Business Briefs
• Maria Sexton recently was appointed University of Tennessee Medical Center’s new senior vice president and CEO.
“A highly accomplished leader with extensive expertise in information technology, information security, risk, compliance and IT audit, Sexton is well-positioned to drive innovation and enhance the medical center’s IT capabilities,” A UTMC press release stated.
She has held senior IT leadership roles at several notable organizations, including University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, MGM Resorts International, Kellogg Company and Walgreens. Most recently, she served as CIO at UMC, where she oversaw the delivery of technology services and support to a 541-bed academic medical center and the state’s only Level 1 Trauma Center, managed all aspects of the Information Security Program and provided strategic guidance on the organization’s technology capabilities.
• Morning Pointe Senior Living is “super-excited” to have several new certified medication aides pass through its second CMA course, the first in the Knoxville, TN, region,” Morning Pointe press release stated.
The new CMAs include Jordan Dessaint, Morning Point of Knoxville Assisted Living; Latoya Gallaher and Jessica Doyle, The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence, Knoxville; Celeste Davis (Morning Pointe of Hardin Valley Assisted Living and Memory Care; Remi Day, Morning Pointe of Powell Assisted Living; and Gabby Vandergriff, The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence, Powell.
• Knoxville native, Dr. Kyle Boden, a sports medicine specialist, recently has returned home after his residency in Kentucky to treat athletes at Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic in Maryville. For more information, visit kocortho.com
• Dr. Glen Balch recently was appointed director of University of Tennessee Medical Center Cancer Institute. He succeeds Dr. John Bell, who retired on Dec. 31, 2024, after 36 years of service.
