advanced to the helm most oen, significantly outpacing their counterparts. Chief medical officers also saw a fair amount of CEO promotions, and a few other C-level roles traveled unconventional paths to the top. Editor's notes: Some of these leaders held dual- C-suite roles before their promotion to CEO. eir moves are listed under all applicable job titles. Chief operating officer — 27 promotions 1. Cindy Meyer was promoted from COO to interim president and CEO of Oconomowoc, Wis.-based Rogers Behavioral Health. 2. Rozanna Penney, CRNA, chief nursing officer and COO, vice president of patient care services, and executive director of Heywood Medical Group, was named co-CEO of Gardner, Mass.- based Heywood Healthcare as part of a new leadership structure. 3. Nichole Geraci was promoted from COO to president and CEO of Kittanning. Pa.-based ACMH Hospital. 4. Chad Grant was named interim CEO of McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey, where he served as chief operating officer. 5. Brian Canfield was promoted from COO to president and CEO of Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Health. 6. Jill Wehner, COO and vice president of fiscal services for Harbor Beach (Mich.) Community Hospital, was named president and CEO. 7. Paige Laughlin was promoted from COO to interim CEO of HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton, part of HCA Healthcare. 8. Darrin Smith, former vice president and COO of Pueblo, Colo.-based Parkview Health System, was named CEO. 9. Corey Lovelace was promoted from COO of HCA Florida Kendall Hospital in Miami to CEO of HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital in Port St. Lucie. 10. Fred Valtairo, BSN, RN, was named CEO of Placentia-Linda (Calif.) Hospital, part of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare. He used to serve as the hospital's COO. 11. Jamie Yoo was named CEO of CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center. He previously served as the health system's chief strategic operating officer. 12. Lynn Buskill, chief operating officer of John C. Fremont Healthcare District in Mariposa, Calif., was named interim CEO. 13. Wally De Aquino was promoted from COO of AdventHealth Palm Coast (Fla.) to president and CEO of its new Parkway hospital. 14. Dave Hyatt was promoted from chief operating officer to president and CEO of Noblesville, Ind.-based Riverview Health. 15. Stephen Bowerman was named president and CEO of Midland (Texas) Health, where he most recently served as COO. 16. Crystal Hayden, DNP, RN, was promoted from COO of Rocky Mount, N.C.-based UNC Health Nash to president and CEO of UNC Health Lenoir. 17. Lori Rakes, RN, was promoted from COO to CEO of Piedmont Cartersville (Ga.) Medical Center. 18. Matko Vranjes, COO of Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital, was named its interim CEO. 19. Seth Kronenberg, MD, was named president and CEO of Syracuse, N.Y.- based Crouse Health aer serving as its joint chief operating officer/chief medical officer. 20. Tom Frank, who once served as COO of North Country Hospital in Newport, Vt., returned to assume the CEO title. 21. Robin Hynds, MSN, RN, COO of Lawrence (Mass.) General Hospital, was named interim CEO. 22. Buffy Key, COO of Cookeville (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center, was named interim CEO. 23. Cara Beatty, MD, was promoted from COO to chief executive of Providence Clinical Network for Eastern Washington and Montana. 24. Lloyd Guidry Jr., PharmD, transitioned from COO to CEO of Galliano, La.- based Lady of the Sea General Hospital. 25. Michael Backus was promoted from executive vice president and COO to president and CEO of Oswego (N.Y.) Health. 26. Howard Chrisman, MD, was named CEO of Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial HealthCare aer serving as president and chief operating officer. 27. Cathy Edmisten, RN, was tapped as CEO of HCA Florida South Shore Hospital in Sun City Center aer serving as COO of HCA Virginia Johnston-Willis Hospital in Richmond. Chief medical officer — 8 promotions 1. Clint Seger, MD, was promoted from interim to permanent CEO of Billings (Mont.) Clinic, where he served eight years as regional chief medical officer. 2. Monica Hum, MD, was promoted from chief medical officer to CEO of Piedmont Rockdale Hospital in Conyers, Ga. 3. Saba Habis, MD, moved from the chief medical officer role in HCA Healthcare South Atlantic Division to the CEO role at HCA's West Hills (Calif.) Hospital. 4. Sebastian Strom, MD, was named CEO of HCA Florida Largo Hospital aer leading HCA Healthcare's South Atlantic Division as chief medical officer. 5. Seth Kronenberg, MD, was named president and CEO of Syracuse, N.Y.- based Crouse Health aer serving as its joint chief operating officer/chief medical officer. 6. Nancy DiLiegro, PhD, was named president and CEO of Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, N.J., where she previously served as chief clinical officer.