Leadership

Lisa Shaw will replace Jolynn Dobson Cook, RN, as administrator of St. Marys, Pa.-based Laurel Eye Clinic on May 1, according to an Allied News report.

Allergan named Daphne Karydas its new senior vice president of global investor relations and strategy.

UroLife designated Austin, Texas-based Midtown Urology Associates a UroLift Center of Excellence because of the proficiency of Michael Trotter, MD. 

Houston-based HCA Gulf Division appointed Barrett Blackmon regional vice president of oncology services.

Normal-based Illinois State University's Mennonite Nurses Alumni Organization granted Marsha Reeves, RN, the Distinguished Alumni Award.

Knoxville, Tenn.-based TeamHealth named its 2017 Dr. Gar LaSalle Medical Directors of the Year and Advanced Practice Clinician of the Year.

MD Ranger released 2017 physician compensation benchmarks based on physician contracts from 325 facilities across the United States.

TeamHealth appointed Mike Wiechart to serve as executive vice president and COO after he joins the company on May 1.

Google's parent company Alphabet is aggressively recruiting top talent from the healthcare industry to innovate with GV — formally Google Ventures — and CapitalG — formerly Google Capital, according to CNBC.

Healthcare is transitioning to a model focused on value and surgery centers failing to employ a patient-centric outlook may not bode well moving forward. Sandy Berreth, RN, administrator at Sansum Clinic Foothill Surgical Center in Santa Barbara, Calif., has worked…