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92 at Kaiser Permanente including an assistant ad- ministrator at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center San Francisco, CEO at Kaiser Foundation Hos- pital Santa Rosa and executive vice president of health plans and hospital operations, among sev- eral others. He spoke at the 2014 NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund Annual Gala, which commemorated the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. As CEO and chairman, Mr. Tyson takes a hands-on approach, saying in a Bloomberg report, "I still do hospital visits, and I can tell how well it's run in a couple minutes: How clean are the floors? How does the staff respond? What's the vibe?" Chris Van Gorder. Mr. Van Gorder has been the president and CEO of five-hospital Scripps Health, based in San Diego, since 2000. When he stepped in as president and CEO, the or- ganization was losing $15 million a year. Mr. Van Gorder built a strong executive team that streamlined business operations and focused their efforts on bolstering internal efficiencies, physician relations and workplace culture. Mr. Van Gorder is heading the restructuring of Scripps, which currently is worth $2.6 billion. But his road to CEO wasn't always easy; in 1978, Mr. Van Gorder worked as a cop and was critically injured when responding to a family dispute. Following a nearly year-long hospi- tal stay, the police department planned to re- tire him. Instead of staying at home, Mr. Van Gorder applied to work security at the hospital that cared for him during his injury. Mr. Van Gorder told Becker's Hospital Review, "e CEO said to me, 'You really haven't done that much in healthcare,' and I asked him to give me a shot. Give me minimum wage and 90 days and I'll prove to you that you have not made a mistake. Aer 90 days he said, 'You're right. You're good at this.' I realized shortly thereaer that I had found my calling." n Hospital & Health System Executive Moves Ascension Wisconsin, part of St. Louis-based Ascension Health, named leaders for its northern and southern regions. Travis An- dersen will serve as president of the south region. Debra Standridge will serve as pres- ident of the north region. Beaufort (S.C.) Memorial Hospital named Edmond Russell Baxley III president and CEO, effective Sept. 12. Mark Bernard, CEO of St. Joseph Medical Center in Houston, will leave his position to take a job at another organization. e American Hospital Association named Jay Bhatt, DO, as the CMO and president of the Health Research and Educational Trust. Bend, Ore.-based St. Charles Health System hired Jeremiah Brickhouse as CIO. Rob Cercek, president of Rochester (N.Y.) General Hospital, is leaving his position at the end of July. University Medical Center of El Paso (Texas), named Jacob Cintron president and CEO, effective July 25. Trent Crable, CEO of Duke LifePoint's UP Health System - Marquette (Mich.), will re- sign, effective July 29. Rockville Centre, N.Y.-based Catholic Health Services of Long Island appointed Daniel J. DeBarba Jr. executive vice president and CFO. St. Charles Parish Hospital in Luling, La., named Ritchie J. Dupre CEO. e Detroit Medical Center chose Reginald J. Eadie, MD, as the new DMC regional COO, effective Aug. 1. Houston-based CHI St. Luke's Health named Steven Foster president of Patients Medical Center, its 61-bed acute care hospital in Pas- adena, Texas. Patrick Gavin was appointed CEO of Spring- field, Pa.-based Crozer-Keystone Health Sys- tem. M. Beatrice Grause, BSN, RN, is the new president of the Healthcare Association of New York State. Kris D. Gray, MD, is the new CMO of Flor- ida Hospital Memorial Medical Center in Daytona Beach. Dan Griess, CEO of Box Butte General Hos- pital in Alliance, Neb., will leave the organi- zation at the end of July. West Park Hospital in Cody, Wyo., named Gary Hart, MD, CMO. Massillon, Ohio-based Affinity Medical Cen- ter named Michael Holt CFO. Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel, N.Y., named Eilish C. Hourihan, BSN, RN, vice president of patient care services and CNO. Newton (Mass.)-Wellesley Hospital named Michael R. Jaff, DO, president. Joel Keiper was named regional chief busi- ness development officer of Detroit Medical Center, effective July 25. La Crosse, Wis.-based Gundersen Health System named Rose Ann Laureto CIO. St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital named John McLendon vice president and CIO. Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America appointed Tim McManus presi- dent of its capital division, effective Aug. 1. Journey Health System, a behavioral health system in Bradford, Pa., named Craig Mof- fatt CFO. Debbie Platz was named enterprise vice president and general counsel for Nemours Children's Health System, including its two freestanding children's hospitals. Nemours owns and operates the Alfred I. duPont Hos- pital for Children in Wilmington, Del., and the Nemours Children's Hospital in Orlan- do, Fla., along with major pediatric specialty clinics in Delaware, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Knoxville-based University of Tennessee Medical Center named Michael Saad vice president and CIO. Marshall Smith, a longtime private hospi- tal executive and healthcare consultant, will serve as CEO of direct care and treatment at the Minnesota Department of Human Ser- vices. John Solheim, CEO of Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, Minn., will resign, effective Oct. 14. North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison promoted Deana omas from controller to vice president of financial ser- vices and CFO. Friend (Neb.) Community Healthcare Sys- tem selected Chad ompson as CEO. e Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems named Jeffrey Tieman pres- ident and CEO, effective in August. Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System named David Tilton executive vice presi- dent and chief integration officer. Wilkes-Barre, Pa.-based Commonwealth Health named Denis Tucker CIO. Nicki Will, CEO of Lower Keys Medical Center in Key West, Fla., resigned. Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, part of Al- tamonte Springs, Fla.-based Adventist Health System, named Ryan Willis CFO. Raleigh, N.C.-based UNC Rex Healthcare named Andrew Zukowski CFO, effective Aug. 22.