HCA Florida Ocala Hospital has appointed Dave MacIntyre, DO, as its new chief medical officer. He will also serve as CMO of HCA Florida West Marion Hospital, also in Ocala, effective immediately. 

Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center named Scott Schissel, MD, PhD, its chief medical officer, ROI-NJ reported Aug. 8.

West Virginia University Medicine’s Thomas Hospital (South Charleston) has appointed Michael Sitler, MD, as their vice president and chief medical officer, effective July 15. 

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Joe Galante, MD, was named chief medical officer of hospital clinical care services at Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis, according to a July 1 LinkedIn post from the health system. 

Ryan Sexton, MD, has been named chief medical officer of Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury, according to a July 7 report from WCAX3. 

Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Children's Hospital tapped Catherine Krawczeski, MD, as its next chief medical officer.

The Department of Veterans Affairs appointed Susan Bray-Hall, MD, as chief medical officer for its Rocky Mountain Network.

Heartland Whole Health Institute, which is affiliated with Bentonville, Ark.-based Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, appointed John Findley, MD, as its chief medical officer. 

UF Health St. Johns in St. Augustine, Fla., appointed Huson Gilberstadt, MD, as chief medical officer and Kerry Watson as interim CEO.

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Cleveland-based MetroHealth System appointed Marie Crandall, MD, chair of its department of surgery.

McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey has appointed John Kennedy, MD, as chief medical officer.

Elham Yousef, MD, has been named chief medical officer of Hackensack Meridian Health's Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, N.J.

Providence Health Plan, the insurance division of Renton, Wash.-based Providence, appointed Laurel Soot, MD, chief medical officer. 

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Gratia Pitcher, MD, has been selected as chief medical officer of Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health.

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St. Mary’s Health Care System, an Athens, Ga.-based member of Trinity Health, has appointed Eric Schuck, MD, its chief medical officer.

Joshua Rehmann, DO, was named chief medical officer of West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health, Business Record reported Dec. 1.