Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center names new president
Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles has named Alina Moran president. Most recently she served as CEO for NYC Health + Hospitals/ Metropolitan in East Harlem, N.Y., as well as chief patient growth officer for the NYC Health + Hospitals system. 

Colorado hospital names CEO
Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, Colo., has named Kirk McCarty, R.N., president and CEO. He was promoted from his current role as COO at Sky Ridge, a position he held since joining the Sky Ridge team in December 2014.

UP Health System-Portage names new CEO
Hancock, Mich.-based UP Health System-Portage has named Ed Freysinger CEO effective March 30. He most recently served as chief administrative officer at PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center in Ketchikan, Alaska.

Banner Health names CEO for Colorado hospitals
Phoenix-based Banner Health has named Hoyt Skabelund CEO of its northern Colorado hospitals. Skabelund, who is the former CEO for Banner Health’s rural division, is now CEO for North Colorado Medical Center, McKee Medical Center and Banner Fort Collins Medical Center.

Two Arizona hospitals name CEO
Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix and St. Joseph's Westgate Medical Center in Glendale, Ariz., recently named Gabrielle Finley-Hazle president and CEO. Before joining St. Joseph’s, she served as CEO of St. Mary's Medical Center and Palm Beach Children's Hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla.

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