Leadership

Michael Patterson, president and CEO of Mississippi Valley Health in Davenport, Iowa, discusses how healthcare is changing and his strategic plans for Mississippi Valley Surgery Center in the future.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health named Beth Cherry senior vice president of physician services.

Patrick Forrest, MD, the CMO of Nashville, Tenn-based PhyMed, recently published a list detailing the characteristics of a high-performing ASC.

Lane Rush, MD, joined the Meridian, Miss .-based Rush Health Systems and Rush Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine staff, the Meridian Star reported.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health named Tina Freese Decker its new president and CEO, effective Sep. 1. Ms. Freese Decker joined Spectrum Health in 2002, and most recently served as executive vice president and COO.

Stephen Wright, senior vice president of group operations at Irving, Texas-based CHRISTUS Health, will retire in October after nearly 37 years with the health system, KALB reported.

Ritesh Shah, MD, received the IJS Innovation Trailblazer Award of Excellence for adopting the intellijoint HIP navigation system for hip surgery into his practice at Chicago-based Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, and in an ASC setting at the Morton Grove,…

The St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Carillon Surgery Center's ambulatory surgical team, registered nurses and others received the Daisy Award For Extraordinary Nurses.

Molly Buzdon, MD, joined the medical staff at Dover, N.H.-based Wentworth-Douglass Hospital. She also joined Portsmouth, N.H.-based Wentworth Health Partners General Surgery.

Tampa, Fla.-based Florida Orthopaedic Institute appointed Joseph Gordon as its new CEO.