Tejeda named CEO of Hospitals of Providence Transmountain

Nicholas Tejeda was named CEO of the Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus in El Paso, Texas, a teaching hospital being built in partnership with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The facility is expected to open in February. The Hospitals of Providence system is part of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp.

Most recently, Tejeda, 36, was CEO of the Hospitals of Providence East Campus, also in El Paso. Previously, he was CEO at Doctors Hospital of Manteca (Calif.) for three years.

Russell Johnson was named president and CEO of Lawrence (Kan.) Memorial Hospital. He takes over for Gene Meyer, who will retire on May 31 after 19 years. Johnson is expected to begin his position by Aug. 1. Lawrence Memorial COO Karen Shumate will serve as interim CEO from June 1 until Johnson takes the helm.

Johnson, 57, has served as senior VP of network development and outreach at Centura Health System, Englewood, Colo., since 2013. Previously, he was CEO of Alamosa, Colo.-based San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center.

David Berry was named president of clinical operations at Dallas-based Children's Health.

Berry has served as senior VP and COO of Arkansas Children's Hospital since 2007. He previously was VP of the University of Wisconsin/American Family Children's Hospital, Madison.

Jessica Rivas was named VP and chief nursing officer at Memorial Hermann Cypress (Texas). Construction of the hospital is scheduled to be completed in 2017. A convenient-care center has already opened on the campus.

Rivas, 42, has served as VP and CNO of Phoenix-based HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center. She previously was CNO at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center, Torrance, Calif.

Jeremy Bradshaw has been named CEO of Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center, Las Vegas. He takes over for former CEO Sam Kaufman, who will move to Henderson (Nev.) Hospital, which is slated to open in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Bradshaw, 41, had served as COO of Desert Springs since May 2014. Before that, he was COO of McAllen (Texas) Medical Center. Bradshaw also was VP of operations and cardiovascular services at the Medical Center of Aurora (Colo.), and the director of transplant services at the Medical City Dallas Hospital in Texas.

William Butz was named CEO of Columbia, Md.-based Maxim Healthcare Services. He takes over for W. Bradley Bennett, who had served as CEO since 2009.

Butz, 48, has served as president and COO at the home-care provider for 2½ years. He originally joined Maxim in 2012 as CFO. Before that, Butz served as president of Catonsville, Md.-based Erickson Living and led the company's operations, including physician practices, skilled-nursing and home health services. He also held financial leadership positions for 15 years at Allegis Group.