Gabriela Barth joined Knoxville, Tenn.-based Covenant Health as vice president of behavioral health services. Ms. Barth recently served as interim CEO with Fort Myers, Fla.-based Park Royal Hospital. She has nearly a decade of healthcare leadership experience, with previous roles…
Executive Moves
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Medicine Children’s Health appointed Douglas Vanderbilt, MD, as chief of the division of developmental and behavioral pediatrics. Dr. Vanderbilt takes over from Heidi Feldman, MD, PhD, who served as the division’s founding chief and led the…
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Parkridge Valley Hospital has named Carlos Salcedo CFO. Mr. Salcedo most recently served as assistant CFO at Hermitage, Tenn.-based TriStar Summit Medical Center, according to an Oct. 19 LinkedIn post from Parkridge Health System. He brings experience in…
As the push to integrate behavioral health into primary and specialty care gains momentum, a number of health systems are appointing new leaders to oversee this transformation. These executives are tasked with aligning behavioral health strategies across clinical settings, building…
Birmingham, Ala.-based Bradford Health Services has named Jason Langley president, a newly established position within the organization. Mr. Langley will lead the company’s financial operations, revenue cycle management and information technology functions, working alongside CFO Jason Indestad, according to an…
Birmingham, Ala.-based addiction treatment provider Bradford Health Services named Justin Adams COO, a role in which he will oversee the organization’s inpatient and outpatient operations. Mr. Adams most recently served as COO of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare and previously…
Elevance Health announced two leadership changes Aug. 24, swapping the president of its New Jersey health plan into the top role at its behavioral health division and installing a longtime government affairs executive in his place. Patrick Fox, MD, has…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Centerstone named C.J. Davis, PsyD, CEO following the organization’s 2025 affiliation with Springfield, Mo.-based Brightli. Dr. Davis previously served as CEO of Brightli from 2022 to 2025 and brings more than 30 years of experience in behavioral healthcare…
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services disclosed Matthew Peterson resigned from his roles as executive vice president and president of behavioral health, effective June 19, according to a May 18 Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Mr. Peterson, who joined…
Dustin Koctar has been named vice president of finance for Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health, according to a May 4 LinkedIn post. Prior to his new role, Mr. Koctar served as vice president of treasury for Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare, according to…
