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84 St. Jude Children's Research Hos- pital in Memphis, Tenn., named Charles W. M. Roberts, MD, PhD, executive vice president and direc- tor of the St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center, the first and only National Cancer Institute designat- ed Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. Philadelphia-based Aria Health tapped Jack Sariego, MD, as head breast surgeon and medical direc- tor of both the breast health pro- gram and of perioperative services. St. Louis-based Ascension named Karen Springer senior vice president, executive of Ascen- sion Health's Tennessee Ministry Market and president and CEO of Saint omas Health in Nashville, Tenn. Saint omas' former pres- ident and CEO, Mike Schatzlein, MD, will take on the role of senior vice president, Ascension Health/ Group Ministry operating execu- tive. Dallas-based Texas Heath Resourc- es appointed Joey Sudomir senior vice president of innovative tech- nology solutions and CIO. Simi Valley (Calif.) Hospital, part of Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health, named Jennifer Swenson president and CEO. Jennifer omas, RN, has been named CNO of Mercy Hospital Fort Smith (Ark.). Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky., has named Lennis ompson vice president and CFO. Robert Tyk, who has been CEO of Joshua Tree, Calif.-based Hi-Desert Medical Center since December 2013, was not offered employment by Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, which took over opera- tion of the medical center July 15. Beverly Vilhauer was named CEO of Wishek (N.D.) Community Hospital and Clinics. Stephen Warren, deputy CIO of the Department of Veterans Affairs, will leave his position for a different federal CIO position. Matthew J. Wenzel was appointed president and CEO of Kansas City, Mo.-based Saint Luke's North Hos- pital, part of Saint Luke's Health System. Presence Holy Family Medical Center in Des Plaines, Ill., and Chicago-based Presence Resur- rection Medical Center named Yolande Wilson-Stubbs, RN, regional COO of long-term acute care services. Peter Wozniak, CEO of Venice (Fla.) Regional Bayfront Health, resigned at the end of July. Jeff Reece was named interim CEO, and Peggy Greene is returning as interim CNO. n Hospital & Health System Transactions St. Louis-based Ascension final- ized its agreement with Franklin, Tenn.-based Capella Healthcare to acquire four hospitals in Ten- nessee that were jointly owned by Capella and Ascension's Tennessee ministry, Saint omas Health. Capella Holdings, the parent com- pany of Capella Healthcare, also signed a definitive agreement for Birmingham, Ala.-based Medical Properties Trust to acquire Capel- la for $900 million in cash. e board of directors of Cof- feyville (Kan.) Regional Medical Center voted to sign a letter of intent to affiliate with Mercy Hos- pital Independence (Kan.). Franklin, Tenn.-based Commu- nity Health Systems sold Payson (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center, which is operated by Mogollon Health Alliance, to Phoenix-based Banner Health. Wyoming, Mich.- based Metro Health Hospital also announced it will not close on the planned affiliation with Commu- nity Health Systems. Conway (Ark.) Regional Health System entered into a five-year