This week’s top five most-clicked stories from MHA’s News Roundup newsletter feature the announcement of a new hospital president, The Daily Record‘s Power 100 list, an interview with a CFO, and more.
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center Names New President
Baltimore Business Journal, by Christian Thomas
Catherine Maloney, a longtime executive at Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare, will take over as president of the Annapolis institution in late September, according to an announcement Monday. She will also serve as chief operating officer and executive vice president for Luminis Health. Maloney was chosen after a nationwide search and will replace Sherry B. Perkins, who is retiring after leading AAMC for six years.
The Daily Record Announces 2025 Power 100
The Daily Record
The Power 100 List for 2025 spotlights the leaders who play an outsized role in the culture, lifestyle, civic conversations, and economic fortunes of Maryland. The list includes:
Melony G. Griffith, president and CEO, Maryland Hospital Association
Kenneth Kozel, president and CEO, UM Shore Regional Health
Michele Martz, president, UPMC Western Maryland
David N. Maine, M.D., president and CEO, Mercy Health Services
Neil Meltzer, president and CEO, LifeBridge Health
Redonda Miller, M.D., president of The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Kenneth A. Samet, president and CEO, MedStar Health
Kevin W. Sowers, president, Johns Hopkins Health System and executive vice president, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Mohan Suntha, M.D., MBA, president and CEO, University of Maryland Medical System
A Chat with UMMS’s New CFO, 11 Days in the New Role
Becker’s Hospital Review, by Madeline Ashley
Noel Sousa started his new role as CFO of Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical System in mid-July, but his more than three decades of healthcare finance leadership have positioned him to navigate the system’s landscape with a collaborative and transparent mindset.
7 Leaders on How EHRs Must Evolve by 2030
Becker’s Health IT, by Paige Twenter
Emily Jacobsen. Vice President of Clinical Systems and Chief of Clinical Informatics at University of Maryland Medical System (Baltimore): At the University of Maryland Medical System, our approach to evaluating EHR vendors is deeply rooted in the day-to-day realities of our clinicians. As both the VP of Clinical Systems and Chief of Clinical Informatics — and as someone who has spent years listening to the frustrations and hopes of our providers — I believe that any technology we adopt must first and foremost ease the cognitive and administrative burdens our teams face.
Joint Commission to Update Standards for Children’s Hospitals
Modern Healthcare, by Hayley DeSilva
The Joint Commission is forming a committee to revise safety and quality standards at children’s hospitals. The committee will include pediatric clinicians and child healthcare executives, including Michelle Riley-Brown, president and CEO of Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital.
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