This
roundup
is
published
monthly.
It
is
meant
to
highlight
some
of
healthcare’s
recent
hiring
news
and
is
not
intended
to
be
comprehensive.
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you
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about
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Hires
Virtual
nutrition
care
company
Culina
Health
welcomed
Jane
Mentz
as
its
first
COO.
In
the
past,
she
has
served
as
COO
of
weight
loss
company
Calibrate
and
vice
president
of
growth
and
commercialization
at
value-based
behavioral
care
company
Quartet
Health.
Kurt
Knight
became
the
new
CEO
of
telenutrition
company
Foodsmart.
Prior
to
Foodsmart,
he
spent
nearly
14
years
at
Amwell,
serving
most
recently
as
the
telehealth
company’s
COO.
Trent
Green
announced
he
is
leaving
his
role
as
CEO
of
Amazon’s
One
Medical
to
become
CEO
of
NRC
Health,
a
healthcare
analytics
and
insights
company.
Green,
who
has
been
serving
as
One
Medical’s
CEO
since
2023,
will
step
into
his
new
role
in
June.
Smart
ring
company
OURA
welcomed
Ricky
Bloomfield
as
chief
medical
officer.
Bloomfield
comes
to
the
company
from
Apple,
where
he
served
as
its
clinical
and
health
informatics
lead
for
more
than
eight
years.
Washington-based
health
system
Providence
announced
that
Chero
Goswami
will
step
into
its
CIO
role
in
May.
He
will
come
to
the
health
system
from
University
of
Wisconsin
Health,
where
he
serves
as
chief
information
and
digital
officer.
Before
that,
Goswami
worked
as
vice
president
of
information
systems
at
BJC
HealthCare.
Patient
flow
automation
startup
Qventus
welcomes
Jeff
Evans
as
its
chief
commercial
officer.
Before
Qventus,
Evans
was
CEO
of
CAE
Healthcare,
now
known
as
Elevate
Healthcare,
which
provides
simulation-based
training
for
healthcare
professionals.
Prior
to
that,
he
spent
nearly
18
years
in
leadership
roles
at
GE
Healthcare.
Vijay
Parthasarathy
became
the
new
chief
product
and
strategy
officer
at
Sunbird
Bio,
a
blood-based
diagnostics
company.
He
comes
to
the
company
from
Exact
Sciences,
where
he
served
as
vice
president
of
product
management.
Before
Exact
Sciences,
Parthasarathy
spent
nearly
12
years
in
leadership
roles
at
Philips.
Musculoskeletal
care
company
TailorCare
appointed
Steve
Tutewohl
as
its
COO.
He
joins
TailorCare
from
healthcare
software
company
Evolent
Health,
where
he
most
recently
served
as
COO,
as
well
as
CEO
of
the
health
services
business.
Life
sciences
company
Verily
welcomed
Carolyn
Jasik
as
associate
chief
clinical
officer.
She
comes
to
the
company
from
diabetes
care
provider
Omada
Health,
where
she
most
recently
served
as
chief
medical
officer.
Promotions
Pennsylvania-based
health
system
Geisinger
appointed
Megan
Brosious
as
its
new
COO.
She
has
worked
at
the
system
for
20
years,
most
recently
serving
as
chief
administrative
officer
of
its
central
region.
MD
Anderson
Cancer
Center
named
Jeffrey
Lee
as
its
new
chief
medical
executive.
He
joined
the
organization
in
1991,
having
served
most
recently
as
its
deputy
COO
and
chief
cancer
network
officer.
Exits
Blue
Shield
of
California
CEO
Lois
Quam
stepped
down
after
two
months
in
the
role.
She
originally
joined
the
organization
as
president
in
May
of
last
year,
and
she
was
later
appointed
to
the
CEO
position
in
January
as
part
of
a
company
restructuring.
Blue
Shield
of
California
has
tapped
CFO
Mike
Stuart
to
serve
as
interim
CEO.
Mary
Jo
Cagle,
CEO
of
North
Carolina-based
health
system
Cone
Health,
is
stepping
down
from
her
role
due
to
a
family
health
matter.
She
worked
at
the
health
system
for
more
than
14
years,
having
served
as
its
CEO
since
2021.
Bernie
Sherry,
who
has
served
as
Cone’s
interim
COO
since
December,
will
assume
the
interim
CEO
role
in
June.
Eric
Palmer
—
CEO
of
Evernorth,
Cigna’s
health
services
division
—
has
departed
from
the
company.
Having
first
joined
Cigna
in
2007,
he
had
served
as
Evernorth’s
leader
since
2022.
This
move
is
part
of
a
larger
restructuring
of
Cigna’s
leadership
—
which
involved
Brian
Evanko
stepping
into
the
COO
role
and
Ann
Dennison
assuming
the
CFO
position.
Neil
Meltzer,
CEO
of
Baltimore-based
health
system
LifeBridge
Health,
is
retiring
after
more
than
12
years
in
the
role.
He
will
continue
to
lead
the
health
system
until
his
successor
is
selected.
Layoffs
HHS
announced
a
major
restructuring
plan
that
includes
laying
off
10,000
employees
and
consolidating
28
divisions
into
15.
Blue
Cross
of
Idaho
is
reducing
its
workforce
by
135
employees
after
losing
a
contract
with
the
Idaho
Department
of
Health
and
Welfare.
The
University
of
Pennsylvania
Health
System
is
eliminating
300
jobs,
which
is
less
than
half
a
percent
of
the
organization’s
workforce.
The
system
said
100
of
those
positions
are
vacant
or
are
held
by
employees
who
are
retiring.
It
also
said
that
the
layoffs
will
help
the
organization
“ensure
strong
financial
footing.”
Washington-based
Valley
Medical
Center
laid
off
101
employees,
citing
severe
financial
challenges
following
Medicaid
funding
cuts.