PRESIDENTS/CEOS
Paul C. Hiltz to interim chief executive for Community Mercy Health Partners in Springfield, Ohio, while still serving as president of Mercy Health Select in Cincinnati.
Adam Rees to president of the Essentia Health Central Region in Brainerd, Minn., from chief administrative officer for Mayo Clinic Health System – Austin in Austin, Minn.
ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES
Dr. Greg Burnett to vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer for St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, Wis.
Alice Chatley to vice president of acute care services and chief nursing officer for St. Mary's Health Center in Jefferson City, Mo.
Craig Kaner to chief operating officer for Southern California at DCHS Medical Foundation in San Jose, Calif.
Rachel Covington to executive director for Mercy Health Foundation Washington in Washington, Mo.
Elizabeth Hickle to executive director for Light of Hearts Villa in Bedford, Ohio.
Rosemary Hodges to executive director of strategy and business development for SSM DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton, Mo.
Robin Rowe to director of patient experience for St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va.
Roy Olpin to director of Providence Cancer Center in Anchorage, Alaska.
GRANTS AND GIFTS
Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center Foundation in Joliet, Ill., named its cardiac catheterization laboratory after LaVerne and Dorothy Brown for the $500,000 donation they pledged.
The Connecticut Health Foundation has awarded Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Conn., a $200,000, two-year grant to support a health equity fellowship position and an $85,000 grant to develop an oral health program for expectant mothers.
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital in Binghamton, N.Y., received a $250,000 gift from the J. Donald & Irma M. Ahearn Foundation as part of the Mission 2012 Campaign to modernize and expand key parts of the hospital.
Children's Hospital of San Antonio received a $163,700 grant from the Kohl's Cares Immunization Program to improve immunization rates among children in San Antonio.
St. Francis Healthcare Foundation of Hawaii in Honolulu received $100,000 in grants from the Samuel N. & Mary Castle Foundation to complete the construction of the St. Francis Preschool.
Schervier Nursing Care Center in Riverdale, N.Y., received a $58,400, two-year grant from Amie's Place Foundation to launch a pet therapy treatment program.
Lourdes' Little Miracles Birthing Center in Paducah, Ky., received a $51,000 grant from IMPACT Lourdes to provide a comfortable, homelike environment for expecting families.
HONOR
Dr. Nazir Khan of Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center in Chicago received patent approval for a hybrid arteriovenous shunt for chronic renal failure patients on dialysis.