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89 Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Valencia, Ca- lif., added Kingman Ho, MD, to serve as vice president of professional services and CMO. Cleveland-based University Hospitals appointed M. Steven Jones president of UH Community Hospitals-East Region. Manchester-based Eastern Connecticut Health Network President and CEO Peter Karl re- signed from his role the day before the organi- zation was sold to Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings, a for-profit company. e Aroostook Medical Center in Presque Isle, Maine, a Brewer-based Eastern Maine Health- care Systems hospital, appointed Gregory T. LaFrancois president, effective Nov. 14. Estes Park (Colo.) Medical Center tapped Larry Leaming to serve as CEO, effective, Jan. 16, 2017. Franklin Community Health Network in Farm- ington, Maine, selected Miriam Leonard to serve as COO. Richmond-based Hospital Corporation of America Virginia named Greg Lowe CEO of Chippenham Hospital and Johnston-Willis Hospital, both located in Richmond. Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health named Patrick Maloney president and CEO of Franciscan Health Dyer (Ind.), Francis- can Health Hammond (Ind.) and Franciscan Health Munster (Ind.), effective Oct. 31. Green Valley (Ariz.) Hospital tapped John Ma- tuska to lead as CEO. Sistersville (W.Va.) General Hospital CEO John May resigned. Honolulu-based Hawaii Health Systems tapped Janiece McNichols to serve as regional CFO. Reading, Pa.-based Penn State Health St. Joseph appointed Chris Newman, MD, vice president of medical affairs and CMO. Placentia-Linda Hospital in Placentia, Calif., named Christina Oh CEO. Wichita, Kan.-based Wesley Healthcare appoint- ed Tripp Owings president and CEO of Wesley Woodlawn Hospital & ER, also in Wichita. Jacksonville, Ill.-based Passavant Area Hospital President and CEO Doug Rahn will retire, ef- fective Dec. 31. Brentwood, Tenn.-based RCCH HealthCare Partners, an operator of 17 regional health sys- tems, tapped Martin S. Rash to lead as presi- dent and CEO. PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Wash., announced its CMO Alden Roberts, MD, will depart, effective Oct. 31. Mike Schatzlein, MD, president and CEO of Ascension's St. Vincent's HealthCare in Jack- sonville, Fla., is leaving, effective Dec. 31. New York City-based Mount Sinai Beth Israel President Susan Somerville announced her resignation. Douglas Spotts, MD, will assume full-time CMIO duties at Evangelical Community Hos- pital in Lewisburg, Pa. Mercy Hospital in Portland, Maine, a member of Brewer-based Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, tapped Charlie errien to serve as president. La Porte (Ind.) Hospital CEO or ordar- son resigned. Nashville, Tenn.-based Saint omas Health named Andy Wachtel CEO of Saint omas DeKalb Hospital in Smithville, Saint omas Stones River Hospital in Woodbury and Saint omas Highlands Hospital in Sparta, all in Tennessee. Louisville, Ga.-based Jefferson Hospital CEO Steve Widener retired. Sunbury (Pa.) Community Hospital appointed Bob Williams CEO. Chestatee Regional Hospital in Dahlonega, Ga., announced CEO Jim Yarborough is stepping down. n Hospital & Health System Transactions Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health acquired Floyd Memorial Hospital in New Albany, Ind., and renamed the fa- cility Baptist Health Floyd. The parties signed an asset purchase agreement in June. Quorum Health Corp., the 38-hospital spin-off of Franklin, Tenn.-based Com- munity Health Systems, signed a de- finitive agreement to sell Barrow Re- gional Medical Center in Winder, Ga., to Northeast Georgia Health System in Gainesville. Knoxville, Tenn.-based TeamHealth Holdings will acquire Orlando-based Florida Emergency Physicians, the ex- clusive emergency medicine staffing provider for numerous hospitals with- in the state's health system. The University of Chicago Medicine finalized an agreement to merge with Harvey, Ill.-based Ingalls Health Sys- tem. Glen Dale, W.Va.-based Reynolds Me- morial Hospital is the ninth hospital to join Morgantown-based West Virginia University Health System. Springfield, Mo.-based Ozarks Com- munity Hospital will acquire Carthage (Mo.) Children's Clinic, effective Oct. 1.The clinic was renamed OCH Jasper County Pediatric Clinic. Louisville, Ky.-based Kindred Health- care completed the sale of 12 long- term acute care hospitals to Curahealth for $27.5 million. Brentwood, Tenn.-based Duke LifePoint ceased discussions with Longview, Tex- as-based Good Shepherd Health Sys- tem over a possible acquisition. Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services and Plano, Texas-based LHP Hospital Group entered into a defini- tive agreement to merge the two insti- tutions. The merged entity will become the second largest private, for-profit hospital operator by revenue in the U.S. Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System joined Chicago-based AVIA Innovator Network, a network of 20 health systems all seeking to transform healthcare through the adoption of dig- ital solutions. Arlington, Va.-based Evolent Health, which assists healthcare companies in