Kenneth Wicker Appointed CEO St. Petersburg General Hospital
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TAMPA – (April 8, 2020) – HCA Healthcare
West Florida announces that Kenneth Wicker is the new CEO of St. Petersburg
General Hospital, effective May 4. Ken
currently serves as the CEO for Bayfront Health-Brooksville and has more than
20 years of experience in healthcare administration. Accomplishments during his
tenure, which began there in 2012, include service line growth, medical staff
development and recruitment, strategic planning, and patient and caregiver
satisfaction improvements.
Prior to joining HMA/CHS, Wicker served as
CEO of River Park Hospital, a Capella Healthcare facility in McMinnville,
Tennessee and numerous HCA Healthcare hospitals including Vice President /Chief
Operating Officer for Doctors Hospital in Augusta, Chief Operating Office for
Ocala Regional Medical Center, and Associate Administrator for Fairview Park
Hospital.
“We are excited to have Ken return to HCA
Healthcare and the West Florida Division,” said Tim Burroughs, Chief
Administrative Officer for HCA West Florida.
“His ability to strategically align resources and understanding of the
Tampa Bay market will be instrumental in guiding the growth agenda for St. Petersburg
General Hospital.”
Ken earned his Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration – Finance from the University of South Carolina and his
Master in Business Administration and Master in Health Sciences from the
University of Florida. He is active in the Brooksville Rotary Club, Board of
Hernando Progress, Relay for Life Hospital Chairman, and the Champions Club
Advisory Council. He and his wife
Kimberly have a son Carson and daughter Christine.
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About
HCA West Florida
HCA West Florida
provides a complete continuum of high quality programs and services to meet the
healthcare needs of residents and businesses throughout west Florida, caring
for more than 1.2 million patients in 2019. HCA West Florida includes 15
hospitals, 25 ER locations, 13 ambulatory surgery centers, numerous physician
practices, graduate medical education programs, a regional lab, and
consolidated service center. HCA West Florida is affiliated with HCA Healthcare,
one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services. With its
founding in 1968, HCA Healthcare created a new model for hospital care in the
United States, using combined resources to strengthen hospitals, deliver patient-focused
care and improve the practice of medicine.
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