3 physician CEO appointments in 1 week 

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Leadership transitions across hospitals and physician organizations remain steady as systems look to maintain stability, advance strategic partnerships and guide long-term growth.

Here are three recent moves that signal how organizations are aligning leadership with clinical integration and community-focused care priorities:

  1. Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist appointed David Zaas, MD, as CEO, effective Jan. 1.
  1. Scott Smith, MD, was named interim president and CEO of Kearney Regional Medical Center in Nebraska, effective Feb. 12, following Douglas Koch’s departure.

3. Greg Beilman, MD, was named CEO of Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota Physicians after serving in the interim role since July, helping advance a new 10-year clinical partnership between Fairview Health Services and the University of Minnesota.

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