The role includes responsibility for the HCA Florida West Marion Hospital, also based in Ocala, according to a Dec. 14 news release shared with Becker’s. There are 545 beds between the two acute care hospitals.
Mr. Keesee most recently served as CEO of HCA Florida Capital Hospital in Tallahassee. Under his leadership, the hospital “has seen tremendous achievement and growth,” Richard Hammett, president of HCA Healthcare North Florida Division, said in the release. Those achievements include six “A” safety ratings from Leapfrog, multiple service expansions and the establishment of two freestanding emergency rooms, an inpatient rehabilitation center and a neonatal intensive care unit.
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