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Executive Moves 17 117 Hospital & Health System Executive Moves in Q1 2018 Becker's Hospital Review reported the following hospital and health system executive moves in the first quarter of the year. They are listed below, according to title and in alphabetical order. CEO Redwood City, Calif.-based Verity Health Sys- tem tapped Richard Adcock to serve as CEO. Jacksonville, Fla.-based Nemours Foundation, also known as Nemours Children's Health Sys- tem, announced its President and CEO David J. Bailey, MD, is retiring. Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System appointed Andrew J. Bagnall president and CEO of Eau Claire, Wis.-based HSHS Sa- cred Heart Hospital and HSHS' Western Wis- consin Division. Bret Barr stepped into the CEO role at Conway (S.C.) Medical Center. Pikeville (Ky.) Medical Center appointed Don- ovan Blackburn CEO. Sutter Roseville (Calif.) Medical Center CEO Pat Brady retired. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health's board of commissioners voted to make Bever- ly Capasso, the system's interim president and CEO, the permanent head of the system. Chuck Carr, CEO of Lexington, Va.-based Car- ilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital, retired. Russ Collier, CEO of Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center-Marshall (Texas), retired, ef- fective Jan. 31. Eric Crowell, president and CEO of UnityPoint Health-Des Moines (Iowa), is retiring, effective July 1. Porter Health Care System in Valparaiso, Ind., named Sean Dardeau CEO. Irving, Texas-based Christus Health named Cris Daskevich CEO of The Children's Hospital of San Antonio. Olathe (Kan.) Health System President and CEO Frank H. Devocelle is retiring, effective Dec. 31. Cleveland Clinic selected Brian Donley, MD, to serve as CEO of Cleveland Clinic London, effective immediately. Reginald Eadie, MD, has been named president and CEO of Hartford, Conn.-based Trinity Health of New England, effective March 26. Tyler, Texas-based East Texas Medical Cen- ter Regional Healthcare System President and CEO Elmer G. Ellis retired Feb. 28. UnityPoint Health-Meriter in Madison, Wis., appointed Sue Erickson president and CEO. Howard Federoff, MD, PhD, vice chancellor for health affairs at University of California, Irvine and CEO of the UCI Health System, resigned. Fort Wayne, Ind.-based St. Joseph Hospital se- lected Karen Fordham to serve as CEO, effec- tive Jan. 22. Redwood City, Calif.-based Verity Health Sys- tem named Mark S. Fratzke, DNP, permanent president and CEO of Seton Medical Center in Daly City, Calif., and Seton Coastside in Moss Beach, Calif. Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Roncev- erte, W. Va., hired Jim Hobson as CEO. Whiteville, N.C.-based Columbus Regional Healthcare System CEO Carla Hollis is resign- ing for a new job. Bart Hove, the former CEO of Kingsport, Tenn.-based Wellmont Health System who was slated to serve as CEO of the merged Ballad Health organization, unexpectedly retired Feb. 1. Rocky Mount, N.C.-based Nash UNC Health Care selected L. Lee Isley, PhD, president and CEO. Medina, N.Y.-based Orleans Community Health CEO/President Wendy Jacobson re- signed. Iowa City-based University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics CEO Kenneth P. Kates is retiring, effective this summer, ending a 10-year tenure. Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego President and CEO Donald Kearns, MD, will retire. Larkin Kennedy was named president and CEO of Meridian, Miss.-based Rush Health Systems, effective Jan. 29 Bill Lawrence, president and CEO of McLaren Central Michigan in Mt. Pleasant, is retiring in April. Livingston (Mont.) HealthCare CEO Bren Lowe is resigning for a new job opportunity. Eau Claire, Wis.-based HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital President and CEO Julie Manas abruptly departed from her roles. Baton Rouge, La.-based Franciscan Missionar- ies of Our Lady Health System appointed Mi- chael J. McBride president and CEO, effective Feb. 19. South Baldwin Regional Medical Center in Fo- ley, Ala., selected Daniel McKinney to serve as CEO, effective March 5. Tom Mee, BSN, president and CEO of McLaren Greater Lansing (Mich.), resigned. Scott H. Perra, president and CEO of Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System, plans to retire, effective June 30, 2019. William Russell, CEO of Three Rivers (Mich.) Health, resigned. Wyandot Memorial Hospital in Upper San- dusky, Ohio, selected Ty Shaull to serve as pres- ident and CEO. The Oaks Bluff, Mass.-based Martha's Vine- yard Hospital board of trustees named Denise Schepici president and CEO. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health appointed Jared M. Smith CEO of Broward Health Coral Springs (Fla.). South Lincoln Medical Center in Kemmerer, Wyo., named Karl Sundberg CEO. West Grove, Pa.-based Jennersville Hospital tapped Ronnie Ursin, DNP, to serve as presi- dent and CEO. Jaime Wesolowski, president and CEO of San Antonio-based Methodist Healthcare System, is retiring. Chicago-based University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics named Michael Zenn CEO. President Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth appointed Joseph DeLeon president, ef- fective Jan. 21. Springfield, Pa.-based Crozer-Keystone Health System named Sean Fitzpatrick vice president and CFO. Baptist Health Richmond (Ky.) appointed Greg Gerard interim president, effective Jan. 27. Hillsboro, Ore.-based Tuality Healthcare, a Portland-based Oregon Health & Science Uni- versity partner, named Lori James-Nielsen president. Thomas Kmetz, president of Louisville, Ky.- based Norton Children's Hospital, retired Jan. 31. Mercy Health-Cincinnati appointed Justin Krueger president of Clermont Hospital in Bat- avia, Ohio, effective Jan. 29. Marietta, Ga.-based WellStar Health System tapped John Kueven, RN, to serve as senior vice president and president of WellStar Pauld- ing Hospital in Hiram, Ga., effective March 5.