117 Hospital, Health System Executive Moves in Q1 2018

Did you know that Eau Claire, Wis.-based HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital President and CEO Julie Manas stepped down recently while L. Lee Isley, PhD, became president and CEO of Rocky Mount, N.C.-based Nash UNC Health Care? Former CEO of Kingsport, Tenn.-based Wellmont Health System Bart Hove was slated to become CEO of Wellmont's merger with Ballad Health, but he resigned unexpectedly on Feb. 1, four days after Meridian, Miss.-based Rush Health Systems named Larkin Kennedy president and CEO.

The first quarter of 2018 was abuzz with healthcare executive moves, including more than 40 CEOs and 12 presidents who stepped into new roles, retired or resigned during the quarter. All together, at least 117 hospital and health system C-suite executives were on the move during the first three months of the year.

Keep track of all the 2018 first quarter C-suite executive moves with this report.