HCA (NYSE: HCA) announced today the appointment of Cheryl White Mason as
Vice President - Litigation, effective April 1.
In her new position, Mason will be responsible for overseeing the
litigation section of the company's legal department.
Prior to joining HCA, Mason served as Chief of the Civil Liability
Management Branch for the City of Los Angeles. In that role, she managed
more than 80 lawyers and was responsible for a caseload of about 3,000
cases and claims.
From 1987 through 2002, Mason was a litigation partner for O'Melveny &
Myers LLP. She was the first woman in the firm's history to be elected
to serve on the firm's Management Committee. While at O'Melveny & Myers
LLP, she represented clients such as Pacific Gas and Electric Company,
the U.S. Department of Energy and Southern California Edison.
She received her law degree from the University of Chicago. Mason's
undergraduate degree is from Purdue University where she graduated summa
cum laude.
All references to "Company" and "HCA" as used throughout this document
refer to HCA Inc.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding HCA's business
which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that
involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and
uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those
contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the
Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal
year.
Investors, Mark Kimbrough, +1-615-344-2688, or
Media, Jeff Prescott, +1-615-344-5708,
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