NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HCA today announced the appointment of Maura A. Walsh as President of HCA's Gulf Coast Division in Houston, Texas effective Monday, July 19. She replaces Mike Snow who recently left the company.
In her new position, Walsh will have operational responsibility for 14 hospitals and seven outpatient surgery centers in the Houston, Corpus Christi and South Texas markets. She was previously Chief Executive Officer of HCA's Bayshore Medical Center, a 366-bed acute care, tertiary facility in Pasadena, Texas.
In her new role, Walsh will report to Sam Hazen, President of HCA's Western Group. "Maura is a very capable executive with good leadership skills and strong operational abilities," said Hazen. "I look forward to working with her as we continue to grow the services we offer in these communities."
Walsh, 45, began her career with HCA in 1987 as an assistant administrator at West Houston Medical Center in Houston, Texas. She held chief operating officer positions at several hospitals and was named Chief Executive Officer of Doctors Hospital in Little Rock, Ark. in 1996. She later served as Chief Executive Officer of Rosewood Medical Center in Houston, Mainland Medical Center in Texas City, Texas and was appointed CEO of Bayshore Medical Center in 2002.
She is a diplomate of the American College of Healthcare Executives and served on the Physician/Hospital Executive Board of the Texas Hospital Association. Walsh earned a bachelor of science degree in health services administration from the University of Massachusetts - Lowell, at Lowell, Mass., and a master of arts degree in human resources and business from the University of Houston - Clear Lake in Clear Lake, Texas.
She is a member of San Jacinto College Foundation Board, the University of Houston Graduate Advisory Board and the Economic Alliance of Southeast Harris County Board. Walsh was named one of Arkansas' top 100 women and top 40 executives under 40.
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