Have you seen HCA's CEO Sam Hazen in Asheville?
At HCA Healthcare’s April 23 shareholder meeting, CEO Sam Hazen pushed back on claims that he needed to do more to engage with Mission Hospital, which faces a fast-approaching deadline to fix deficiencies in care or face the loss of Medicare and Medicaid funding.
“In my normal travels, I go to Asheville, North Carolina frequently. I have visited with community leaders and key stakeholders and our people at our hospitals numerous times,” said Hazen, who became CEO in January 2019, just months before HCA bought the Mission Health system for $1.5 billion.
But 14 elected officials across the city, county and region interviewed by Asheville Watchdog said they have never met with Hazen. Many said that they are not aware of anyone who has.
Have you seen Sam in Asheville? Care to invite him below? #avlnews