Here are 13 chief medical officer appointments that occurred during the month of April, as reported by Becker’s:
1. Robert Yee, MD, was named chief medical officer of John Day, Ore.-based Blue Mountain Hospital District.
2. Jeffrey Gaines, MD, was named chief medical officer of Woonsocket, R.I.-based Thundermist Health Center. Dr. Gaines succeeded David Bourassa.
3. Jennifer Bocker, MD, was named chief medical officer of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s Capital Division.
4. Eric Loeliger, MD, was named chief medical officer of New Albany, Ind.-based Baptist Health Floyd.
5. Scott Kozin, MD, was named chief medical officer for Tampa, Fla.-based Shriners Children’s.
6. Jacob Lennert, MD, was named chief medical officer of Lawrenceville, Ill.-based Lawrence County Memorial Hospital.
7. Erin Muckey, MD, was appointed vice president and chief medical officer of Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital in New York City.
8. Jason Cox, MD, was named chief medical officer of Erlanger East Hospital in Chattanooga, Tenn.
9. Kenneth Janowski, DO, was appointed chief medical officer of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway (N.J.).
10. Amit Bhavan, MD, has been named chief medical officer of Salem, Ore.-based Oregon State Hospital.
11. Claudia Emami, MD, was named chief medical officer for Miramar Beach, Fla.-based Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast.
12. Joseph Hayes, MD, was named chief medical officer for Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based Mercy Hospital Southeast.
13. Eric Schuck, MD, was named vice president and chief medical officer for Nemours Children’s Health, Pensacola (Fla.).
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