HCA (NYSE: HCA) today announced the appointment of Robert S. (Sam)
Hankins, Jr. as Chief Financial Officer of its Outpatient Services Group.
Hankins currently is Chief Financial Officer of HCA's West Florida
Division, in Palm Harbor, Florida. In his new role, Hankins is
responsible for the financial operations of HCA's Outpatient Services
Group.
"Sam is a veteran CFO with experience in several hospitals and several
divisions," said Marilyn Tavenner, President of HCA's Outpatient
Services Group. "I look forward to working with him in helping the
company structure the new outpatient services group. He is a fantastic
addition to the team."
Created early in 2004, the Outpatient Services Group has responsibility
for all non-hospital based outpatient service. A significant portion of
these responsibilities includes the development or acquisition of
additional outpatient centers including surgery and diagnostics.
Hankins began his career with HCA in 1981 as Controller for CJW Medical
Center in Richmond, Virginia. From there he served as Chief Financial
Officer of several hospitals and returned to CJW as Chief Financial
Officer in 1994. In 1996, Hankins became Chief Financial Officer of
HCA's Richmond Division. He was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the
company's Northeast Division (no longer operational) in 1997, and took
his most recent position as Chief Financial Officer of the West Florida
Division in 1998.
Before joining HCA, he was Assistant Vice President of Fidelity American
Bank in Richmond, Virginia.
Hankins, 54, is a member of the Health Care Financial Management
Association, holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the
University of South Carolina, in Columbia, S.C., and a Bachelor of Arts
degree in accounting from Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, Va.
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