Tom Grote has retired as the CEO of Banner|Aetna after eight years leading the joint venture health insurance company. His career included 30 years at Aetna.
Congratulations Tom!...Arizona Comings & Goings
Tina Campas is now the senior director of patient access at HonorHealth. She was previously the executive director of client services for Elevate Patient Financial Solutions.Arizona Comings & Goings
Theresa Costales,MD became the chief medical officer for the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) in January 2025. Costales comes from Connections Health Solutions as Arizona Medical Director overseeing clinical operations at the Urgent Psychiatric Center in Phoenix and the Crisis Response Center in Tucson, for several...Arizona Comings & Goings
Shawn Nau is the new executive vice president of the NARBHA Institute, formerly the Northern Arizona Regional Behavioral Health Authority.
Shawn was the previous GM and CEO of Health Choice Arizona....Arizona Comings & Goings
Former Arizona lawmaker Heather Carter is now the GM and CEO of Health Choice Arizona. Heather succeeds former GM and CEO, Shawn Nau....Arizona Comings & Goings
Alex Demyan
Alex Demyan joins Contexture as vice president of Government Affairs and is tasked with leading the Arizona government relations team and managing the organization’s Arizona strategic partnerships, including the CommunityCares social determinants of health (SDOH) closed loop referral system and the Arizona Healthcare...Arizona Comings & Goings
Scott Bennett has joined Contexture as the new chief legal and privacy officer.
As chief legal officer, Bennett will lead the team that provides legal guidance and support to Contexture and oversees the organization’s compliance program.
Before joining Contexture, Scott was a partner at the Phoenix law firm Coppersmith...Arizona Comings & Goings
Arizona Advanced Surgery recently named Jeannette Robbins as their new Chief Operating Officer.
Jeannette brings a wealth of experience and expertise in healthcare operations to her current role at AZ Advanced Surgery.
Robbins previously served as the Senior Director of Performance Optimization and later as the Interim Vice...Arizona Comings & Goings
CommonSpirit Health Appoints Anthony Houston President of its Arizona Market
CommonSpirit Health, the parent organization of Dignity Health, has named Anthony Houston, EdD, FACHE, president of its Arizona market. The organization's Arizona market comprises eight acute care hospitals, a medical group, graduate medical education...Arizona Comings & Goings
Rishi Sikka, M.D., is now president of Village Medical.
Dr. Sikka has more than 20 years of leadership experience in health systems, value-based care, and digital health. Formerly, Dr. Sikka served as president of system enterprises for Sutter Health.Arizona Comings & Goings
Kevin Phelan is now vice president, Arizona Network Development at Equality Health.
Phelan was formerly the vice president, network management & operations for Molina Healthcare and had past roles with Humana and Aetna.
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Connor Lynch is now director of payor contracts for HonorHealth. He was formerly the senior network account manager for UnitedHealth Group in Phoenix.Arizona Comings & Goings
Pediatric neurologist Neil Friedman is now the permanent director of Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s. He has served as the institute’s interim director since 2022.Arizona Comings & Goings
Staci Dickerson joins Banner Health as the new chief financial officer. Dickerson was formerly with Sharp HealthCare, a regional healthcare delivery system in CA, where she served as senior vice president and chief financial officer....Arizona Comings & Goings
David Cheney begins his new role as chief executive officer of Northern Arizona Healthcare in July 2023.
Cheney was formerly the chief executive officer of Sutter Health Hospitals in California and chief executive officer of Banner Health’s Bosewell
Medical Center in Sun City, Arizona....Arizona Comings & Goings
Stephanie Jackson MD, retires from HonorHealth after eight years serving as senior vice president chief clinical officer. Jackson was a champion of safety, continuous quality improvement and straight talk.
During her time in the healthcare industry, Dr. Jackson was also with PeaceHealth and Oregon Medical Group....Arizona Comings & Goings
Marie Cremisino, senior manager, provider network at Arizona Priority Care Plus recently retired after nearly 12 years in the industry.
Marie previously worked with UnitedHealthcare and HealthNet. And, like Jim Hammond, publisher of The Hertel Report, started her career as a provider relations rep.
Let's congratulate Marie on her...Arizona Comings & Goings
Vladimir Kalinichenko, MD, PhD, will serve as Director for the Phoenix Children’s Research Institute at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, and professor of Child Health with tenure.
Dr. Kalinichenko, internationally renowned for his research in lung development and regeneration, will assume his post this...Arizona Comings & Goings
Dan Hoemke is now VillageMD’s Western Region President for Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and El Paso markets. Dan was formerly the Desert States Market President with Cigna Medicare in Arizona and Nevada.
Staci Chambers also joined VillageMD as Director, Payor Contracting for...Arizona Comings & Goings
Tim Dohse is now director of operations at Equality Health. Dohse was formerly the president of Pathfinder Health.
Kathy Harris also joined the team as ACO executive director. Harris was formerly the senior director of APM Relations for Banner Health....
