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68 Hospital and Health System Transactions Kansas City-based University of Kansas Health System and Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health Services plan to form a joint venture company to acquire 378-bed St. Francis Health in Topeka, Kan. North Wilkesboro, N.C.-based Wilkes Regional Medical Center will rebrand once its lease agreement with Win- ston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Medical Cen- ter is finalized July 1. Irving, Texas-based Christus Health revealed plans to ac- quire Lake Area Medical Center, an 88-bed facility in Lake Charles, La. Lewiston, Idaho-based St. Joseph Regional Medical Cen- ter formed a partnership with Brentwood, Tenn.-based RCCH HealthCare Partners, which took effect May 1. The board of directors for Syracuse, N.Y.-based Crouse Hos- pital approved a proposal to enter into a clinical affiliation with New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health. Oceanside, N.Y.-based South Nassau Communities Hospi- tal and New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System signed a nonbinding letter of intent to affiliate. San Antonio-based Methodist Healthcare System declared its intent to acquire South Texas Regional Medical Center, a 67- bed facility in Jourdanton, Texas. Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Holdings is looking to grow by acquiring more hospitals, officials said during a first quarter earnings call May 2. St. Louis-based Ascension revealed plans to cease its corpo- rate sponsorship of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health. The boards of trustees of Edison, N.J.-based JFK Health and Hackensack Meridian Health, also in Edison, signed a de- finitive agreement to merge the two health systems follow- ing five months of due diligence. Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems complet- ed its sale of eight hospitals to Boston-based Steward Health Hospital and Health Systems Executive Moves Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health named Lar- ry Antonucci, MD, president and CEO. Parker County Hospital District in Weatherford, Texas, selected Randy Bacus to serve as CEO. Pasadena, Calif.-based Huntington Hospital President and CEO Steve Ralph is retiring, end- ing a 22-year tenure as leader of the hospital. Doug DiVello, president of the University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone, N.Y., stepped down, effec- tive May 3. Petersburg, Va.-based Southside Regional Medical Center tapped Trent Erik Nobles to serve as its permanent CEO. Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) Medical Center CEO Jeff Welch is leaving his post for a new position with Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, the medical center's parent. TriStar Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tenn., hired Brian Marger to serve as CEO, ef- fective June 1. Oswego (N.Y.) Health selected Michael Har- lovic, BSN, MSN, RN, to serve as its new pres- ident and CEO. West Des Moines, Iowa-based Mercy Health Network named Bob Ritz CEO, effective July 1. Burbank, Calif.-based Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center appointed Kelly Linden CEO. Phoenix-based Banner Health named Hoyt Skabelund CEO of Sterling (Colo.) Regional MedCenter. Coliseum Medical Centers in Macon, Ga., named Stephen Daugherty its permanent CEO. Greensburg, Ind.-based Decatur County Me- morial Hospital appointed Rex McKinney president and CEO, effective June 1. Columbia-based University of Missouri Health Care CFO Brian Steines is leaving for a new role, effective June 30. Gastonia, N.C.-based CaroMont Health tapped Chris Peek to serve as permanent president and CEO, effective May 15. Vivian Lee, MD, PhD, stepped down from her roles as senior vice president for health scienc- es, medical school dean and CEO of University of Utah Health Care in Salt Lake City. Toby Cosgrove, MD, president and CEO of Cleveland Clinic, revealed plans to transition out of his executive roles later this year. Lake Huron Medical Center in Port Huron, Mich., appointed Jay E. de los Reyes CEO, ef- fective in June. Chippewa County-Montevideo (Minn.) Hos- pital selected Chuck Bruhn as interim CEO. San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare appointed Staci Dickerson senior vice president and CFO. Western Plains Medical Complex in Dodge City, Kan., selected Jerry Dooley to serve as interim CEO. Lovelace Westside Hospital in Albuquerque, N.M., named Amy Blasing CEO. Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolinas HealthCare System CFO Greg Gombar will retire at the end of 2017 aer 32 years in his role. Metairie, La.-based East Jefferson General Hospital tapped Gerald Parton to lead as its permanent president and CEO. Medical City McKinney (Texas), a 260-bed hospital, appointed Brad Stein CFO. Nashville, Tenn.-based Saint omas Medical Partners named Stacey D. Woodruff CFO. Richmond-based Hospital Corporation of America Virginia selected Joe Mazzo, RN, to serve as CEO of John Randolph Medical Cen- ter in Hopewell, Va. Honolulu, Hawaii-based e Queen's Health Systems appointed Michel Riccioni CFO. La Porte (Ind.) Hospital and Starke Hospital in Knox, Ind., named Drew Keesbury CFO. Joe Mitchell, RN, president of Trinity Hospital Twin City in Dennison, Ohio, is resigning, ef- fective June 16. Columbus-based Ohio State University Wex- ner Medical Center CEO Sheldon Retchin, MD, resigned. Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Chester, Pa., tapped Michael Curran to serve as president. n