Several hospital and health system presidents have recently exited their roles, with some retiring and others transitioning to new roles.
Hospitals reported at least 50 president exits in 2025. In some cases, departing leaders have assumed new dual roles, adding CEO or COO responsibilities to their new titles.
It is not rare for the president title to be paired with COO responsibilities, the latter of which has grown more complex over the past year in response to industrywide changes.
Below are the hospital and health system president exits Becker’s has recently reported.
Note: This page was created Jan. 30.
Dec. 4-Jan. 30
1. Deborah Berini will exit her role as president of SSM Health DePaul Hospital in St. Louis and become chief executive of Anchorage-based Providence Alaska.
2. Richard Hart, MD, DrPH, plans to retire as president of Loma Linda (Calif.) University Health.
3. Kevin Abel, president of Kalispell, Mont.-based Logan Health, plans to step down March 1.
4. Jonathan Brouk exited his role as president of Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health in Baton Rouge, La., and was named president and COO of Milwaukee-based Children’s Wisconsin.
5. Anna Noonan, RN, plans to retire as president and COO of Berlin-based Central Vermont Medical Center.
6. Thomas Gullatt, MD, plans to retire in January 2027 as president of FMOL Health-St. Francis in Monroe, La.
7. Genifer Rucker exited her role as president of Christus Health hospitals in New Braunfels and San Marcos and was named president and CEO of Tenet Healthcare’s Resolute Baptist Hospital in New Braunfels, Texas.
8. Sue Robel, BSN, plans to retire as regional president of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health’s Canyons Region.
9. Randy Davis exited his role as president and chief administrative officer of Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville, Tenn.
10. Eric Paul exited his role as president of behavioral health services at Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
11. Paul VerValin stepped down from his role as president of Guthrie Corning (N.Y.) Hospital to focus on his systemwide responsibilities as executive vice president and COO of Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie.
12. Liza DeKezel resigned as president of St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, Ill., and Holy Family Medical Center in Monmouth, Ill.
13. Jennifer Nickoles will exit her role as president of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore and become president and CEO of Baltimore-based LifeBridge Health, effective March 1.
14. Marita Hattem-Schiffman will retire as president of MyMichigan Medical Centers in Alma, Claire and Mt. Pleasant.
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