HCA California hospital names chief nursing officer

Effective Aug. 5, Jesse Roque, MSN, will step into the chief nursing officer role at Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. 

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Mr. Roque most recently served as chief nursing officer at West Hills (Calif.) Hospital and Medical Center, a position he began in 2022. Under his leadership at West Hills, hospital-acquired infections fell by 33% and nurse vacancies by 21%, according to an Aug. 1 news release sent to Becker’s

Los Angeles-based UCLA Health acquired West Hills Hospital and Medical Center from HCA in March, with Mr. Roque assisting through the transition period. 

Riverside Community Hospital is a 517-bed acute care hospital.

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