For-profit hospital operators have made leadership moves across all levels in 2026 — from individual hospitals to regional divisions and corporate roles.
So far this year, several notable appointments and transitions have taken place.
Here are 20 for-profit hospital executive moves that have been announced or completed in 2026:
Editor’s note: This roundup was created Jan. 22 and will continue to be updated.
HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.)
1. Josh Gill was named COO of HCA’s Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park, Kan.
2. John Castaneda was appointed vice president of human resources for HCA Houston Healthcare.
3. Lindsay Goldammer, RN, MSN, was appointed interim chief nursing officer of Belton (Mo.) Regional Medical Center.
4. Erica Rossitto, BSN, RN, was appointed senior vice president and chief nurse executive at HCA.
5. Kristopher Russell was named CFO of HCA’s Idaho Falls-based Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.
6. Justin Inglett was named CFO of HCA’s Independence, Mo.-based Centerpoint Medical Center.
7. Sabrina Kidd, MD, was appointed chief medical officer of HCA’s Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Mo.
8. Nanette Logan, DNP, exited her role as CEO of HCA’s Dominion Hospital in Falls Church, Va. Ben Brown is her successor.
9. David Wylie was appointed CFO of HCA’s Waycross, Ga.-based Memorial Satilla Health.
10. Neva Spencer, DNP, RN, was named chief nursing officer of HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce.
11. Megan Powe was appointed COO of HCA Florida JFK Hospital in Atlantis.
12. Whitney Staub-Juergens, RN, was named COO for digital transformation and innovation at HCA.
Lifepoint Health (Brentwood, Tenn.)
13. Susan Burroughs was appointed COO of Wilson (N.C.) Medical Center, part of Duke LifePoint Healthcare — a joint venture of Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health and Lifepoint Health.
14. Chris Boukas, RN, was named COO of Lifepoint’s Paris (Texas) Regional Health.
15. Rebekah Artman, BSN, RN, was appointed chief nursing officer of Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital in North Carolina. Both facilities are part of Duke LifePoint.
Prime Healthcare (Ontario, Calif.)
Editor’s note: Prime Healthcare is a for-profit health system based in Ontario, Calif., that also includes hospitals operated by the nonprofit Prime Healthcare Foundation. Of its 51 hospitals, 33 are for-profit and 18 are nonprofit.
16. Rick Naegler was appointed regional CEO of Prime’s four hospitals in Missouri and Kansas.
17. Patrick Kerrwood was appointed CEO of St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee, Ill., part of Prime.
18. Chris Lewis‘s role was expanded to regional CFO of Prime’s Chicago-based Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital and Evanston, Ill.-based Saint Francis Hospital.
Tenet Healthcare (Dallas)
19. Denten Park exited his role as CEO of Tenet’s St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., and Tenet’s Massachusetts market. Adam Bracks was named interim CEO of St. Vincent.
20. Genifer Rucker was appointed president and CEO of Tenet’s Resolute Baptist Hospital in New Braunfels, Texas.
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