CSuite Shuffle
Tracking Healthcare Executive Moves

🔄 This Week’s Moves

Spotlight Shuffle 🔦 

Wesley Burks, MD 🔗
Stepping down CEO, UNC Health
Effective: September 1, 2025

CEO Shuffle

✅ Steve Smoot 🔗 
Appointed President, Advocate Health (NC and GA division)
Previous: COO, SSM Health

✅ Jodi Coombs 🔗 
Appointed interim CEO, St. Christopher’s Hospital of Children (PA)
Previous: COO, Mercy Children’s Hospital (MO)

✅ Kaitlan Baston 🔗 
Appointed interim CEO, University Hospital (NJ)
Current: Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Health

📈 Andy Munce
Promoted CEO, Sanford Health Sioux Falls
Previous: Interim CEO, and COO, Sanford Health Sioux Falls

⬇️ John Hennelly 🔗 
Stepped down CEO, Valley Hospital (Sonoma, CA)
Effective: April 22, 2025

⛱️ Brian Dieter 🔗 
Retiring CEO, Mary Greeley Medical Center (IA)
Effective: August 2025

✅ Garett May🔗 
Appointed interim CEO, LCMC West Jefferson Medical Center (LA)
Previous: COO, Crestwood Medical Center (AL)

❌ Robert Parker
Exiting CEO, St. Francis- Emory Healthcare after 1 month
Replace by Bill Little 🔗, formerly CEO, Scion Health Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center

🔽 Brian Canfield🔗
Stepping down CEO, Blessing Health Systems (IL)
🔼 Tim Tranor 🔗, current CNO, appointed interim CEO

🏥 Rob Anderson🔗
Named CEO, UHS- Lakewood Ranch Medical Center (FL)
Previous: CEO, Tenet- Memorial Campus (TX)

🔀 Sue Shugart 🔗
Named CEO, Haywood Regional Medical Center (NC)
Previous: CEO, Rutherford Regional Health System (NC)

🪨 Kim Henrichsen🔗
Named Perm President, SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital & St. Mary’s Hospital- St. Louis
Previous: SVP Population Health, Centene Corporation

🔻 Victoria Woodrow🔗
Stepped down CEO, Hamilton Memorial Hospital District (IL)
Effective July 24

CFO Shuffle

🛫 Jeanne McKerrigan 🔗
Event: departed CFO, Regional West Health Services (NE)
Effective: April 15

🔀 Cheryl Cornwall
New Role: CFO, Summit Pacific Medical Center (WA)
Previous: CFO, Arbor Health (WA)

🏥 LaTasha Barnes 🔗
New Role: CFO, Ambulatory; Post Acute, Orlando Health
Previous: Consulting; CFO, Orlando Health- Bayfront Hospital

📈 Kenneth Matsis 🔗
Promoted CFO, Southern New Hampshire Health
Previous: VP Finance, Southern New Hampshire Health

🔀 Brian Hatfield 🔗
Named CFO, Tenet- Arizona Spine and Joint Hospital
Previous: VP Finance, NeuroPsychiatric Hospital

🔀 Cam Stockdale🔗
Named CFO, Bon Secours Mercy Health- West Hospital
Previous: Assistant CFO, Bon Secours Merch Health- Clermont Hospital

🔼 Cathy Bukowski🔗
Named CFO, Black River Health (WI)
Previous: VP Revenue Cycle, Ministry Health Care

CHRO Shuffle

📈 Allison Dichoso🔗
Named CHRO, Adventist Healthcare (MD)
Previous: Director of HR, City of Newport News (VA)

CNO Shuffle

🔼 Nicole Whims 🔗
Promoted CNO, Dignity Health St. Bernadine Medical Center (CA)
Previous: Interim CNO; Director M/S Tele St. Bernadine Medical Center

🔀 Wayne Laramie 🔗
Named CNO, McDonough District Hospital (IL)
Previous: Interim CNO; OSF- St. Anthony Medical Center

🆕 Krista Hatley
Named CNO, HCA Florida Lake City Hospital
Previous: Assistant CNO; HCA Florida North Florida Hospital

COO Shuffle

👍️Chad Tuttle 🔗
Promoted COO, Corewell Health (MI)
Previous: VP Clinical Shared Services, Corewell Health

🔼 Purav Modi 🔗
Promoted COO, South Texas Health System McAllen
Previous: Associate Administrator, South Texas Health System McAllen

Other Shuffles

🖥️ Pankaj Jandwani, MD  🔗
Named CIO, MyMichigan Health
Previous: System VP Medical Affairs MyMichigan Health

🏥 Craig Krentz 🔗
Event: departed Chief Network Officer, Regional West Health Services (NE)
Effective: April 15

🏢 Victor Radina🔗
Named Chief Corporate Development Officer, SSM Heath
Previous: SVP Corporate Development, UHS

📑 Christine Searight🔗
Named Chief Marketing and Communication Officer, North Bay Health (CA)
Previous: Chief Marketing and Communication Officer, Children’s National (DC)

🔬 Jiapeng Huang🔗
Named Chief Scientific Officer, UofL Health & UofL School of Medicine
Previous: Various roles, UofL Health

🤖 Divya Pathak🔗
Appointed inaugural Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer, NYC Health & Hospitals
Previous: Chief Data Officer, NYC Health & Hospitals

🧑‍💻 Neil Cowles🔗
Named Chief Information and Technology Officer, Kaiser Permanente
Previous: Chief Technology Officer, Kaiser Permanente

💉 Kolaleh Eskandanian🔗
Departing: Chief Innovation Officer, Children’s National (DC)
New Role: Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Compremium AG (med device)

📊 Last Week’s Shuffle

Gabe Bullaro  ➡️ CEO, HCA North Florida Hospital
Tony Esposito ➡️Stepped down as CEO, Crozier Health
Greg Williams ➡️CEO, Crozier Health
Julie Freischlag, MD ➡️CEO, Atrium Heath Wake Forest Baptist
Gerald (Jerry) Cayer ➡️Retiring CEO, Lewis County Health System (NY)
Kerry Ashment ➡️CEO, Memorial Hospital (WY)
Brett Kinman ➡️CEO, Magnolia Regional Medical Center (AR)
Hatch Smith ➡️ CEO, Llano Regional Hospital (TX)
Misty Jones ➡️CEO, Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Robert Parker ➡️Exiting CEO, St. Francis- Emory Healthcare
Brian Canfield ➡️ Exiting CEO, Blessing Health Systems (IL)
Tim Tranor ➡️ interim CEO Blessing Health Systems (IL)
Mairilise Pothin-Owen ➡️ CFO, Advent Health (FL): DeLand, Fish Memorial, Waterman
Charles Brinkley ➡️ CFO, AdventHealth Littleton
Nicole Whims ➡️ CNO, Dignity Health St. Bernadine Medical Center (CA)
Elva Sipin ➡️ COO Peace Health St. John Medical Center (WA)
Christopher Wyatt ➡️ COO Conemaugh Health System (PA)
Hank Grinold ➡️ COO HCA Florida Blake Hospital
Timothy Benton MD ➡️ CMO, Medical Center Health System (TX)
Chris Ward, MD ➡️ CMO, St. Mary’s Health Care System (GA)
Cassey Batten, MD ➡️ CMO, 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Joseph MacDonald, DO ➡️CMO, Penn State Health 
Micky Tripathi ➡️ Chief AI Implementation Officer, Mayo Clinic
Mark Esser ➡️ Chief Scientific Officer, University of Virginia
Julie Eastman ➡️ CIO, Peace Heath

📊 Moves Week Ending 4/11/25

Trey Wick  ➡️ CFO, Baylor Scott & White Heart Hospital
Kim Needham ➡️CEO, Vista Health Hospital
Kimberly Russo ➡️CEO, OSF Healthcare Central Region
Richard Allen ➡️CFO, Warren General Hospital (PA) 
Mitch Leckelt ➡️CEO, UP Health System - Bell (MI)
Charles Briscoe ➡️CEO, Houston Healthcare
Kent LaCroix ➡️CEO, Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital (MI)
Doug Shirley ➡️ CFO, Scion Health
Joe Perry ➡️CFO, AdventHealth Littleton
Amy Chatterton ➡️CFO, Aiken Regional Medical Centers (UHS)
Melanie Wetmore ➡️ CNO, HCA Mission Health
DeeAnn Bullock, MD ➡️ CMO, Nashville General Hosptial

📊 Trends to Watch

CNO shifts are trending higher this quarter in academic medical centers. A potential sign of succession planning or organizational restructuring?

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