Leadership

This week, as our nation marked the passing of President George H.W. Bush, I thought about what he meant for the country and its health.
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: Providence Health & Services Alaska and Saline Health System in Arkansas name CEOs; New York City-based Columbia University Irving Medical Center selects COO. 
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: Northwest Medical Center-Springdale and Lower Bucks Hospital appoint CEOs.
Kentucky Hospital Association President and CEO Mike Rust plans to retire at the end of 2019 after leading the association for 24 years.
he National Center for Healthcare Leadership last night presented its 2018 Gail L. Warden Leadership Excellence Award to Nancy Howell Agee, president and CEO of Carilion Clinic and 2018 AHA chair.
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: Cone Health appoints chief academic officer; Intermountain Healthcare Bear River Valley Hospital names administrator; and Holy Family Hospital selects CFO.
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: Broward Health in Florida names acting CEO, Driscoll Health System in Texas appoints COO, and Memorial Hospital East in Illinois names administrator.
Sister Carol Keehan this week announced that she will retire as president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association of the United States.
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: Provonost named chief clinical transformation officer at University Hospitals, and new CEOs at Vail Health and Northern Arizona Healthcare.
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: New CEO of South Bay Hospital in Florida; new president of UPMC East and UPMC McKeesport in Pittsburgh; and new chief nursing officer of Parham Doctors’ Hospital in Virginia.