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Here’s a number of current government hires, promotions and layoffs occurring throughout the healthcare business.
Hires
The Coalition for Well being AI (CHAI) welcomed Brian Anderson as its CEO. He involves the group from MITRE, the place he served as chief digital well being doctor.
The School of American Pathologists tapped Michael Fraser as its latest CEO. He beforehand served as CEO of the Affiliation of State and Territorial Well being Officers.
Geisinger named Terry Gilliland as its subsequent CEO (the well being system’s present CEO, Jaewon Ry, is transitioning to guide Risant Well being). Gilliland involves Geisinger from healthcare AI firm Cogitativo, the place he served as chief medical officer and chief science officer.
Real Well being Group employed Roger Rodriguez as CEO. He has beforehand served as CEO of UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare and retirement enterprise for the Southeast.
Optum Monetary Providers appointed Dhivya Suryadevara as CEO. Previously, she has served as CFO of Normal Motors and Stripe.
StimScience welcomed Tim Rosa, the previous chief advertising and marketing officer of Fitbit, as its CEO.
College of Florida Well being named Stephen Motew as CEO. He involves UF Well being from Inova Well being in Virginia, the place he served as government vp and chief of scientific enterprise.
US Radiology Specialists appointed Lee Cooper, the previous CEO of GE Healthcare Techniques, as its CEO.
Promotions
The Arizona Division of Well being Providers named Eugene Livar as its first chief warmth officer, making him the primary statewide government within the nation to have this title. Livar joined the state well being division in 2012 as an epidemiologist. His appointment to chief warmth officer is a part of Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs’ Excessive Warmth Preparedness Plan.
Cedars-Sinai promoted James Laur to the function of chief government of mental property and well being ventures. On this function, he’ll handle Cedars-Sinai’s Mental Property Firm, which is a newly created entity. He may also proceed to function the managing director of Cedars-Sinai Well being Ventures, in addition to preserve accountability for the well being system’s accelerator program.
UnitedHealth Group CFO John Rex added the function of president to his listing of titles on the firm. He’s succeeding Dirk McMahon, UnitedHealth Group’s president and COO who’s retiring April 1. The corporate has but to fill the COO function.
Layoffs
Highmark Well being laid off 182 employees throughout the corporate — together with employees at Highmark Well being, Highmark Well being Plan, Allegheny Well being Community and enGen, its well being tech subsidiary.
Johnson & Johnson is shutting down a analysis and improvement outpost in Brisbane, California. The closure will reportedly end in 55 layoffs.
Kaiser Basis Hospitals is shedding greater than 70 staff. The job cuts are primarily affecting employees in IT roles.
NextCure introduced that it it’s shedding 37% of its workforce, which is about 30 folks.
North Memorial Well being, a two-hospital well being system in Minnesota, is shedding 103 employees in each scientific and nonclinical roles as a result of monetary pressures.
North Shore Medical Middle in Miami — which is owned by Steward Well being Care — laid off at the very least 152 employees.