Leanne Salazar Named Chief Nurse Executive for HCA Healthcare West Florida
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TAMPA, Florida – (January 9, 2020) – HCA Healthcare
West Florida welcomes Leanne Salazar, APRN, DNP, MBA as the Chief Nurse
Executive. Salazar was promoted from Oak
Hill Hospital, a West Florida facility in Hernando County, where she most
recently served as the Chief Operating Officer.
“Leanne’s strategic,
supportive and inspirational leadership as a nurse champion has been
instrumental in Oak Hill’s milestone achievements over the last several years,”
explained Chari. “This included having
some of the lowest RN turnover rates in the company, the highest percentage of
board certified nurses, and an HCA Unit of Distinction winner every year since
2015, including the number one unit in HCA Healthcare in 2019,”
She began her HCA
Healthcare career at Oak Hill Hospital as Vice President of Quality in 2011. In 2013, she was promoted to Chief Nursing
Officer and then to Chief Operating Officer in 2019. Prior to that, she held
multiple nursing leadership positions at Spring Hill Hospital, for a wide range
of services including the ER, ICU, Medical/Surgical, Telemetry, Pediatrics, and
Mother-Baby units. Salazar earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice from
American Sentinel University, Master of Business Administration from the
University of Phoenix, Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University South
Florida, and her Associate of Science in Nursing from Pasco Hernando Community
College.
She is well regarded
for her extensive community involvement in Hernando County which includes
serving on the Board of Directors for the Dawn Center; SAFE Clinical Director for Hernando County
Health Department; and on the Board of the Hernando Chamber of Commerce and Leadership
Hernando Facilitator of Health Day.
“Every day we seek
to raise the bar higher not just for ourselves, but for healthcare everywhere,”
said Chari. “I am thrilled to have
Leanne leading the charge with our nursing caregivers to ensure we deliver the
highest quality care to the patients we are privileged to serve.”
About HCA Healthcare West Florida
HCA
Healthcare 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.
HCA West Florida includes 15 hospitals, 25 ER locations, 14 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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