PRESIDENTS/CEOS
Matt Brown to president of CommonSpirit Health's south region, from interim president. That region covers six of the 21 states where CommonSpirit operates: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.
Monte Wilson, who is CEO of CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana, will expand his role. He now is also CEO of CHRISTUS Ochsner Southwestern Louisiana in Lake Charles.
ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGESDr. José J. López to chief operating officer of Holy Cross Health in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, part of Trinity Health. He also will remain chief medical officer.
Mary Williams to vice president of marketing and communications for the central region of CommonSpirit Health. That region includes facilities in Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota, Minnesota, Arizona and Nevada.
GRANTSHoly Cross Health of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, part of Trinity Health, recently announced receiving two multimillion-dollar gifts:
- Philanthropists Charles and Jacqueline Frasier have named Holy Cross in their estate plans, committing nearly $5 million to heart and vascular care. That is one of the single largest planned gifts the facility has received in its 70-year history. Earlier this year, the couple also made a $250,000 multiyear pledge to strengthen heart and vascular care at Holy Cross. Charles Frasier is a retired packaging industry entrepreneur who founded and led companies focused on engineering and logistics.
- Jon and Helaine Ayers have given Holy Cross a $2 million gift to benefit its outpatient rehabilitation center. Holy Cross is naming the facility the Jon & Helaine Ayers Rehabilitation Center. Holy Cross is using the gift for state-of-the-art physical rehabilitation equipment. Jon Ayers, the former chairman and CEO of pet health care company IDEXX Laboratories, is a member of the Holy Cross board of directors. In June 2019, he was seriously injured in a bike crash, leaving him a quadriplegic. He said receiving care for his spinal cord injury gave him a great appreciation for physical and occupational therapy.