Movers & Shakers: CEO changes at Johns Hopkins/UMMS, Central Health
Johns Hopkins & UMMS tap new President and CEO for pediatric hospital
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital (MWPH), co-owned by University of Maryland Medical System and Johns Hopkins Medicine, has named Scott M. Klein, MD, MHSA, as its new president and CEO. He will begin on July 1, 2023.
Klein has worked in children’s hospitals for the past 30 years, beginning his career as a pediatric intensivist before transitioning into the specialty of pediatric hospice and palliative care. He previously served as executive vice president, chief operating officer and chief medical officer at Blythedale Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, New York.
The appointment comes as MWPH’s longtime president and CEO Sheldon Stein announced his decision to retire last May after more than 20 years with the organization. He is the longest-serving leader in the hospital’s 100-year history.
Central Health President and CEO to step down
Mike Geeslin, president and CEO of Central Health, based in Travis County, Texas, announced he plans to leave his role by the end of the year.
Geeslin has been with Central Health for nearly six years at the time of the announcement. The announcement stated when he was recruited to serve as CEO of the public hospital district he intended to serve for a period of five to seven years.
“For the past year, I’ve met with the Board about Central Health’s ongoing transformation and thinking about the next generation of CEOs to lead the organization,” Geeslin said in a statement. “Organizations should be deliberate in embracing change and controlling their destiny, and this includes creating leadership change. It’s been almost six years since I started at Central Health, and the time is drawing near for me to move on to the next life phase. With Central Health becoming a more expansive and sophisticated hospital district, the stage is created for a climate of constructive transition.”
His departure comes as the number of healthcare CEOs leaving their roles has risen over the past few years, though resignations have come down since a high point during the COVID-19 pandemic, when millions of Americans were taking part in the Great Resignation.
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