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. 128 The following hospital and health system execu- tive moves were announced or made in February. Concord, Ohio-based Lake Health announced the appointment of John J. Baniewicz, MD, as senior vice president and CMO. Plano, Texas-based LifeCare Holdings, which operates LifeCare Hospitals, also based in Plano, named Frank J. Battafarano COO. Southwest General Hospital in San Antonio ap- pointed Colin B. Brooks as CFO. Gallipolis, Ohio-based Holzer Health System named Michael Canady, MD, CMO. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Som- erset in Somerville, N.J., named Anthony V. Cava chief administrative officer. James Connolly, president and CEO of Schenect- ady, N.Y.-based Ellis Medicine, retired. Sioux Falls (S.D.) Specialty Hospital named Rich- ard Blake Curd, MD, CEO. Dr. Curd's appoint- ment began March 1. Richard Daniels was named executive vice presi- dent and CIO of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente. John Dubis, president and CEO of Edgewood, Ky.-based St. Elizabeth Healthcare, stepped down after disclosing to managers that he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. The Detroit Medical Center named Reginald J. Eadie, MD, to succeed Iris Taylor, PhD, RN, as CEO of DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital. Memorial Hospital in Martinsville, Va., named Michael D. Ehrat CEO. His new position began March 16. Robert J. Erickson, CEO of St. Francis Health Center in Topeka, Kan., was named CEO of St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. Bryan W. Whitfield Memorial Hospital in De- mopolis, Ala., named Arthur Evans CEO and administrator. Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System named UCLA Health System President David Feinberg, MD, as its sixth president and CEO. Allentown, Pa.-based Coordinated Health ap- pointed Greg Flanagan as CIO. Whidbey General Hospital in Coupeville, Wash., selected Geri Forbes to succeed Tom Tomasino as CEO. Gary, Ind.-based Methodist Hospitals appointed Raymond Grady as president and CEO. Seton Medical Center Austin, Texas, part of the Austin, Texas-based Seton Healthcare Family sys- tem, named Tad Hatton vice president and COO. Carlsbad (N.M.) Medical Center named Cathryn Hibbs CEO. Philadelphia-based Jefferson announced the ap- pointment of Joseph B. Hill as chief diversity officer. Ann Holmes, RN, became CNO of Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital, a hospital in Frankfort, Mich., that is part of Traverse City, Mich.-based Munson Healthcare. Delores Horvath, president and CEO of Medina, N.Y.-based Orleans Community Health, which runs Medina Memorial Hospital, resigned Feb. 13. University of Cincinnati Health named William Hurford, MD, its first CMO. Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y., named Candace Johnson, PhD, its first woman president and CEO. She previously held the role on an interim basis since November. Memorial Hermann The Woodlands (Texas) Hos- pital named Christopher J. Langan, MD, regional CMO and Christine M. Lee, MD, chief of staff. Parker, Ariz.-based La Paz Regional Hospital named Robert Libberton CEO. St. Bernard Parish Hospital in Chalmette, La., named its COO, Charles Lindell, CEO. Chad Melton was named CEO of Wythe County Community Hospital in Wytheville, Va. Jan McClure, CEO of Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro, Texas, retired March 1 after 22 years at the helm. Kim Milstien, former chief of Simi Valley (Calif.) Hospital, was appointed CEO of Ventura County Medical Center. Shannon Nachtigal, RN, became vice president and CNO of Baxter Regional Medical Center in Moun- tain Home, Ark., after serving as interim CNO. Irving, Texas-based CHRISTUS Health appoint- ed Isaac Palmer as CEO of CHRISTUS Health Northern Louisiana in Shreveport. Taos (N.M.) Health Systems named William D. Patten Jr., CEO. Athens (Ga.) Regional Health System named its interim CEO, Charles Peck, MD, permanent CEO of the regional system and Athens (Ga.) Regional Medical Center. Mr. Peck's appointment came into effect March 15. York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health appointed John M. Porter Jr. as system executive vice president and COO. Deborah Proctor, president and CEO of Irvine, Calif.-based St. Joseph Health, will retire Dec. 31 after leading the system for 10 years. CHI St. Luke's Health-The Woodlands (Texas) Hospital named Syed Raza, MD, as its new CMO. Boise, Idaho-based Saint Alphonsus Health Sys- tem named its interim president and CEO, Rod- ney Reider, the system's permanent chief. Chicago-based Presence Health named Kathleen Rhine regional president and CEO of Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Ill., and Presence St. Mary's Hospital in Kankakee, Ill. Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, Colo., named W. Kent Rogers CEO. His new role began in March. Michael Sack, president and CEO of Medford, Mass.-based Hallmark Health System, retired in February after serving for 12 years at the helm. Freehold, N.J.-based CentraState Healthcare Sys- tem announced the appointment of Thomas W. Scott as COO and senior vice president. Brentwood, Tenn.-based Duke LifePoint Healthcare announced the appointment Brian Sinotte as CEO of Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson, N.C. Mr. Sinotte's appointment began March 9. Rulon Stacey, PhD, president and CEO of Min- neapolis-based Fairview Health Services, an- nounced plans to leave the system March 1 due to professional differences and personal reasons. Saundra Stevens, CEO of Adams County Region- al Medical Center in Seaman, Ohio, gave notice of her intent to retire May 1. Tim Sughrue, CEO of Rapid City (S.D.) Regional Hospital and Regional Health Network and COO of Rapid City, S.D.-based Regional Health, an- nounced plans to retire March 31. Boston-based Partners HealthCare named David Torchiana, MD, CEO. At the time of his appoint- ment, Dr. Torchiana was chairman and CEO of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization. Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center in Lititz, Pa., part of Franklin, Tenn.-based Com- munity Health Systems, named its administrator, Deborah Willwerth, CEO. Hospital & Health System Executive Moves I think it would be stepping up and going through a major visioning process at CHI that we began in 2009. We took the board through a planning pro- cess to paint the healthcare industry of the future. We projected out to 2020, and when we look at it now we really hit a lot of home runs. We may not have used the same words that are being used now, but we started moving toward population health, creating healthy communities, forming clinically integrated networks — things like that. We were able to get the board, senior leadership team and leaders across the country moving in that direction. CHI is better prepared because of it, and I think that under my leadership the organization has been able to move for- ward with a firm footing. There are a lot more chapters yet to be written, but to be where we are today — getting people to move in that direction when we all grew up in a fee-for-service model, getting people to recognize we had to change — is probably the greatest accomplishment. n

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