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Here’s a number of fresh govt hires, promotions and layoffs going on around the healthcare business.

Hires

The Coalition for Well being AI (CHAI) welcomed Brian Anderson as its CEO. He involves the group from MITRE, the place he served as leader virtual well being doctor.

The School of American Pathologists tapped Michael Fraser as its latest CEO. He up to now served as CEO of the Affiliation of State and Territorial Well being Officers.

Geisinger named Terry Gilliland as its subsequent CEO (the well being machine’s present CEO, Jaewon Ry, is transitioning to steer Risant Well being). Gilliland involves Geisinger from healthcare AI corporate Cogitativo, the place he served as leader scientific officer and leader science officer.

Authentic Well being Staff employed Roger Rodriguez as CEO. He has up to now served as CEO of UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare and retirement industry for the Southeast.

Optum Monetary Services and products appointed Dhivya Suryadevara as CEO. Up to now, she has served as CFO of Normal Motors and Stripe.

StimScience welcomed Tim Rosa, the previous leader advertising and marketing officer of Fitbit, as its CEO.

College of Florida Well being named Stephen Motew as CEO. He involves UF Well being from Inova Well being in Virginia, the place he served as govt vp and leader of scientific endeavor.

US Radiology Experts appointed Lee Cooper, the previous CEO of GE Healthcare Programs, as its CEO.

Promotions

The Arizona Division of Well being Services and products named Eugene Livar as its first leader warmth officer, making him the primary statewide govt within the country to have this identify. Livar joined the state well being division in 2012 as an epidemiologist. His appointment to leader warmth officer is a part of Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs’ Excessive Warmth Preparedness Plan.

Cedars-Sinai promoted James Laur to the position of leader govt of highbrow assets and well being ventures. On this position, he’ll set up Cedars-Sinai’s Highbrow Assets Corporate, which is a newly created entity. He’s going to additionally proceed to function the managing director of Cedars-Sinai Well being Ventures, in addition to handle accountability for the well being machine’s accelerator program.

UnitedHealth Staff CFO John Rex added the position of president to his record of titles on the corporate. He’s succeeding Dirk McMahon, UnitedHealth Staff’s president and COO who’s retiring April 1. The corporate has but to fill the COO position.

Layoffs

Highmark Well being laid off 182 staff around the corporate — together with staff at Highmark Well being, Highmark Well being Plan, Allegheny Well being Community and enGen, its well being tech subsidiary. 

Johnson & Johnson is shutting down a analysis and construction outpost in Brisbane, California. The closure will reportedly lead to 55 layoffs.

Kaiser Basis Hospitals is shedding greater than 70 workers. The activity cuts are basically affecting staff in IT roles.

NextCure introduced that it it’s shedding 37% of its group of workers, which is ready 30 other people.

North Memorial Well being, a two-hospital well being machine in Minnesota, is shedding 103 staff in each scientific and nonclinical roles because of monetary pressures.

North Shore Clinical Middle in Miami — which is owned by means of Steward Well being Care — laid off a minimum of 152 staff.