Sam Hazen is chief executive officer of HCA Healthcare, one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare services with 179 hospitals and approximately 2,000 sites of care, including surgery centers, freestanding ERs, urgent care centers, and physician clinics, in 20 states and the United Kingdom. A $44 billion company, Nashville, Tennessee-based HCA Healthcare and its 249,000 employees provide approximately five percent of all U.S. hospital services.
A 36-year veteran of HCA Healthcare, Hazen was appointed CEO January 1, 2019 after serving as president and chief operating officer for HCA since 2016. Hazen has served in various senior positions for HCA including president of operations from 2011-2015. Hazen has also served as president of HCA Healthcare’s Western Group, which included all operations west of the Mississippi River and represented approximately one-half of the company’s revenue.
Prior to 2001, Hazen was chief financial officer for the Western Group. Prior to 1995, he was chief financial officer for two different divisions in the company, overseeing operations in North Texas and various other markets. Hazen began his career in Humana’s Financial Management Specialist Program in 1983 and has held chief financial officer position at hospitals in Georgia and Las Vegas.
Hazen currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Nashville Health Care Council and the HCA Foundation. As an active member of the healthcare community, his past board memberships include the Federation of American Hospitals and various other health system boards.
Hazen earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Kentucky and his master’s degree in business administration from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He and his wife, Glenna, live in Nashville and have two sons, Luke and John.
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