Chris A. Lumsden Selected as President and CEO of Northern Hospital, North Carolina. Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mount Airy, NC announced Lumsden as its new president and CEO, effective July 23. Most recently, he served as president of Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston, VA.  

Adam Myers, M.D., Selected as Chief of Population Health and Director of Cleveland Clinic Community Care. Most recently, Myers served as senior vice president/chief medical officer and operations officer for Texas Health Physicians Group/Enterprise and chair of the private not-for-profit clinically integrated networked created by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Texas Health Resources. 

Theron Park Named CEO of CHI St. Joseph Health, Bryan, TX. CHI St. 
Joseph Health selected Park as its new CEO effective July 30. Most recently, Park served as chief executive of Renton, WA-based Providence St. Joseph Health’s Oregon Region. 

Timothy Pehrson Selected as President and CEO of Integris Health in Oklahoma City. Integris Health, an eight-hospital system, named Pehrson its president and CEO, effective Aug. 1. Most recently, Pehrson served as regional vice president and CEO for Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare’s north region in addition to vice president of continuous improvement. 

George T. Rizzuto Appointed Interim CEO of St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia named Rizzuto interim CEO after serving most recently as the hospital’s CFO. 
 

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