Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE:HMA) announced today that Vicki Romero Briggs, FACHE, has joined HMA as Senior Vice President and Division CEO, responsible for leading HMA’s North and South Carolina hospitals and further enhancing the partnership in those hospitals between HMA and Winston Salem-based Novant Health.
Ms. Briggs has 27 years of hospital administration experience. She served most recently as the CEO of Birmingham, Alabama-based Affinity Health System, LLC, a joint venture partnership between Baptist Health System and Triad Hospitals, Inc. (now Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CYH)) which operates, among other things, Trinity Medical Center (formerly Montclair Baptist), a 560-bed tertiary medical center with 1,800 employees and a medical staff of 650 physicians. Ms. Brigg’s has previously served in other CEO roles with Triad and HCA, including President of HCA’s Baton Rouge, Louisiana, market.
“With a lifetime of healthcare experience, Vicki has demonstrated excellent leadership skills and generated a proven record of directing multifaceted, collaborative, quality-focused hospital operations,” said Kelly Curry, HMA’s Chief Operating Officer. “Vicki’s experience and expertise in leading successful whole-hospital joint ventures makes her a perfect fit to augment our existing partnership with Novant Health, and we are very pleased she has chosen to join HMA.”
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