WebMD Health Corp., which provides health information through online portals, mobile platforms and publications, has appointed David Schlanger CEO and Dr. Steven Zatz president, effective Aug. 11.
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Victory Healthcare, a privately-owned network of surgical hospitals, training and education centers based in The Woodlands, Texas, has promoted two executives.
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Group Health, a not-for-profit health system based in Seattle, has named Barbara Trehearne VP of primary care, effective July 26.
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Ruth Rothstein, the former chief of the Cook County Bureau of Health Services who was credited for turning around what was once an outdated public health system in Chicago into one of the country's leading models and was considered a major figure among public hospital leaders, has died at the age of 90.
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Ed Lovern is the new COO of Piedmont Atlanta Hospital. Lovern, 49, has been with the Piedmont Healthcare system since 2002, most recently as executive VP and chief administrative officer for the system.
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David Rothenberger will join Health Management Associates' Arkansas operations as CFO for Sparks Health System in Fort Smith, Ark., and Summit Medical Center in Van Buren, Ark.
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HCA, Nashville, the country's largest hospital chain by revenue and hospital count, will undergo a leadership change at the end of the year, when CEO Richard Bracken steps down.
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LHP Hospital Group in Plano, Texas, which forms joint ventures with local hospitals to acquire, own, operate and manage acute-care facilities, hired Mark Miller as its executive VP and CFO.
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Dr. Jonathan Perlin, CMO and president of clinical and physician services at HCA, has been elected chair-elect designate of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees.
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Andrei Soran has been selected as president of DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, Clinton Township, and DMC Surgery Hospital in Madison Heights, effective Aug. 6, said Detroit Medical Center CEO Joe Mullany.
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David Wennergren, assistant deputy chief management officer for the Defense Department, has announced that he will retire from the position next month.
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The American Health Quality Association, which represents quality improvement organizations across the nation, has named Dr. Adrienne Mims its new president, effective July 17.
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The Cleveland Clinic announced several major leadership changes among four of its regional hospitals, hoisting several of the health care system's most recognizable executives into new or expanded roles.
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University Hospital in Newark, N.J., has named James Gonzalez president and CEO, effective July 1.The appointment of Gonzalez, 59, coincides with University Hospital’s shift to a standalone entity, also effective July 1, after previously being operated by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
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Alameda Health System, Oakland, Calif., has named Dr. William Peruzzi as its new CMO.
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A year after leaving Seattle Children's Hospital for Boston, Drexel DeFord has left his position as CIO of Steward Health Care System and joined venture capital firm Next Wave Health as a principal adviser.
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