HCA Healthcare
Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, HCA Healthcare is a member of the Fortune 250 operating in the Health Care Equipment and Services industry. Samuel N. Hazen and Thomas F. Frist III serve as CEO/President and Chairman, respectively, leading the company’s C-suite executive team and the board of directors. Amongst these teams, the collective leadership is responsible for $569,300 to Republican causes and $397,437 to Democratic causes. Under their tenure, HCA Healthcare currently holds a ‘High’ rating.
Company Leadership
Samuel N. Hazen
Samuel N. Hazen has served as the Chief Executive Officer of HCA Healthcare since 2019 and as a director since 2018. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Hazen served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of HCA Healthcare from 2016 to 2019 and President of Operations from 2011 to 2015 and President of HCA’s western group from 2001 to 2011. From 1995 to 2001, Mr. Hazen served as the Chief Financial Officer of West Group of HCA Healthcare and Chief Financial Officer for two different divisions in the company, overseeing operations in North Texas Hazen began his career in Humana’s Financial Management Specialist Program in 1983 and has held the Chief Financial Officer position at hospitals in Georgia and Las Vegas. Mr. Hazen serves on the Board of Directors at the Nashville Health Care Council, the Federation of American Hospitals, and the HCA Healthcare Foundation.
Thomas F. Frist III
Thomas F. Frist has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors at HCA Healthcare since 2019 and has been a board member since 2006. Mr. Frist has served as member of the Board of Directors at Verisign since 2015 and has been a Managing Partner at Frist Capital LLC since he founded it in 2002. From 2013 to 2017, Mr. Frist served on the board at Science Applications International Corporation and was a member of FS Partners II LLC from 19995 to 2002 and worked in principle investment at Rainwater, Inc. from 1992 to 1995. Mr. Frist is a member of the Board of Directors at the Frist Foundation.
Political Contributions of Leadership
Leadership
CEO & Board Member
Samuel N. Hazen
Chairman
Thomas F. Frist III
Sr. VP and Controller
Chris Wyatt
Sr. VP, Marketing and Communications
Deborah M. Reiner
President – American Group
Erol R. Akdamar, FACHE
Sr. VP – Government Relations
Jeff E. Cohen
Sr. VP and Chief HR Officer
Jennifer Berres
Exec VP and COO
Jon M. Foster
Sr. VP and Chief Development Officer
Joseph A. Sowell, III
Sr. VP and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
Kathi Whalen, JD
Sr. VP, Payer Contracting and Alignment
Kathryn Torres
Sr. VP – Finance
Michael A. Marks
Exec VP, Chief Clinical Officer
Michael Cuffe
Sr. VP and Chief Legal Officer
Michael R. McAlevey
Sr. VP and CIO
P. Martin Paslick
Sr. VP – Internal Audit Services
Phillip G. BIllington
President – Atlantic Group
Richard A. Hammett
Sr. VP and Chief Nurse Exec
Sammie Mosier, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC
President – National Group
Timothy M. McManus
Exec VP and CFO
William B. Rutherford
Vice Chairman and CFO
Hugh F. Johnston
Board Member
Nancy-Ann M. Deparle
Board Member
Andrea B. Smith
Board Member
Meg G. Crofton
Board Member
Michael W. Michelson
Board Member
Robert J. Dennis
Board Member
Wayne J. Riley
Board Member
William R. Frist