Josie P. Abboud, RN, to vice president, ancillary and clinical support services, Methodist Hospital, Omaha, Neb., from service executive, Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center, Omaha, Neb.
Leonard I. Banco, MD, to senior vice president/chief medical officer, Bristol (Conn.) Hospital, from vice president, strategy and regional development, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford.
Donna M. Beiter, RN, to director, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, from acting director.
Bret S. Bissey, FACHE, to director, compliance and coding solutions group, IMA Consulting, West Creek, N.J., from chief compliance and privacy officer, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, NJ.
Bruce F. Buchanan, FACHE, to managing director, Healthcare Management Partners, Phoenix, from CEO, Phoenix Baptist Hospital.
Todd G. Gallati, FACHE, to president/CEO, Trident Health System, Charleston, S.C., from president/ CEO, Gulf Coast Medical Center, Panama City, Fla.
F. Nicholas Jacobs, FACHE, to international director, Sunstone Consulting, Harrisburg, Pa., from president/CEO, Windber (Pa.) Medical Center.
Thomas D. Kmetz to president, Kosair Children's Hospital and Pediatric Services, Louisville, Ky., from president, Norton Audubon Hospital and Norton Healthcare's South/Central Market, Louisville, Ky.
Richard Kropp Jr., EdD, to senior vice president, human resources, Caritas Christi Health Care, Boston, from vice president, human resources, Cape Cod Health Care, Hyannis, Mass.
Susan Mullaney to administrator, Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, Clackamas, Ore., from vice president, cardiovascular and surgical services, Fairview Health Services, Edina, Minn.
Marvin R. O'Quinn to executive vice president/COO, Catholic Healthcare West, San Francisco, from president/CEO, Jackson Health System, Miami.
Thomas A Russell to president/CEO, Adventist Medical Center, Portland, Ore., from senior vice president.
Rebecca L. Ryder, FACHE, to president/ CEO, Franklin Community Health Network, Farmington, Maine, from COO and interim CEO, McAllen (Texas) Medical Center.
Heather Smith to vice president, professional services, Rapid City (S.D.) Regional Hospital, from healthcare consultant, Sidra Medical and Research Center, Doha, Qatar.
Keith C. Southerland to senior client partner, Korn/Ferry International, Dallas, from executive vice president, operations, Witt/ Kieffer, Dallas.
Troy D. Thibodeaux, FACHE, to executive vice president/COO, Good Shepherd Health System, Longview, Texas, from vice president, operations, East Texas Medical Center, Tyler.
James R. Wheeler, FACHE, to senior executive officer, Hughston Hospital, Columbus, Ga., from vice president, Columbus (Ga.) Regional Healthcare System Inc.
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