PRESIDENT/CEO
Cory Darling to president and CEO of Ascension St. Vincent's Southside, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was president and CEO of Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County in Florida. Sean McAfee, chief nursing officer and chief operating officer at St. Vincent's St. Johns County, will be interim president of the hospital.
ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES
Nicole Telhiard to chief nursing officer of FMOL Health in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Trinity Health and organizations within that system have made these changes:
- Peggy Norton-Rosko to senior vice president and chief nursing officer of Trinity Health.
- Carolyn Leja to chief nursing officer of Trinity Health Grand Rapids in Michigan.
- Nicholas Strait to chief nursing officer of Trinity Health Michigan's Muskegon, Shelby and Grand Haven hospitals.
- Dr. Gerald Wydro to chief medical officer of St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and Nazareth Hospital in Philadelphia, which are part of Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic.
- Luis Avila to vice president of operations of Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, California.
Dr. Augusto "Gus" Sepulveda to chief medical officer of CommonSpirit Health's Houston market and of Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center.
Joe Malas to executive vice president and chief financial officer of Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, effective March 30.
GIFT
Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, California, has received a $13.6 million gift from the King J. Richter Estate — the largest gift in the hospital's 96-year history. The donation to the Trinity Health hospital will help fund the construction of a new emergency department, new medical technology and devices, and improvements that will increase care access. Richter is a member of a family that founded a bottling company in central California.