PRESIDENT/CEO
Christine McSweeney to hospital president for Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, California, and Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, California. She joins Dignity Health's California region from CommonSpirit Health's Utah market, where she most recently was president of Holy Cross Hospital — Jordan Valley and West Valley. Dignity Health is part of CommonSpirit Health.
ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES
Dr. Samson Jesudass to post-acute chief clinical officer of Ascension.
Stephen Taluja to chief mission officer of Providence St. Joseph Health, effective June 29. He currently is chief sponsorship and formation officer for Bon Secours Mercy Health.
Brenda Brandl to vice president of clinical operations for the Benedictine continuum of care system based in Minnesota.
Sr. Danuta Przybylek, SAC, to vice president of mission integration for Marshall Health Network — St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia.
Kelly Hawthorne to senior director of the Chris & Suzy DeWolf Family Innovation Center for Aging & Dementia. The center is part of Mercy Medical Center of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
GIFT
The SSM Health St. Anthony Foundation received a $3 million gift from the Avedis Foundation to support the renovation and modernization of the Cancer Center at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital — Shawnee in Oklahoma.