HCA Florida Kendall Hospital is pleased to announce the promotion of Ben Harris to Chief Executive Officer for HCA Florida Kendall Hospital.
Ben has spent the last three and a half years at HCA Florida Woodmont Hospital, serving as the Chief Executive Officer for the 271-bed facility. Under Ben’s leadership, HCA Florida Woodmont Hospital has elevated its culture, colleague and physician engagement, patient experience and quality outcomes. Colleague engagement increased to number one within the HCA East Florida Division and remains the sixth highestranked facility in all of HCA Healthcare, resulting in increased retention and reduced nursing turnover. Similarly, physician engagement improved from the 27th to the 99th percentile, making Woodmont the number one facility in the Division and second enterprise-wide.
Ben has served in many HCA Healthcare leadership roles over the past 12 years, including Chief Operating Officer at Medical City Las Colinas and Vice President of Business Development at Medical City Plano. Before HCA Healthcare, Ben served eight years on the Plano City Council in Texas.
Ben earned a bachelor’s degree in government from the University of Texas and his master’s in business administration from Dallas Baptist University.
