PRESIDENTS/CEOs
Chad W. Towner to president and CEO of Mercy of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, from CEO of Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital in Warsaw, Indiana. He succeeds interim President and CEO Greg DeWolf.
Heather Wall to chief executive of the PeaceHealth Oregon region, from interim chief executive.
ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES
Justin Montoya to chief real estate officer for Providence St. Joseph Health, a role he's held on an interim basis since April.
Hospital Sisters Health System of Springfield, Illinois, and a subsystem have made these changes: Jeremy Little to HSHS system director of nursing operations and Stephanie Hall to chief administrative officer of HSHS St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield, Illinois.
An Ascension subsystem has made these changes: Dr. Sheryl Beard to chief medical officer and clinical dyad leader for Ascension Medical Group Via Christi in Wichita, Kansas. Dr. Anita Toussi to chief medical officer at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita, effective Nov. 9. She succeeds Dr. Beard. Jonathan Wilke to chief operating officer of Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph of Wichita.
ANNIVERSARIES
Covenant Health, Andover, Massachusetts, 30 years.
St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Shakopee, Minnesota, 30 years.
OBITUARIES
Sr. Helen Brewer, DC, died Sept. 24. As a member of the leadership team of Ascension Seton, she helped to expand healthcare services throughout Central Texas. She also helped expand health insurance coverage for children and establish clear eligibility pathways for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program across Texas.
Sr. Monica Heeran, CSJP, died Oct. 9 in Bellevue, Washington, at age 95. Born in Ireland, she immigrated to the U.S. at age 15 to join the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. Having studied nursing and hospital administration throughout her career, Sr. Heeran was administrator of multiple hospitals run by the congregation and she helped to establish multiple facilities. She was president of PeaceHealth from 1988 to 1997and founded the Volunteers In Medicine Clinic. In 2008, she received CHA's Lifetime Achievement Award.