Jeanie Vieira has been named chief executive for Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital and its Columbia Gorge Service Area. Vieira most recently has been the chief operating officer and chief nursing executive. She has almost three decades of experience in health care, including 25 years at Providence Hood River. Providence Eastern Division services chief executive Paul Gaden says Vieira has been a leader through a significant growth of services in Hood River. He added that more than 50 candidates applied for the position.