Leadership

Earlier this morning, President Donald Trump announced he was nominating Alex Azar for HHS secretary, according to The Hill.

Annie Sariego is the vice president of operations of Physicians Endoscopy. Equipped with 30-plus years of experience in the healthcare industry, Ms.  Sariego joined Physicians Endoscopy in 2011.

Tenet Healthcare named Richard Fisher and Richard Mark to the company's board, effective immediately.

Thomas Mallon is the co-founder and board chairman of Regent Surgical Health. Previously, Mr. Mallon was Regent's CEO.

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.