7/18/2025

CSuite Shuffle
Tracking Healthcare Executive Moves

🏁 Intro

Another week, another wave of big moves across the healthcare C-suite.


💼 CEO seats are shuffling, again
💰 CFO’s on the move
🩺 CMO and Medical Csuite shuffles on the rise
CHRO's not commonly shuffling, but a few this week

Let’s dive in.

🧠 CEO Shuffle

Wendy Horton, PharmD
Stepping down as CEO, Summit Healthcare (AZ)
Named SVP, President Adult Care Services, UCSF Health (CA)

Jeff Comer, PsyD
Stepping down as CEO, Summit Healthcare (AZ)
Interim: Billy Gardner, MSN, RN

Emily Chapman, MD
President and CEO, Children’s Minnesota (MN)
Previously: CMO, Children’s Minnesota

Pete Long-Innes
CEO, TriStar NorthCrest Medical Center (TN)
Previously: COO, HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital

Craig Moore
CEO, AdventHealth Kissimmee (FL)
Previously: COO, AdventHealth Kissimmee

Callen Weispfennig
CEO, Audubon County Memorial Hospital (IA)
Previously: Administrator, Essentia Health—Fosston

Tom Patrias
CEO, LCMC: University Medical Center New Orleans
Previously: LCMC: COO University Medical Center New Orelans

Noah Knisely
President, Platte Valley Hospital (CO)
Previously: Regional VP, Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Al Campbell, RN
President and Market Leader, Holy Cross Health Maryland
Previously: President, Beth Israel Lahey Health-Winchester

💸 CFO Shuffle

Brian Craven
CFO, Murray-Calloway County Hospital (KY)
Previously: CEO, Ironwood Healthcare Solutions

Matt Morgan
SVP and CFO, Cottage Health (CA)
Previously: CFO, Montage Health

Stephen East
CFO, South Central Regional Medical Center (MS)
Previously: CFO, Thibodaux Regional Medical Center

Lukas Iwanski
CFO, Florida Coast Medical Center (FL)
Previously: Group Assistant CFO, Palm Beach Health Network

John Stanton
Interim CFO, Southeast Georgia Health System
Previously: Interim CFO, ECU Health facility

Steve Febus
CFO, Pullman Regional Hospital (WA)
Retiring January 2026 • At hospital 38 years

Tim Lessing
interim CFO, Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital (KY)

🏥 COO Shuffle

Andrew Bedi
COO, Doctors Hospital of Augusta (GA)
Previously: CEO, The Medical Center at Russellville

Joe Camillus
System COO, Boston Medical Center (MA)

Destiney Deschenes
COO, Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital (KY)
Previously: COO, Bon Secours- Southside Medical Center (VA)

🩺 CMO & Medical Shuffle

Tenny Thomas, MD
President and CMO, Newport Hospital (RI)
Previously: CMO, Beth Israel Deaconess-Plymouth

Bela Nand, MD
Regional CMO, AdventHealth Mid-America Region
Previously: CMO, UChicago Medicine AdventHealth

Todd Bennett, DO
VP of Medical Affairs and CMO, Bronson Methodist Hospital (MI)
Previously: CMIO, Bronson Healthcare

Andrew Gross, MD
CMO, Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital (NC)
Joined as staff in 2014

Jason Sanders, MD
Chief Clinical Officer, Boston Medical Center (MA)
Previously: EVP, Chief Physician Officer, UVM Health (VT)

Anthony Hollenberg, MD
Expanding role Chief Physician Executive, Boston Medical Center (MA)
Currently: President, Boston Medical Center

 CHRO Shuffle

David Cook
CHRO, Boston Medical Center (MA)
Previously: EVP, Chief People Officer, AccentCare (TX)

Karey Powers 
CHRO, Pennsylvania Hospital
Previously: Associate CHRO Penn Medicine

Ed Callahan
CHRO, Doylestown Hospital (PA)
Previously: CHRO Chester County Hospital

🏥 Other Shuffles

Kathleen Healy
Chief Legal Officer, Baystate Health (MA)
Previously: Partner, Robinson & Cole

Chris Rees
SVP and Chief Quality Officer, Bronson Healthcare (MI)
Previously: Senior Director, Optum

Jeff Bross
Chief Managed Care Officer, Bon Secours Mercy Health (OH)
Previously: SVP, Memorial Healthcare System

Kristopher Kitz
Market Chief Strategy Officer, Carondelet Health Network (AZ)
Previously: CEO, Wyatt Surgery Center

Dawn Nichols, DNP, RN
VP of Women’s & Children’s Services, St. David’s HealthCare (TX)
Previously: Leader at Texas Health Resources

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