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53 Hospital and Health System Transactions Providence, R.I.-based Care New England of- ficials said a complicated negotiation process has extended the timeline of Pawtucket, R.I.- based Memorial Hospital's sale to Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Foundation. Midland-based MidMichigan Health en- tered into an affiliation with West Branch (Mich.) Regional Medical Center Sept. 28. Massena (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital CEO Robert G. Wolleben said affiliation talks with two health systems were put on hold. Brentwood, Tenn.-based Meridian Behav- ioral Health Systems completed its acquisi- tion of Charleston, W.Va.-based HHA, par- ent company of Charleston-based Highland Hospital, Sept. 27. Cortland (N.Y.) Regional Medical Center, a 162-bed hospital, and Guthrie, a four-hospi- tal system in Sayre, Pa., signed a nonbinding letter of intent to explore a definitive affilia- tion Sept. 27. Birmingham, Ala.-based HealthSouth and Lubbock, Texas-based UMC Health System entered into a joint venture agreement Sept. 25. Hospital and Health Systems Executive Moves Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, a 238-bed non- profit community hospital and trauma center in Valencia, Calif., named Ted Sirotta senior vice president and CFO. Clarion (Pa.) Hospital appointed Al Taylor in- terim CEO. McPherson (Kan.) Hospital appointed Terri Gehring its permanent president and CEO. Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., appointed Ronald C. Brandenburg II vice president and CFO. Northampton, Mass.-based Cooley Dickin- son Health Care appointed Estevan Garcia, MD, CMO. St. David's North Austin (Texas) Medical Cen- ter selected Ryan Charbeneau, MD, to serve as CMO. Bainbridge, Ga.-based Memorial Hospital and Manor, owned and operated by the Hospital Authority of the City of Bainbridge and Decatur County, appointed James M. Lambert CEO, ef- fective Nov. 27. Niobrara Community Hospital in Lusk, Wyo., named Michelle Skillings, RN, permanent CEO. Welch (W. Va.) Community Hospital select- ed Mark Simpson, BSN, MSN, to lead as CEO, effective Oct. 28. At the beginning of October, David Tupponce, MD, became president at Central Maine Medi- cal Center in Lewiston, as well as the executive vice president at Lewiston-based Central Maine Healthcare, the medical center's parent. Rich Mutarelli, CEO of Heart of Florida Health Center in Ocala, is resigning, effective Nov. 1. Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare's longtime lead- er Trevor Fetter stepped down from his role as CEO and resigned as a director of the company Oct. 23. Magruder Hospital in Port Clinton, Ohio, named Julie Georgoff vice president of finance and CFO. Pueblo, Colo.-based St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center CEO Brian Moore is resigning, effective Nov. 10. Holyoke (Mass.) Medical Center made CFO Michael Koziol's appointment perma- nent. Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health select- ed Gerard Colman to serve as CEO, effective Dec. 4. Portland-based Oregon Health & Science Uni- versity President Joe Robertson, MD, retired Oct. 31. HSHS St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield, Ill., tapped Kevin G. Seely as president and CEO, effective Dec. 3. Doug Crabtree, CEO of Eastern Idaho Region- al Medical Center in Idaho Falls, is retiring, ef- fective Dec. 31. Richmond-based Virginia Commonwealth University selected Elias Neujahr to serve as the first CEO of Children's Hospital of Rich- mond at VCU, effective Dec. 3. Wythe County Community Hospital in Wytheville, Va., named Joe Wilkins CEO, ef- fective Nov. 13. SF HealthCare St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, Ill., named Lynn Fulton presi- dent, effective Nov. 5. e University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington selected Isabelle Desjardins, MD, to serve as CMO. Four executives from San Antonio-based Baptist Health System are leaving their roles — CEO Trip Pilgrim; President and COO Graham Reeve; CFO Gary Whittington; and Vice Pres- ident of Human Resources Sarah Spinharney. Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health & Ser- vices appointed Tomi Ryba chief executive for its Southern Oregon Service Area, effective Dec. 4. Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Healthcare appoint- ed Stephen McDonnell CFO. Cartersville (Ga.) Medical Center President and CEO Keith Sandlin will retire in January 2018. Cincinnati-based TriHealth selected Kevin Jo- seph, MD, to serve as CMO. University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center made CFO Adam P. Anolik's appointment per- manent, effective immediately. Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center in Yonkers, N.Y., hired Vicki Iannotti, MD, to serve as CMO. MidMichigan Medical Center-Alpena Presi- dent Karmon Bjella is retiring, effective July 1, 2018. Habersham Medical Center in Demorest, Ga., selected Barbara Duncan as acting CEO. Mercy Health-Cincinnati appointed Kenneth James its permanent East Market president and CEO. McLaren Oakland in Pontiac, Mich., select- ed Margaret Dimond, PhD, to serve as presi- dent and CEO, effective Nov. 20. Stoughton (Wis.) Hospital President and CEO Terry Brenny is retiring, effective June 2018. Richard C. Breon, president and CEO of Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health, plans to retire, effective Jan. 1, 2019. Mark Crawford, CEO of Northwest Texas Healthcare System in Amarillo, resigned. Missoula-based Western Montana Mental Health Center CEO Jodi Daly resigned to take on a new job opportunity. Seattle Children's tapped Suzanne Beitel to serve as senior vice president and CFO, effec- tive in December. Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa, selected Glen Winekauf to serve as CEO. Avista Adventist Hospital in Louisville, Colo., appointed Jillyan McKinney CEO, effective Nov. 20.