Catholic Health World Articles

June 02, 2025

Keeping Up - June Edition


Brennan

Youssef

Clements

Bzdega

Eastman

Sipin

Skehan

Tate

Duggins

PRESIDENTS AND CEOS

Brian Brennan to Hospital Sisters Health System Central Illinois market president and CEO. In addition, Brennan will be president and CEO of HSHS St. John's Hospital in Springfield. The market includes HSHS
St. John's Hospital; HSHS St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur; HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham; HSHS St. Francis Hospital, Litchfield; and HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital, Shelbyville. Prior to joining HSHS, Brennan was chief operating officer of the greater Austin region of Baylor Scott and White Healthcare in Texas.

Organizations within Ascension have made these changes:

• Jamie Youssef to CEO of Ascension Texas, from senior vice president, network development and service lines with HCA Healthcare.

• Lori Tackett to president of Via Christi St. Teresa in Wichita, Kansas. She was chief nursing officer and chief operating officer for both Via Christi St. Teresa and Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital.

ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES

Stephanie Clements to chief nurse executive of Mercy health system, which is based in Chesterfield, Missouri.

PeaceHealth of Vancouver, Washington, and facilities within that system have made these changes:

• Dr. Matthew Bzdega to chief medical officer for PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center in Florence, Oregon.

• Julie Eastman to PeaceHealth senior vice president and chief information officer.

• James Roundtree to chief operating officer of PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield, Oregon.

• Elva Sipin to chief operating officer of PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center of Longview, Washington.

• Michael Skehan to chief operating officer of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center of Vancouver.

• Mary Lou Tate to chief financial officer of the PeaceHealth Oregon network, which is based in Springfield.

Organizations within Ascension have made these changes:

• Dr. Maurice Duggins to chief medical officer of Via Christi with a primary focus on Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph hospital in Wichita, Kansas.

• Travis Francis to administrator of Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital in Wichita.

Lydia Brown to president of the Mercy Medical Center Foundation of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Cam Stockdale to chief financial officer of Mercy Health — West Hospital in Cincinnati, part of Bon Secours Mercy Health.

 

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