Current Division President Maura Walsh to Retire
HCA (NYSE: HCA) today announced the appointment of Troy A. Villarreal as
president of HCA’s Gulf Coast division effective June 20, 2016.
Villarreal replaces Maura Walsh who recently announced her retirement
after a nearly 30-year career with HCA. As Gulf Coast division
president, Villarreal will have responsibility for 16 hospitals and a
number of other free-standing facilities serving communities in Greater
Houston, Corpus Christi and south Texas.
“Troy is a talented hospital operator with executive experience in
multiple communities served by HCA,” said Jon Foster, president of HCA’s
American Group. “He is a proven leader who embodies HCA’s culture and
shares our continual commitment to improving clinical quality and the
patient experience. We are pleased to welcome him to the Gulf Coast
division.”
A 23-year veteran of HCA, Villarreal has served as chief executive
officer of HCA’s Medical City Dallas Hospital since 2013. Med City
Dallas is a full service tertiary care center with more than 660 beds
and 1,150 affiliated physicians and is the flagship hospital of HCA’s
North Texas Division. Prior to this role, Villarreal was CEO of HCA’s
Medical Center of Plano for five years, where he oversaw a major
facility upgrade, significant growth, and increased patient, physician
and employee satisfaction. Before that, he was CEO of HCA’s Plaza
Medical Center of Fort Worth. He joined the company in 1993 as a
hospital administrative resident and held a number of hospital
leadership positions, including chief operating officer of Med City
Dallas from 1999 to 2003.
Villarreal earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology at Texas A&M
University and a Master of Healthcare Administration and Master of
Business Administration at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, Texas.
He is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Villarreal has a strong history of community service. He is a graduate
of Leadership Plano Class 27 and formerly served on the Executive
Committee Board, Strategic Planning Committee, and Alumni Committee of
Leadership Plano. He also has served on the board of the Plano Chamber
of Commerce, as Campaign Cabinet Chair for Collin County in 2009-2010,
and as a member of the Advisory Board of the United Way of Greater
Dallas.
Walsh has been with HCA for twenty-nine years, serving in a number of
different executive capacities. She held seven different executive
positions including COO of West Houston Medical Center, COO of Bayshore
Medical Center, CEO of Doctors Hospital of Little Rock, CEO of Rosewood
Medical Center, CEO of Mainland Medical Center, CEO of Bayshore Medical
Center and president of HCA’s Gulf Coast Division, a position she has
held for 12 years.
“We are fortunate to have people like Maura who have dedicated long
careers leading our hospitals and serving our communities,” said Foster.
“We appreciate her many contributions, and we wish her the very best in
retirement.”
All references to “Company” and “HCA” as used throughout this release
refer to HCA Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates.
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