Becker's Hospital Review

Save the date! Becker's Hospital Review 6th Annual Meeting — May 7-9, 2015 — Chicago. Please call 800-417-2035 to register. 61 Toni R. Ardabell was promoted to CEO of Bon Secours Richmond (Va.) Health System. Lawrence Barnard, CEO of University Medical Center in Las Vegas, resigned to become president of San Francisco-based Dignity Health's San Mar- tin Hospital, also in Las Vegas. Anniston, Ala.-based Regional Medical Center an- nounced the appointment of four executives: Louis Bass, CPA, previously CFO of RMC, was promoted to CEO of RMC; Joe Weaver was named CEO of RMC Hospital in Jacksonville and COO of the RMC system; Mark North, CPA, was promoted to vice president of finance and CFO of RMC; James (Tripp) Johnson joined RMC as assistant vice pres- ident and project management officer. Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based SoutheastHEALTH system named Kenneth W. Bateman president and CEO. Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health named Clifford J. Belden, MD, MS, chief clinical officer and executive vice president of in- tegrated delivery system. West Orange, N.J.-based Barnabas Health chose John Bonamo, MD, president and CEO of Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, N.J., as its next CMO. Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville, Okla., named James Brasel, MBA, CFO. Naples, Fla.-based Physicians Regional Healthcare System CEO Scott Campbell resigned. Elbert Memorial Hospital in Elberton, Ga., ap- pointed Brandon Clary as CEO. Mr. Clary re- signed as CEO of Edgefield (S.C.) Hospital earlier in December. Richard Cordova, president and CEO of Chil- dren's Hospital Los Angeles, announced his plans to retire. After 21 years of leadership, South Charleston, W.V.-based Thomas Health System president and CEO, Stephen P. Dexter, will retire July 31. UConn Health named Anne Diamond, JD, as CEO of John Dempsey Hospital. Prior to her ap- pointment, Ms. Diamond served as interim CEO since August 2013. Mark E. Doyle, MBA, was named administra- tor and CEO of Memorial Hospital Pembroke in Pembroke Pines, Fla., part of Hollywood, Fla.- based Memorial Healthcare System. Nabil El Sanadi, MD, became president and CEO of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health. Weldon Gage, MBA, CFO of Children's Hospi- tal of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, resigned to take a position as CFO of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Health System appointed Chris Ghaemmaghami, MD, as permanent CMO of University of Virginia Medical Center. Chad M. Grant was appointed president and CEO of McLaren Oakland in Pontiac, Mich., a subsid- iary of Flint, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care. Flint, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care named Bill Hardimon, MBA, president and CEO of McLaren Medical Group. Chris Jenkins, MHA, was named president and CEO of Florida Hospital Physician Group in Tampa, Fla. After serving as interim CEO of Riverside County Regional Medical Center in Moreno, Calif., for about a year, Lowell Johnson stepped down and Zareh Sarrafian entered the role. Barry Keel, CEO of Bay Medical Center Sacred Heart Health System in Panama City, Fla., stepped down from his role in January. St. Louis, Mo.-based SSM Health named Philip Loftus, PhD, senior vice president and CIO. Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System President and CEO Steve Mason, MHA, an- nounced plans to retire in mid-2016. Tommy Inzina, MBA, CPA, BayCare's COO, was named Mr. Mason's successor. Great Plains Health in North Platte, Neb., ap- pointed Mel McNea, MHA, as CEO. Kim Milstien, MBA, resigned from her role as president and CEO of Simi Valley (Calif.) Hospi- tal, part of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Adven- tist Health System. Palos Community Hospital in Palos Heights, Ill., named Terrence Moisan, MD, as CEO. Dr. Moisan served as interim CEO since February following the abrupt resignation of CEO Edgardo Tenreiro. Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Fla., named Bob Moore CEO. Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, Ohio, appointed Greg Nielson, MHA, CEO. Tacoma, Wash.-based CHI Franciscan Health ap- pointed Ketul J. Patel, MHA, MBA, as CEO of the system and senior vice president of divisional op- erations for the Pacific Northwest Region of En- glewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives. Ohio State University named Sheldon Retchin, MD, MSPH, executive vice president of health sciences and CEO of Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, effective March 2, 2015. Dr. Retchin will succeed Steven Gabbe, MD, who is retiring. Thomas Savides, MD, was named the first Chief Experience Officer at UC San Diego Health System. Jim Shmerling, PhD, MS, MBA, CEO of Chil- dren's Hospital Colorado Health System and Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, stepped down from his role as hospital CEO, but will re- main at the helm of the health system. Mark Shugarman, president and CEO of Floyd Memorial Hospital in New Albany, Ind., resigned to take a new position at Shriner's Hospital for Children in Cincinnati. Brad Solberg, MHA, CEO of Hammond-Henry Hospital in Geneseo, Ill., resigned to accept the position of president of OSF St. James Medical Center in Pontiac, Ill. Tim Stover, MD, president and CEO of Akron (Ohio) General Health System, will remain at the helm of the organization through 2017. Galesburg, Ill.-based Cottage Hospital announced the resignation of its CEO, Earl Tamar, MHA. Jeff Thompson, MD, will step down from his role as CEO of La Crosse, Wis.-based Gundersen Health this year after 14 years. Bridgeport, W.V.-based United Hospital Center named its current COO, Michael Tillman, as the hospital's new CEO, effective April 4, 2015. Derek Vance, MHA, was appointed CEO of Lew- isGale Hospital Pulaski (Va.). Duke University Health System named its new president and CEO: Eugene Washington, MD, the current CEO of UCLA Health System. Dr. Washington begins his role with the Raleigh, N.C.-based system April 1. Joseph Webb, PhD, was selected to serve as CEO of Nashville (Tenn.) General Hospital at Meharry. Alan Yordy, MBA, president and chief mission of- ficer of Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth, will retire June 30, 2015. Hospital & Health System Executive Moves What do you consider your greatest achievement at Dallas Medi- cal Center so far? It would be the financial turnaround of this hospital. The hospital was los- ing $2 million a month when I got here about five years ago. Today we are operating at a 27 percent profit margin, which is phenomenal. Some of the problems I'm facing are music to my ears, like not having enough OR time because we're full. The financial turnaround is incredible and is a testimony to myself, as it was my first major turnaround. To walk into a hospital that was bare bones in such a competitive market and to be able to survive in this environment and make a successful turnaround is incredible. This wouldn't have been possible without Prime Healthcare, which came to the table in 2012 and provided the resources to do the turnaround. n

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