Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare named Richard Hammett president of HCA Healthcare's North Florida Division, effective June 1.
What you should know:
1. Current president Michael Joyce will retire after spending 33 years with HCA.
2. Mr. Hammett has been with HCA for 15 years and currently serves as president and CEO of Englewood, Colo.-based Swedish Medical Center.
3. Throughout his career, Mr. Hammett has held several leadership positions with HCA. He is the past president and CEO of The Medical Center of Aurora (Colo.)
4. As president of the North Florida Division, Mr. Hammett will oversee the organization's 14 hospital campuses and six surgery centers.