HCA (Hospital Corporation of America) East Florida Division is pleased to announce the promotion of Brian Baumgardner to Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Coast Medical Center.

Brian brings over 16 years of executive healthcare experience to this role most recently as the Chief Operating Officer of Lawnwood Regional in Ft Pierce, FL. Prior to that Brian served as the CEO of Bartow Memorial Hospital in Bartow, FL and COO of Central Florida Regional in Sanford, FL.