Ashley Vertuno, FACHE, chief executive officer of HCA Florida JFK North Hospital in Palm Beach, has been named to Modern Healthcare’s prestigious list of the Top 25 Emerging Leaders for 2023.
In November 2020, then 32-year-old Ashley Vertuno became HCA Healthcare’s youngest hospital CEO. Since then, she has expanded HCA Florida JFK North Hospital’s service lines and recruited new physicians while maintaining the hospital’s accredited status as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center.
“I suppose healthcare is just a part of my DNA,” she says. “Here at JFK North, we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life. That drives me every day.”
In addition to serving as the hospital’s top executive, Vertuno is chairperson for the 2023 Palm Beach County Go Red for Women.
Vertuno also mentors others through her involvement in the American College of Healthcare Executives and various professional associations.
