HCA Florida JFK North Hospital has added William Jackson Jr., M.D., MBA, as Assistant Chief Medical Officer where he will assist in the management of all clinical functions at the 280-bed acute care West Palm Beach hospital.

An accomplished, results-oriented physician executive with more than two decades in the field, Dr. Jackson previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer for Erlanger Health System. He also served as the company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer responsible for quality and safety, physician services, and inpatient and outpatient care delivery.

Dr. Jackson received his medical degree from the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He completed his postgraduate training at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and earned his MBA at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. He is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine and is a Fellow of both the American College of Physicians and the American College of Chest Physicians.