Rick Shallcross to retire
HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA), a leading healthcare provider with 177
hospitals and 119 freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and the
United Kingdom, today announced that Ashley Johnson has been appointed
chief financial officer of HCA’s American Group, which includes 85
hospitals. She will assume the position on October 1. She will replace
longtime American Group CFO Rick Shallcross who is retiring.
“We’re fortunate to have many strong financial leaders within HCA like
Ashley who has successfully led the financial operations of multiple HCA
hospitals and markets,” said Jon Foster, president of HCA’s American
Group. “The depth and breadth of her experience uniquely qualifies her
and will serve her well in this position.”
Johnson, a 21-year veteran of HCA, has served as chief financial officer
for HCA’s Capital Division with responsibility for financial operations
and reporting for the division’s 18 hospital campuses located in
Indiana, Kentucky, New Hampshire and Virginia. Prior to that position
she served as CFO for several HCA hospitals including Presbyterian/St.
Luke’s Medical Center in Denver, Colorado; Memorial Hospital in
Jacksonville, Florida; and Central Florida Regional Hospital in Sanford,
Florida. Johnson is a Certified Public Accountant and holds bachelors’
degrees in accounting and management from the University of Central
Florida.
A search for Johnson’s replacement at the Richmond, Virginia-based
Capital Division is underway.
Current American Group CFO Rick Shallcross is retiring after 25 years’
service to the company. He joined HCA as CFO of Rose Healthcare System
in Denver, then became the Utah Division CFO in 1996 and the Continental
Division CFO in 1997. He has served as a group CFO for HCA since 2001.
Shallcross is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a bachelor’s
degree in accounting from the University of Denver.
“We are very thankful to Rick for his dedicated service to HCA, and we
appreciate his many contributions to our financial success and growth
over his time with the company,” said Foster. “He has been a longtime
colleague and friend, and we wish him all the best in retirement.”
About HCA Healthcare
Nashville-based HCA Healthcare is one of the nation's leading providers
of healthcare services, operating 177 locally managed hospitals and 119
freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and the United Kingdom. With
its founding in 1968, HCA 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. HCA has
conducted a number of clinical studies, including one that demonstrated
that full-term delivery is healthier than early elective delivery of
babies and another that identified a clinical protocol that can reduce
bloodstream infections in ICU patients by 44 percent. HCA is a learning
healthcare system that uses its more than 27 million annual patient
encounters to advance science, improve patient care and save lives.
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