Mr. Wicker brings more than 20 years of healthcare administration to the role.
Most recently, he was CEO of Bayfront Health-Brooksville (Fla.), where he served since 2012. He also was CEO of River Park Hospital, a Capella Healthcare facility in McMinnville, Tenn., and held leadership roles at hospitals owned by Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.
St. Petersburg General Hospital is part of HCA Healthcare West Florida.
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