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Register Today! Becker's Hospital Review CIO and CEO Strategy Roundtables - Nov. 4 and 5, 2014 - Chicago 81 St. Louis-based Ascension Health and Colum- bia St. Mary's Health System in Milwaukee an- nounced Travis Anderson as president and CEO of Columbia St. Mary's Health System. Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel (Fla.) announced the appointment of Denyse Bales-Chubb as CEO. The board of Texas Health Resources in Arlington named Barclay Berdan CEO. Floyd Bounds resigned as CEO of Bell Hospital in Ishpeming, Mich. KentuckyOne Health named 35-year healthcare veteran Randall Combs CFO. Alameda Health System, based in Oakland, Calif., appointed David Cox as CFO. Ron Davis, CEO of Mt. Pleasant, Texas-based Ti- tus County Hospital retired. Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nash- ville, Tenn., named Mitchell Edgeworth COO. Michele Finney was named CEO of six-hospi- tal Abrazo Health System in Phoenix, part of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare. Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health Sys- tem appointed Patricia L. Fischer, RN, president and CEO of St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield, Ill. Avijit Ghosh, an adviser to the president of the University of Illinois, was named CEO of Univer- sity of Illinois Hospital in Chicago. Silver City, N.M.-based Gila Regional Medical Center announced the appointment of Omaira Heakin, as CFO. Scott Hill was named president and CEO of Co- lumbus (Ga.) Regional Health. Tom Jackson was named CEO of Tomball (Texas) Regional Medical Center. Aitkin, Minn.-based Riverwood Healthcare Cen- ter selected Casey Johnson as CFO. Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Lutheran Health Network named Kenneth Jones CEO of St. Joseph Hospital. Memorial Hermann The Woodlands (Texas) Hospital selected Justin Kendrick as COO. Oklahoma City-based Foundation HealthCare announced the appointment of Hubert King as CFO. Billings, Mont.-based St. Vincent Healthcare ap- pointed Steve Loveless as president and CEO. William Lunn, MD, was named CEO of New Or- leans-based Tulane Medical Center. Sparks Health System of Fort Smith, Ark., named Dan McKay as system CEO and CEO of Summit Medical Center in Van Buren, Ark. Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville, Ky., selected Renee Orange to serve as CFO. Harold L. Paz, MD, stepped down as CEO of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and joined Aetna as its new executive vice president and CMO. Lance Porter was named CEO of Payson (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center. Traverse City, Mich.-based Munson Medical Cen- ter named Derek Pronger COO. The CEO of Denver-based Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center, Madeleine "Mimi" Roberson, stepped down to pursue other career opportunities. The Memorial Hospital in Craig, Colo., named John Rossfeld permanent CEO. Glenn Steele, Jr., MD, PhD, announced plans to step down from his role as president and CEO of Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System next year, after which he will continue his work as chairman of Columbia, Md.-based xG Health Solutions. Houston Methodist announced Debbie Sukin as CEO of its new The Woodlands (Texas) Hospital. Maureen Tarrant was named president and CEO of HealthONE's Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Chil- dren, both in Denver. Houston-based Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital named Wesley Tidwell as COO. Susan L. Turney, MD, president and CEO of the Medical Group Management Association, stepped down to become CEO of Marshfield Clinic Health System, a newly formed system in Marshfield, Wis. Louise Urban was named president and CEO of Jefferson Hospital in Pittsburgh, part of the Pitts- burgh-based Allegheny Health Network. Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital named David Verinder permanent CEO Harry Weis, CEO of Natividad Medical Center in Salinas, Calif., left his position to pursue other healthcare career opportunities. T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, Ky., named Bud Wethington CEO. Doctors Hospital of Sarasota (Fla.) named Steve Young as COO. Beaumont Health System in Royal Oak, Mich., Botsford Health Care in Farmington Hills, Mich., and Oakwood Healthcare in Dearborn, Mich., reached a definitive agreement to combine their op- erations into a $3.8 billion healthcare organization. Carondelet Health Network, based in Tucson, Ariz., and its parent company, St. Louis-based Ascension Health, signed a nonbinding letter of intent with San Francisco-based Dignity Health and a subsidiary of Dallas-based Tenet Health- care Corp. to create a joint venture. Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health took full ownership of Bedford (Va.) Memorial Hospital for $12 million. CharterCare Health Partners, a nonprofit health system, announced a partnership with Santa Ana, Calif.-based for-profit Prospect Medical Holdings. Community Health Systems, based in Franklin, Tenn., and Natchez (Miss.) Regional Medical Center signed a definitive agreement allowing CHS to acquire all of Natchez Regional's assets. The board of District One Hospital in Faribault, Minn., voted unanimously to approve an affilia- tion agreement with Allina Health, headquar- tered in Minneapolis. Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System and Camp Hill, Pa.-based Holy Spirit Health System signed a definitive agreement for Holy Spirit to become an affiliate of Geisinger. The board of Atlanta-based home health and hos- pice services provider Gentiva Health Services turned down an unsolicited takeover offer from Kindred Healthcare, a post-acute care services provider based in Louisville, Ky. The boards of Greenville (S.C.) Health System and Seneca, S.C.-based Oconee Medical Center approved a binding agreement that makes OMC part of GHS integrated health system. Burlington, Mass.-based Lahey Health and Win- chester (Mass.) Hospital made their partnership official after an extensive review of the proposed affiliation by the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission. Bronxville, N.Y.-based Lawrence Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City announced a new partnership aimed at en- hancing care, improving access and lowering healthcare costs for residents of Bronxville and surrounding counties in Westchester County. MedWest Haywood, a public hospital authority in Clyde, N.C., reached an agreement in principle Hospital & Health System Executive Moves Hospital & Health System Transactions