HCA East Florida Division is pleased to announce that Richard Read has accepted the Division Chief Financial Officer position. Read joins the Division office from HCA Florida Kendall Hospital in Miami, where he served as the Chief Financial Officer for the 447-bed facility and two free-standing emergency rooms for the past two and a half years.
Read, a 20-year healthcare veteran, successfully led his team at Kendall through five COVID waves while simultaneously navigating the opening of a new patient tower and service line expansions. In his new role, he will lead the financial operations and reporting for the Division’s 14 hospitals, seven free-standing emergency rooms, ten surgery centers, and 59 urgent care centers across South Florida.
Read began his career as a staff accountant with Greenview Regional Hospital in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Western Kentucky University and is a former certified public accountant.
