Adventist HealthCare appoints new CEO, and more | MED MOVES

John Sackett has been a key leader for Adventist HealthCare for years, and now he’s taking on the top role in the organization.

John Sackett

Sackett is the new president and CEO of Adventist HealthCare. He began serving as the system’s chief executive on Aug. 4.

He succeeds Terry Forde, who led the system for 13 years. In April, Forde announced his plan to take on a new challenge as president and CEO of Health First in Brevard County, Florida.

Forde lavished praise on Sackett as his successor.

“John has a proven track record of setting clear goals, creating practical frameworks for accountability and achieving impressive success," Forde said in a statement. "In addition, John’s compassion and determination to provide the very best health services guarantees a bright future for both Adventist HealthCare and the Washington, D.C., region."

Sackett has served as chief operating officer since 2014, and he also served as president of Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center from 2013 to 2019.

He has more than 40 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Before joining Adventist HealthCare, Sackett served for 24 years as president and CEO at Avista Adventist Hospital in Louisville, Colorado.

Adventist HealthCare, based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, serves the Washington, D.C. area. The faith-based organization operates five hospitals and a number of outpatient facilities.

Michael “Mike” Roussos

VCU Medical Center president leaving, moving to Memorial Hermann

Michael “Mike” Roussos, the president of VCU Medical Center, is leaving the organization.

Roussos will leave the system on Aug. 14.

He is taking a leadership post with Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston, Texas. He has been named Memorial Hermann’s senior vice president, president of Academic Hospitals and CEO of Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center Campus.

Roussos joined VCU Medical Center in late 2021.

Marlon Levy, M.D., interim CEO of VCU Health and interim vice president of VCU Health Sciences, said Roussos has played a vital role in the system’s success. He pointed to record growth, a new inpatient tower, and higher standards of care across the system’s hospitals.

“As he returns home to Texas, Mike unquestionably leaves our health system in a stronger place as a direct result of his stewardship and collaborative leadership style,” Levy said in a statement.

Roussos will join Memorial Hermann on Sept. 23.

“I am incredibly honored and excited to join the Memorial Hermann family and to serve with the most dedicated and compassionate medical staff, caregivers and community partners,” Roussos said in a statement. “I am also deeply inspired and committed to advancing Memorial Hermann’s mission to improve the health of our communities and being the best healthcare provider, employer and partner to all we serve.”

Bryce Bach

Kaiser Permanente’s Risant Health appoints CFO

Risant Health, the new organization created by Kaiser Permanente, has added a key leader as the system looks to grow.

Bryce Bach has been named the new chief financial officer of Risant Health. He has been serving in an interim capacity and has worked with Risant Health over the past two years. He is slated to take on the CFO role full-time in mid-August.

Bach joins Risant from Oliver Wyman, an international management consulting firm.

Dr. Jaewon Ryu, chief executive officer for Risant Health, said that Bach is well-suited for the role.

"Bryce's breadth of expertise, along with his demonstrated leadership, will help us advance Risant Health's vision to expand and accelerate the adoption of value-based care,” Ryu said in a statement.

Risant Health completed the acquisition of Geisinger Health in Pennsylvania in spring. Risant has also announced plans to acquire Cone Health, based in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Risant has said it plans to acquire “4 to 5 additional leading community-based health systems over the next 4 to 5 years.”

Yeman Collier

UChicago Medicine appoints new CIO

Yeman Collier has been named senior vice president and chief information officer at the University of Chicago Medicine.

He began in the new role July 29. He succeeds Jim Murry, who is retiring from UChicago Medicine.

Collier brings more than 17 years of experience in information technology in healthcare. He joins UChicago Medicine after serving as vice president and CIO at UT Health San Antonio, a role he had held since 2012. Collier is credited with revamping UT Health’s technology infrastructure, helping pave the way for the launch of a new multispecialty and research hospital.

Previously, Collier served as chief technology officer at City of Hope in the Los Angeles area. He also served as vice president/chief technology officer at OSF HealthCare in Illinois.