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54 Hospital and Health System Transactions CHI Memorial in Chattanooga, Tenn., part of Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cornerstone Medical Center in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., formerly known as Hutcheson Medical Center. e board of trustees of Bad Axe, Mich.- based Huron Medical Center said Nov. 29 the hospital will exclusively pursue a letter of intent to integrate with Grand Blanc, Mich.- based McLaren Health Care. St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare is seeking total ownership of two Illinois hospitals the health system acquired through a merger in 2016. Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Hold- ings and Providence, R.I.-based Brown Uni- versity are reportedly in discussions to jointly purchase Care New England, also in Provi- dence. Irving, N.Y.-based TLC Health Network con- firmed plans to merge with Dunkirk, N.Y.- based Brooks Memorial Hospital and affiliate with Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health. Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health revealed plans to merge two of its Michigan health sys- tems into a single 10-hospital organization. Portland, Ore.-based OHSU and Adventist Health Portland finalized an agreement to integrate the organizations' clinical activities and services. Hospital and Health System Executive Moves DuBois, Pa.-based Penn Highlands Healthcare selected Tarun K. Ghosh as its new CFO. Norwalk, Ohio-based Fisher-Titus Health sys- tem appointed Matthew Gross CEO, effective Dec. 1. Saint Luke's North Hospital, with locations in Kansas City, Mo., and Smithville, Mo., appoint- ed Adele Ducharme permanent CEO. Jayne Van Bramer has been selected to serve as CEO of Lancaster (Pa.) Behavioral Health Hos- pital, which is still under construction and set to open in summer 2018. Baptist Health Paducah (Ky.) made interim President Chris Roty's appointment perma- nent. CHI Health St. Elizabeth in Lincoln, Neb., se- lected Derek Vance to serve as president. e Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services appointed Brett M. John- son CEO of Northwest Ohio Psychiatric Hos- pital in Toledo. Commonwealth Health's Berwick (Pa.) Hospi- tal Center selected omas Neal, RN, to serve as permanent CEO. St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, Ga., made interim CEO Dan Jones' appointment perma- nent, effective immediately. Jeff Patterson, CEO of Nacogdoches (Texas) Medical Center, stepped down from his role to take on a new position, effective Dec. 29. Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater Coun- ty in Rock Springs, Wyo., appointed Tami Love CFO. Victoria, Texas-based DeTar Healthcare System named Gary Malaer CEO, effective Jan. 2. Mount Vernon, Wash.-based Skagit Regional Health tapped Paul Ishizuka to serve as inter- im CFO. Ascension Crittenton Hospital in Rochester Hills, Mich., selected Chris Palazzolo to serve as president and CEO, effective Nov. 27. Murray-Calloway County Hospital in Murray, Ky., appointed John Bradford CFO. Jerry Fedele, president and CEO of Boca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital, is planning to retire in August 2018. Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare named Mark Lisa Central Coast market CEO. Mount Vernon, Wash.-based Skagit Regional Health hired Brian Ivie as its new president and CEO. Fairbanks (Alaska) Memorial Hospital and De- nali Center selected Jim Lynch to lead as CEO. Lutheran Health Network's Dupont Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., named Lorenzo Suter CEO, effective in December. Jill Fuller, president and CEO of Watertown, S.D.-based Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, announced her intention to retire. Odessa, Texas-based Medical Center Health System selected Rick Napper to serve as its new president and CEO. Integris Bass Baptist Health Center in Enid, Okla., named Finny Mathew president, effec- tive Jan. 2, 2018. Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines (Iowa) se- lected Karl Keeler to serve as president, effec- tive in January 2018. Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare ap- pointed Adam Kempf senior vice president and CFO. Odessa, Texas-based Medical Center Health System Senior Vice President and CFO Jon Riggs resigned Nov. 17. Rob Casalou has been tapped to serve as pres- ident and CEO of the new entity formed by the merger of Livonia, Mich.-based Saint Joseph Mercy Health System and Muskegon, Mich.- based Mercy Health. Houston-based Park Plaza Hospital, part of Houston-based HCA Gulf Coast Division, named Peyton Elliott CEO, effective Dec. 26. Bob Bonar, CEO of Minneapolis-based Chil- dren's Minnesota, retired Dec. 8. Rapid City, S.D.-based Regional Health ap- pointed omas Worsley president of Regional Health Spearfish (S.D.) Hospital as well as the Spearfish and Belle Fourche Market. West Burlington, Iowa-based Great River Health Systems tapped Matthew Wenzel to serve as president and CEO, effective Jan. 2, 2018. Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Cen- ter in Broken Bow, Neb., selected Veronica Schmidt to serve as CEO, effective Jan. 15, 2018. Louisville-based KentuckyOne Health appoint- ed Terrence G. Deis president of both Saint Joseph Berea (Ky.) and Saint Joseph Mount Sterling (Ky.). St. Bernard Parish Hospital in Chalmette, La., named Kimberly Keene, RN, CEO.