Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital has appointed Kadero Ellison and Troy Helgerson as COOs.
Both executives have held leadership positions within HCA Healthcare, according to a Nov. 9 hospital news release shared with Becker’s.
Mr. Ellison most recently served as vice president of operations at HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital in Hudson. He previously served as assistant administrator at Riverside Community Hospital from 2023 to 2024.
Mr. Helgerson brings more than 20 years of healthcare leadership experience. He most recently served as vice president of operations at MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas, where his work included hospital operations, strategic growth, physician partnerships and quality and safety initiatives.
“The addition of two COOs aligns with our hospital’s growth to meet the increasing healthcare needs of our community,” CEO Mike Hoyt said in the release. “From expanding complex surgical services and capacity to managing our growing emergency department visits and advancing our 11-story patient tower expansion, both Kadero and Troy will be vital to our continued success.”
