Twin County Regional Healthcare names CEO

Twin County Regional Healthcare in Galax, Va., a Duke LifePoint hospital, has named Greg Pearson CEO. Pearson most recently served as CEO of Minden (La.) Medical Center. 

Meritus Health selects CEO

Meritus Health in Hagerstown, Md., has named Maulik Joshi president and CEO effective in mid-November. He currently serves as executive vice president of integrated care delivery and chief operating officer at Anne Arundel Health System in Annapolis, Md.

Brigham City Community Hospital names CMO

Brigham City (Utah) Community Hospital has named Derrick Walker, D.O., chief medical officer. He has practiced general surgery at the hospital since 2017. 

Mercy Hospital South appoints CMO

Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis has named Aamina Akhtar, M.D., CMO. She has worked at the hospital since 2005, when it was St. Anthony’s Medical Center. 

MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center names CMO 

MemorialCare Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center has named Eric Ramos, M.D., CMO. He most recently served as division CMO for HCA Healthcare Far West Division in Henderson, Nev. 
 

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