Becker’s has reported the following hospital and health system COO moves since July 1, including leaders promoted within their organizations and those appointed to roles at new organizations.
Note: This page was created Aug. 11 and will be updated as new moves are announced.
Sept. 19 to Oct. 14
1. Jonathan Wilke was named COO of Wichita, Kan.-based Via Christi St. Joseph.
2. Daniel McFarland was named COO of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, the flagship hospital of Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Memorial Health Care.
3. Brock Aberle was appointed COO of HCA Florida University Hospital in Davie.
4. Tony Torres was named COO of Amarillo-based Northwest Texas Healthcare System.
5. Stephanie Tijerina was appointed COO of Gainesville, Fla.-based HCA Florida North Florida Hospital.
6. Kris Fay was named executive vice president and COO of Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health, overseeing ambulatory care.
7. Jen Higgins was named executive vice president and COO of Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health, overseeing acute care and nursing.
8. Scott Evans, PharmD, was named executive vice president and COO of San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare.
9. Jason Culp was promoted to senior vice president and COO of Rady Children’s Health Orange County (Calif.).
10. Victor Melo was named COO of Tamarac-based HCA Florida Woodmont Hospital.
11. Christina Oh was named executive vice president and COO of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health.
Aug. 11 to Sept. 18
1. Pam Stoyanoff, president and COO of Dallas-based Methodist Health System, will retire Dec. 31 after nearly 20 years with the organization. John Phillips was promoted to executive vice president and COO and will succeed Ms. Stoyanoff in the role Jan. 1.
2. Shane Casady was named COO of Corpus Christi, Texas-based Driscoll Health System.
3. Tom Hughes was named president and COO of Raleigh, N.C.-based UNC Health Rex. He succeeds Chad Setliff, who is now regional president of UNC Health’s Triangle region.
4. Marty Sargeant was named COO of Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of USC, effective Sept. 24. He will continue to serve as CEO of Keck Medical Center of USC.
5. Matt Juttelstad was promoted to COO of HCA Florida Trinity Hospital. He previously served as vice president of operations at the Trinity, Fla.-based hospital.
6. Brent Smith was named COO of Oklahoma City-based OU Health.
7. Mary Dale Peterson, MD, stepped down as executive vice president and COO of Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas.
8. Tom Gough is leaving his role as COO of Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals to become COO of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health.
9. J.R. Rehmann, BSN, RN, was named COO of HCA Florida Largo Hospital.
10. Luke Henry was appointed chief nursing officer and COO of HCA Florida Lehigh Hospital in Lehigh Acres.
11. Felicia De La Garza, MSN, was named COO of Methodist Hospital Stone Oak in San Antonio.
12. Jamie Wiggins, PhD, RN, was appointed executive vice president, COO and chief nursing executive at Phoenix Children’s.
13. Alen Voskanian, MD, was promoted to senior vice president and COO of ambulatory clinics at Cedars-Sinai. He previously served as vice president and COO of Cedars-Sinai Medical Network.
14. Tyler Hillis was appointed COO of Mercy Southeast, part of Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy.
15. Charles Socci, RN, was named COO of Banner–University Medicine in Tucson, Ariz.
16. Judy Frum, BSN, is no longer COO of Memorial Hospital West in Pembroke Pines, Fla.
17. David Matteson was named COO of Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital in Houston.
July 1 to Aug. 11
1. Heather Strandell was named COO of Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System.
2. Hoda Assadian was named COO of Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center and Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital by MemorialCare.
3. Jennifer Farley was named senior vice president and COO of New Britain, Conn.-based Hospital for Special Care.
4. Matt Johnston was named COO of HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville.
5. Jonathan Aquino was named corporate COO of San Gabriel Valley, Calif.-based AHMC Healthcare.
6. Jeremy Martin was appointed CEO of St. James Parish Hospital in Lutcher, La., after most recently serving as COO.
7. Christopher Cullom was appointed COO of Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic.
8. Michael Stein was named executive vice president and COO of GBMC Hospital in Townson, Md.
9. Ajla Sutkovic was named COO of Banner Baywood Medical Center and Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa, Ariz.
10. Alex Le was named senior vice president and COO at Valdosta, Ga.-based SGMC Health.
11. Zach Chapman was promoted to COO of Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall, Mich.
12. Michael Thompson was appointed COO of Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg, Ky.
13. Doug Johnston was named president of Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network’s West Penn Hospital after serving as the hospital’s COO.
14. Karen Ambrose was appointed COO of HCA Healthcare’s Sunrise Children’s Hospital in Las Vegas.
15. Paul Ferguson was appointed COO of Hospital Sisters Health System’s Central Illinois market.
16. Sylvia Radziszewski was appointed COO of University Hospitals Elyria (Ohio) Medical Center while continuing to serve as president and COO of University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center in Ashland, Ohio.
17. Brandon Cohen was named COO of St. David’s North Austin (Texas) Medical Center.
18. Whitney Clark was appointed COO of Sutter Roseville (Calif.) Medical Center.
19. Samuel Atkinson was appointed COO of Mercy Hospital Joplin (Mo.).
20. Donnie McLaughlin was appointed COO of Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health Shands Hospital.
21. Richard DeCarlo, executive vice president and COO of Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth, shared plans to retire after nearly 10 years with the health system.
22. Marc Kosak was named president and COO of Berlin-based Central Vermont Medical Center.
23. Chantel Johnson joined San Francisco-based UCSF Health as vice president and COO of the UCSF Health Network’s ambulatory operations on June 29.
24. Jared Amerson joined San Francisco-based UCSF Health as vice president and COO of the UCSF Health Network on July 6.
25. Nicole Runyon was named COO of TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital in Bowling Green, Ky.
26. Lori Martin, BSN, was named COO and chief nursing officer of Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital in Shelbyville, Tenn., after serving in the inaugural interim role for the past four months.
27. Edward “Eddie” Graebert, RN, was named COO and chief nursing officer of Meridian (Idaho) Medical Center.
28. Jan Boswinkel, MD, was promoted to executive vice president and system COO of Philadelphia-based Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
29. Lori Merritt was appointed COO of HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital in Sanford.
30. Kristen Lindenboom was named COO of HCA Florida Aventura Hospital.
31. Tremaine Gibson was named COO of Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo.
32. Jonathan Welch, MD, was named COO of Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health.
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