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116 Hospital and Health System Executive Moves Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Health System's Randall Linton, MD, president and CEO of its northwest Wisconsin region retired at the end of April. Marietta, Ga.-based WellStar Health Sys- tem appointed Jon-Paul Croom president of WellStar North Fulton Hospital in Ros- well, Ga. Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hos- pital appointed Madelyn Pearson, MSN, RN, senior vice president of patient care services and CNO, effective June 12. North Kansas City (Mo.) Hospital selected Doug Abel to serve as CIO. Lafayette, Calif.-based Loyale Healthcare named Frank Massi chief revenue officer. Texas Medical Center in Houston is los- ing its CEO Robert C. Robbins, MD, to the University of Arizona in Tucson. Dr. Robbins will take on the role of university president on June 1. La Porte (Ind.) Hospital tapped Ashley Dickinson to serve as CEO. Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Insti- tute selected David A. Feinberg to serve as vice president and chief marketing officer, a newly created position. Philadelphia-based Einstein Healthcare Network named Gina Marone, MSN, RN, vice president of healthcare services and chief nurse executive. Plano, Texas-based Community Hospital Corp. appointed Jim Kendrick president and CEO, effective April 17. Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth ap- pointed Eric Brettner CFO of its North- west network, which includes facilities in Washington and Alaska. Chicago-based Presence Health tapped Kenneth Preston Jones to lead as pres- ident of Presence St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, Ill. Mujtaba Ali-Khan, DO, is transitioning into the role of Kingwood (Texas) Medical Center CMO full-time. Webster, Texas-based Bay Area Regional Medical Center CEO Tim Schmidt is leav- ing his post to focus on his health. Oakland, Calif.-based Alameda Health System hired Tangerine Brigham as chief administrative officer of population health. Baltimore-based Sheppard Pratt Health System named Armando E. Colombo vice president and COO, effective April 24. Palo Pinto General Hospital in Mineral Wells, Texas, appointed Daniel Smith CFO. Opelika-based East Alabama Medical Cen- ter appointed William Golden, MD, CMO. Knoxville, Tenn.-based Tennova Healthcare tapped Tony Benton to serve as CEO of its Knoxville Metro region, effective April 10. Indianapolis-based Eskenazi Health select- ed David Crabb, MD, to serve as CMO. e Community Health Centers of Burl- ington (Vt.) appointed Alison L. Calder- ara CEO. Broomfield, Colo.-based SCL Health se- lected Lydia Jumonville to serve as inter- im president and CEO. Medical City Denton (Texas) added How- ard Shaw, MD, as CMO. Dallas-based Medical City Children's Hospi- tal named William Lee CEO, effective May 1. Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente Northern California promoted CJ Bhalla to senior vice president and CFO. Gastonia, N.C.-based CaroMont Health appointed Todd Davis, MD, interim pres- ident and CEO, following Doug Luckett's sudden departure. Alexandria, Va.-based Inova Mount Ver- non Hospital named Don Brideau, MD, interim CEO, effective April 24. Kennewick, Wash.-based Trios Health, part of the Kennewick Public Hospital District, selected Craig R. Cudworth to serve as interim CEO. Queensbury, N.Y.-based Hudson Head- waters Health Network CEO John Rug- ge, MD, and CMO Dan Larson, MD, an- nounced plans to retire from their roles, effective July 1, 2017. e network is a nonprofit system of 17 primary care com- munity health centers. New Brunswick, N.J.-based Saint Peter's Healthcare CEO Ronald Rak is leaving his post. e health system named Leslie Hirsch to take over as CEO on an interim basis. East Cooper Medical Center in Mt. Pleas- ant, S.C., appointed Patrick Downes CEO. Saint Vincent Hospital in Erie, Pa., an- nounced its CEO Scott Whalen is retiring. Mary Black Health System–Spartanburg (S.C.) appointed Brett English CFO. Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, La., tapped W. Bryan Lee to serve as CEO, effective May 1. n Hospital and Health Systems Transactions The Federal Trade Commission approved Madison-based University of Wiscon- sin Health's proposal to enter into a joint operating agreement with UnityPoint Health-Meriter, also in Madison. Morris, Ill.-based Liberty Medical Cen- ter finalized an affiliation agreement with Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Cen- ters. Officials plan to sell the financially strug- gling Secaucus, N.J.-based Meadow- lands Hospital Medical Center for $12.2 million to Yan Moshe, who owns Hackensack, N.J.-based Excel Surgery Center and the Dynamic Surgery Center. The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium in Juneau, Alaska, finalized its merger with the Wrangell-based Alaska Island Community Services after more than a year of negotiations. Global Medical REIT, a Bethesda, Md.- based company engaged in the acquisi- tion and leasing of healthcare facilities, closed on two previously announced acquisitions totaling $74 million March 31: Great Bend (Kan.) Regional Hos- pital and the Oklahoma City-based