Kerry Tirman named CEO of Slidell Memorial Hospital in Louisiana, and Eric Hamon selected CEO of Driscoll Health System in TexasÂ

Slidell Memorial Hospital names CEO
The Slidell Memorial Hospital Board of Commissioners Kerry Tirman as CEO of the Slidell, La.-based hospital, effective Nov. 12. Under terms of the partnership between SMH and Ochsner Health System, Tirman will become CEO of the Slidell market, including SMH, Ochsner Medical Center – North Shore and related clinics and outpatient facilities.
Driscoll Health System appoints CEO
The Corpus-Christi, Texas-based health system Eric Hamon to serve as permanent president and CEO. Hamon had served as interim president and CEO since April 2018. Previously, he served as Driscoll Health System’s executive vice president and chief financial officer.
Memorial Hospital selects interim CEO
The North Conway, N.H.-based hospital has Lee Myles as interim CEO, starting Oct. 22. Previously, he served as the leader of St. Mary’s Health System in Lewiston, Maine.
El Camino Hospital names new COO
El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, Calif., has James Griffith as chief operating officer, effective Oct. 29. Most recently, he served as COO and chief strategy officer for Tanner Health System in Carrollton, Ga.
Menorah Medical Center appoints CMO
The Overland Park, Kan.-based hospital, part of HCA Midwest Health, Steven Kaster, M.D., as chief medical officer. Previously, Kaster served as CMO at Medical City McKinney near Dallas.
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center appoints COO
The Vancouver, Wash.-based hospital Gary Foster as chief operating officer, effective Oct. 1. Previously, he spent eight years as hospital administrator at Banner Estrella Medical Center, an acute care hospital in Phoenix.