Corporate Ladder

• Healthfield (Atlanta) has appointed Thomas Robbins president/CEO. Robbins comes to Healthfield from Apria Healthcare Group (Costa Mesa, CA), where he served as executive vice president of field operations.

• Total Renal Care Holdings (Torrance, CA) has named Richard Lester to the newly created position of vice president, investor relations. He is moving from his current position as vice president, corporate development. Lester’s corporate development responsibilities are being transitioned to other executives responsible for business development.