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51 HEALTHCARE NEWS 34 Latest Hospital, Health System Executive Moves By Anuja Vaidya B ecker's Hospital Review reported on the following hospital and health system executive moves in the last week. ey are listed below, beginning with the most recent. 1. East Orange (N.J.) General Hospital se- lected Paige Dworak to serve as permanent CEO. 2. University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque appointed Michael Chicarelli, DNP, RN, interim CEO. 3. Kahuku (Hawaii) Medical Center CEO Stephany Nihipali Vaioleti is departing in October. 4. Tom Mars, RN, MSN, vice president of patient care and CNO at West Virginia University Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, will retire Sep. 30. 5. Methuen and Haverhill, Mass.-based Holy Family Hospital hired Christine M. Basil, MSN, RN, as vice president and chief nurs- ing officer. 6. Debra Flores, president of Sentara Care- Plex Hospital in Hampton, Va., wrapped up her 30-year career with Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare Oct. 6. 7. Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health selected Tara L. Gellasch, MD, to serve as CMO of United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia, N.Y. 8. Grandview Medical Center in Birming- ham, Ala., named Drew Mason CEO. 9. Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, S.C., hired Mark Nosacka to lead as its new CEO, effective Oct. 16. 10. UC San Francisco Health promot- ed Sheila Antrum, RN, BSN, to senior vice president and COO. 11. San Angelo (Texas) Community Medical Center appointed Buddy Daniels CEO. 12. Conyers, Ga.-based Rockdale Medical Center, part of Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare, selected Richard Tanzella to serve as CEO. 13. Mary Ann Barnes, RN, president of Kai- ser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals Hawaii Region, retired Sept. 8. 14. Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Healthcare selected Amber Egyud, DNP, RN, as its COO and chief nursing officer and Ray- mond McCue, MD, as CMO. 15. Osage Beach, Mo.-based Lake Regional Health System appointed Melissa Hunter, MSN, RN, senior vice president of clinical services and chief nursing officer. 16. Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City tapped David Argueta to serve as chief administrative officer. 17. Waycross, Ga.-based Memorial Satilla Health selected Bobby McCullough to serve as CEO and Mark Roberts as COO. 18. San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital in Banning, Calif., named Steven Barron in- terim CEO. 19. South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System CEO Phil Newbold stepped down, effective Nov. 1. 20. Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolinas Health- Care System tapped Anthony DeFurio to serve as executive vice president and CFO, effective in October. 21. Edward Dzielak, DO, retired as CEO of Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton, Pa., aer serving the organization for 38 years. 22. Robert Honeycutt will serve as CEO of Ennis (Texas) Regional Medical Center and Parkview Regional Hospital in Mexia, Texas, both part of Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health. 23. Osage Beach, Mo.-based Lake Regional Health System named Dane W. Henry CEO. 24. Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health Jo- seph D. McDonald announced his plans to retire in early 2018. 25. Phoenix-based Banner Health select- ed Margo Karsten to serve as Western Divi- sion president, effective Jan. 1, 2018. 26. Austin-based University of Texas Sys- tem's board of regents finalized the appoint- ment of Peter Pisters, MD, as Houston-based UT MD Anderson Cancer Center president. 27. e New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services named Lori Shibinette CEO of Concord-based New Hampshire Hospital, effective Oct. 20. 28. El Segundo, Calif.-based Avanti Hospi- tals tapped Gerald Clute as CEO of East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital. 29. Edward Herrman, BSN, will assume the president and CEO roles at Hays (Kan.) Medical Center. 30. NYC Health + Hospitals appointed Wil- liam A. Brown CEO of NYC Health + Hos- pitals/Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y. 31. Henry Ford Allegiance Health in Jack- son, Mich., selected Mark Smith, MD, to serve as senior vice president, medical affairs and CMO. 32. South Boston, Va.-based Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital President Chris A. Lums- den will retire, effective March 31, 2018. 33. Montrose (Colo.) Memorial Hospital appointed Cindy Bradley interim CEO, ef- fective Sept. 19. 34. Falls Church, Va.-based Inova CEO J. Knox Singleton, 69, revealed plans to retire, effective July 1, 2018. n