12 recent hospital, health system COO moves
Becker’s has reported on the following hospital and health system COO moves since March 11, including individuals who joined new organizations and those promoted to new roles.
Note: This page was created March 25 and updated Aug. 28.
Aug. 13-28
1. Tyler Hillis was named COO of Foley, Ala.-based Baldwin Health.
2. Brad Hillmon, COO of AdventHealth Orlando (Fla.), was appointed CEO of AdventHealth Apopka (Fla.).
3. Michael Mewhirter, COO of AdventHeath Celebration in Kissimmee, Fla., was named CEO of AdventHealth East Orlando (Fla.).
4. Jamie Easterling, COO of Whitesburg (Ky.) ARH Hospital, was named CEO.
5. Mark Solazzo, executive vice president and COO of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, plans to retire at the end of 2025.
6. Ryan LaMura was named COO of HCA Florida Capital Hospital in Tallahassee.
7. Cindy Russo was appointed COO of Mount Vernon, Ohio-based Knox Community Hospital.
8. Scott Turner was named COO of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
9. Ronald Frieson plans to retire at the end of 2026 as COO of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
10. Katrina Vargas Mesa, BSN, was named COO of AdventHealth Altamonte Springs (Fla.).
11. Elizabeth Wise, MSN, was appointed executive vice president and COO of Lincoln, Neb.-based Bryan Health, effective Oct. 6.
12. Vanessa Roshell-Stacks was named vice president and COO of Indianapolis-based Riley Children’s Health.
July 15-Aug. 7
1. Lauren French was named COO of St. David’s Round Rock (Texas) Medical Center.
2. Hillary Rosenfeld, MSN, RN, was appointed COO of Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital in Tucson, Ariz.
3. Katherine Edrington, DNP, COO of Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health, was appointed president and CEO, effective Oct. 1.
4. Jerry Grannan, COO of Parkview Physicians Group, was appointed president of Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Ind.
5. Oscar Marroquin, MD, was named chief administrative and operating officer for Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare, effective Oct. 1.
6. Eric Neal, COO of Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center in Safford, Ariz., was appointed CEO of Morton, Wash.-based Arbor Health.
7. Stephanie Schmittou, MSN, RN, was named COO of Magnolia (Ark.) Regional Medical Center.
8. Davis Was, COO of HCA Healthcare’s Live Oak Mental Health & Wellness in Ladson, S.C., was named CEO of HCA Florida Highlands Hospital in Sebring.
9. Rachael Kincaid, DNP, was named COO of South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Alaska.
10. Catherine Maloney was appointed executive vice president and COO of Annapolis, Md.-based Luminis Health, effective in late September.
11. Roger Rhodes was named COO of WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals in South Charleston, W.Va.
12. Kevin Manemann was appointed COO of Sutter Health, effective Sept. 15.
13. Scott Lichtenberger, MD, was named COO of Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health.
14. Destiney Deschenes was appointed COO of Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, Ky.
15. Joe Camillus was named system COO at Boston Medical Center Health System.
16. Andrew Bedi was appointed COO of Doctors Hospital of Augusta (Ga.).
17. Mark Roberts, COO of Corpus Christi Medical Center in Texas, was named CEO of Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage.
18. Craig Moore, COO of AdventHealth Kissimmee (Fla.), was named CEO of the campus.
May 29-July 11
1. Duke Walker was named COO of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho-based Kootenai Health, effective Aug. 25.
2. Paari Gopalakrishnan, MD, president and COO of Kent Hospital in Warwick, R.I., was named president and CEO of Towson, Md.-based GBMC HealthCare.
3. José López, MD, chief medical officer of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Holy Cross Health, took on an expanded role as COO.
4. Ike Anand, COO of the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities, the fundraising organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., was named president and CEO.
5. Lou Baverso was appointed COO and president of hospitals at Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network.
6. Aimee Keller-Pickford, COO of AdventHealth Altamonte Springs (Fla.), was named CEO of AdventHealth Winter Garden (Fla.).
7. Wyatt Chocklett, COO of Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., was appointed CEO of Dickson, Tenn.-based TriStar Horizon Medical Center.
8. Jita Pandya Buño, associate COO at Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health, was named CEO of the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, effective Sept. 1.
9. Don Kline, COO of Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health, plans to retire at the end of 2025.
10. Garrett Colglazier, COO of Sabetha (Kan.) Community Hospital, was appointed CEO, effective Aug. 1.
11. David Theroux, compliance officer and COO at Hendry Regional Medical Center in Clewiston, Fla., was appointed CEO.
12. Jane Russell, PharmD, COO at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport, Ore., was named president and CEO of Bath Community Hospital in Hot Springs, Va., effective Aug. 25.
13. Cynthia Dold, COO and associate vice president of medical affairs at the University of Washington Medicine Hospitals and Clinics in Seattle, was named president of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente’s Washington market.
14. Chris Pizzi was named COO and CFO of Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Ore.
15. Randolph Howard was appointed COO of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham (Mass.).
16. Angela Sonon, DNP, CRNP, was named senior vice president and COO at Lancaster (Pa.) Medical Center.
17. Tinna Therrien, BSN, RN, COO of Gothenburg (Neb.) Health, was placed on administrative leave.
18. Tonya Smith, PharmD, was named COO of Winchester, Va.-based Valley Health.
19. Armando Llechu was appointed COO of Broward Health Coral Springs (Fla.).
20. Shannon Scaturro, MSN, was named COO of Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health.
21. Lisa Foo was named Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare’s first COO.
22. Russ Smith, PharmD, was named COO of The University of Toledo (Ohio) Medical Center.
23. Jon Dingledine, COO and CFO of Coldwater, Ohio-based Mercer Health, was appointed CEO.
May 13-23
1. Kathy Griffis, RN, chief nursing officer of Titus Regional Medical Center in Mount Pleasant, Texas, was also named COO, serving in a dual role.
2. Kerin Da Druz, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer of UF Health Jacksonville (Fla.), was promoted to serve as vice president and COO.
3. James Roundtree, BSN, RN, was appointed COO of PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield, Ore., effective June 2.
4. Jason Carter was named president and COO of Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, N.C., after serving in the roles on an interim basis for six months.
5. Adrian Larson was appointed COO of Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, N.M.
6. Seleem Choudhury, DNP, RN, COO of Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center in Rockville, Md., was named president and CEO of UChicago Medicine AdventHealth GlenOaks in Glendale Heights, Ill., effective June 15.
7. Michael Skehan was appointed COO of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Wash.
8. Mark Stauder plans to retire as system COO of Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health, transitioning to an advisory role in July before fully retiring later in 2025.
9. Mark Sparta was named COO of Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health, effective July 2.
April 16-May 13
1. Alyson Cole was appointed COO of Penn Medicine Doylestown (Pa.) Health, which was acquired by Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine on April 1.
2. Eric Hilmoe was named COO of Sanford Health’s Sioux Falls, S.D., market, most recently serving as COO for Sanford Health Network.
3. Megan Gray, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer and COO of Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, Mass., part of Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health.
4. Lori Tackett, MSN, RN, chief nursing officer and COO of Ascension Via Christi St. Teresa Hospital in Wichita, Kan., was appointed president of the hospital.
5. Drew Early was appointed the inaugural COO of Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health.
6. Sanjeev Kumar, senior vice president and COO of Napanee, Ontario-based Lennox and Addington County General Hospital, was named CFO of Stockton, Calif.-based Cameron Hospital.
7. Cameron Hernandez, MD, was appointed president and COO of Mount Sinai Queens in New York City.
8. Paige Dwork was appointed system COO of New Jersey-based Hudson Regional.
9. Ken Stevens, COO of Medical City Lewisville (Texas), was named CEO of Medical City Frisco (Texas).
10. Rachael Prather, BSN, RN, COO of Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado, Ill., was appointed CEO.
11. Brandon Okezie was named president and COO of Baystate Noble Hospital in Westfield, Mass.
12. Deirdre Salanger was appointed COO of Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., effective July 21.
13. Amber Deardorff, BSN, RN, vice president, COO and chief nursing officer of Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa, was appointed president and CEO.
14. Julie Covault, COO of Sidney, Ohio-based WIlson Health, was named acting CEO.
15. Patrick Tuer was named COO of Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health, a newly created role.
16. Chad Tuttle was appointed COO of Corewell Health in Michigan.
17. Purav Modi was named COO of South Texas Health System’s flagship facility, South Texas Health System McAllen.
18. Hank Grinold was appointed COO of HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton.
19. Christopher Wyatt was named system COO of Johnstown, Pa.-based Conemaugh Health System.
March 25-April 16
1. Elva Sipin was named COO of PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center in Longview, Wash., effective April 28.
2. Alyson Sundberg was appointed COO of UP Health System-Bell in Ishpeming, Mich.
3. Greg Jackson was named president and COO of Spaulding Rehabilitation, part of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham.
4. Dave Caspers was appointed COO of Nashville, Tenn.-based Ardent Health.
5. Ross Kemp was named COO of Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, N.H., part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
6. Joshua Champion was appointed COO of AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach (Fla.), effective April 7.
7. Sam Bajaj was named COO of Providence Clinical Network, effective March 31.
March 11-25
1. Brian Evans was appointed COO of Savannah, Ga.-based Optim Health System.
2. Katie Barnes was named COO of City of Hope Phoenix.
3. Mark Kimball was appointed COO of Southwell Medical in Adel, Ga.
4. Joseph Anton was named COO of Jersey City (N.J.) Medical Center, part of West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health.
5. Leslie Lawson, COO of South Charleston, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals, was named president of WVU Medicine Summersville (W.Va.) Regional Medical Center and WVU Medicine Braxton County Memorial Hospital in Gassaway, W.Va., effective May 1.
6. Eric Stevens was appointed COO of Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health. He stepped into the role March 5.
7. Jason Shockey was named COO of Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center in Silver Spring, Md., effective in April.
8. Megan Brosious was appointed executive vice president and COO of Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger.
9. Tim Williams, COO of Fairfield, Calif.-based NorthBay Health’s ambulatory division and physician enterprise, was named COO of AdventHealth DeLand (Fla.).
10. Mark Murrill was named COO of AdventHealth Porter in Denver.
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