Leadership

CEO of Tulsa (Okla.) Spine & Specialty Hospital Terry Woodbeck plans to retire at the end of the year, and the hospital's current COO Trent Gastineau is slotted to take his place in 2018, according to GTR Newspapers.

Alejandro Fernandez is the CEO of Miami-based Gastro Health.

Ben Jacobs is the chief development officer of Surgery Partners. Before National Surgical Healthcare was acquired in 2017, Mr. Jacobs served as the company's CDO.

Orange County, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute added Jennifer Mitzner as CEO, according to Markets Insider.

Regent Surgical Health named Jay Colehour vice president of business development.

During a presentation Oct. 27 at Becker's ASC Review 24th Annual Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs, held in Chicago, two administrative ASC leaders identified six key trends driving change in the outpatient landscape in 2018.

Roger Cary is the CEO and president of Laser Spine Institute. Equipped with 30-plus years of healthcare leadership experience, Mr. Cary oversees the company's centers' strategic development, expansion of patient offerings and business operations.

An American Medical Association report found 20 percent of physicians plan to reduce clinical work hours in the next year.

Becker's ASC Review profiled the following 12 ASC leaders during the month of October.

In 2011, DJ Hill co-founded Compass Surgical Partners alongside Sean Rambo. Mr. Hill is currently the CEO of the management company. In his role as CEO, Mr. Hill oversees hospital and physician-only joint ventures.