PRESIDENTS/CEOS
Paul Ebmeier to regional president and chief executive of Avera St. Mary's Hospital in Pierre, S.D., from chief operation officer, Centura Health Physician Group, Englewood, Colo.
Dr. Mary Leahy to interim chief executive for Bon Secours Charity Health System, Suffern, N.Y., from senior vice president of physician operations for Bon Secours Charity Health System. She replaces Philip Patterson, who has resigned to serve as president and chief executive of Owensboro Health, Owensboro, Ky.
ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES
CHRISTUS Health of Irving, Texas, has made these changes: Lillee Gelinas to vice president and chief nursing officer, Shannon Stansbury to vice president of managed care, Sherry Tichenor to vice president of quality and patient safety, and Preston Gee to vice president of strategic marketing.
Mercy Health in Cincinnati has made these changes: Pat Kowalski to chief financial officer and Pat Davis-Hagens to market vice president of clinical operations and chief nursing officer.
Michael Jongsma to chief nursing officer for Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance, Calif.
Dan Pennington to chief philanthropy officer for Via Christi Health, Wichita, Kan.