Becker's Hospital Review

Save the Date: Becker's Hospital Review CEO Strategy Roundtable - Nov. 5, 2014 - Chicago 81 Salem, Va.-based LewisGale Regional Health Sys- tem appointed Michael Abbott as COO for the healthcare system's flagship hospital, LewisGale Medical Center. Bob Bednarek, president and CEO of Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard, N.C., will become vice president of rural health planning and devel- opment of Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health. Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, Alaska, ap- pointed Charles Bill CEO. CHE Trinity Health, based in Livonia, Mich., named Ben Carter as its executive vice president of finance and CFO. Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secau- cus, N.J., selected Thomas Considine as president and CEO. Larry Duncan, CEO of El Paso (Texas) Children's Hospital, resigned. Town & Country Hospital in Tampa, Fla., named Jake Fisher CEO. Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare appointed Terry Forde president and CEO. White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital appointed Susan Fox president and CEO, effective in 2015. Timothy Goldfarb, CEO of Gainesville-based University of Florida Health Shands, will step down from his position to become UF Health executive vice president for regional and govern- mental affairs. Charles Hart, MD, president and CEO of Rapid City, S.D.-based Regional Health, announced his retirement. Kent Helwig, CEO of Cortez, Colo.-based South- west Health System, stepped down from his posi- tion to pursue other opportunities. University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquer- que named Paul Herzog COO. Gwen MacKenzie, president and CEO of Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System, announced plans to step down to take on a leadership posi- tion with St. Louis-based Ascension Health. Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, R.I., se- lected Mark Marcantano as president and COO. Sonora (Calif.) Regional Medical Center selected Greg McCulloch as vice president of finance and CFO. UMass Memorial Health Care, based in Worces- ter, Mass., named Sergio Melgar executive vice president and CFO. Flint, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care named Mark O'Halla executive vice president and COO. Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Ala., appointed Paul Peiffer CFO. Millinocket (Maine) Regional Hospital selected Robert Peterson as CEO. Bay St. Louis, Miss.-based Hancock Medical Cen- ter named Tom Ramsey CFO. Florence, S.C.-based Carolinas Hospital System selected Loren Rials as CFO. Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in McComb selected Charla Rowley as CFO. Baptist Health Paducah (Ky.) named Bonnie Schrock COO. Pediatric gastroenterologist Edwin Simpser, MD, was named president and CEO of St. Mary's Hos- pital for Children in Bayside, N.Y. Kansas City, Mo.-based HCA Midwest Health System named Matt Sogard CEO of Lee's Summit (Mo.) Medical Center. Hancock Medical Center in Bay St. Louis, Miss., selected Thomas Steiner as CEO. Michael Ugwueke was named president and CEO of Methodist Healthcare Memphis Hospitals. Mercy Medical Center, a 445-bed hospital in Ce- dar Rapids, Iowa, named Nathan Van Genderen its new CFO. The Tufts Medical Center Board of Trustees ap- pointed Michael Wagner, MD, as permanent president and CEO of Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children in Boston. Hospital & Health System Executive Moves Beaumont Health System in Royal Oak, Mich., Oakwood Healthcare in Dearborn, Mich., and Botsford Health Care in Farmington Hills, Mich., signed a letter of intent to combine their assets, liabilities and operations un- der one nonprofit system. Carthage (N.Y.) Area Hospital and Samaritan Medical Center in Water- town, N.Y., announced plans to pursue an affiliation. CHRISTUS Health, based in Irving, Texas, acquired a 50 percent owner- ship interest in Clínica San Carlos de Apoquindo UC, a full-service hospital based in Santiago, Chile. Community Health Systems, based in Franklin, Tenn., completed two sepa- rate hospital transactions: Sharon (Pa.) Regional Health System and Mun- roe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Fla. Plano, Texas-based Community Hospital Corp.'s management and consult- ing arm, Community Hospital Consulting, entered into agreements with two new hospitals: Bowie (Texas) Memorial Hospital and Monroe County Hospital in Forsyth, Ga. Community Medical Center in Missoula, Mont., decided to partner with Billings Clinic RegionalCare LLC, a joint venture between Billings (Mont.) Clinic and RegionalCare Hospital Partners, based in Brentwood, Tenn. Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT, a real estate investment trust based in Kansas City, Mo., purchased the Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital property in Hammond, La., for about $25 million. Fairmont (W.Va.) General Hospital's board of directors chose Alecto Healthcare Services, a private firm based in Los Angeles, as its initial buyer. Hospital & Health System Transactions How do you revitalize yourself? My favorite thing to do when I get up to my eyeballs [with work] in my office is go for a walk in the halls of the hospitals or the clinics and talk to caregiv- ers and to patients. To me it is absolutely astounding, and it takes me back to why I'm here, why this institution exists and what an honor it is to work with people across the continuum of providers who are practicing tikkun olam. What's one piece of advice you remember most clearly? In this case I think of my mother. When I would come home as a youngster and say, "I did this," or "I did that," she'd always remind me to be humble. Don't let your shoulders get rounded by patting yourself on the back, some- thing to that effect. Remember who you are and maintain your humility. What do you consider your greatest achievement at Sinai so far? A number of people have said this to me so I'll repeat it back in my words. As I've said: Sinai is a pretty unique place. It's been on the cutting edge of com- munity health long before Obamacare called for community health needs assessments. With that notion in mind, what I think I brought was a focus to integrating the community work with the more traditional medical and hospital care while trying to create a culture of driving and measuring qual- ity. Putting those pieces together has led to a number of national awards Sinai has won during my tenure. That makes me proud to be part of the team and proud of my Sinai colleagues for what they've accomplished. They give me the opportunity to brag about them. n

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