(LARGO, FL – April 2019) – As HCA Healthcare’s Largo Medical Center embarks upon its fifth decade of providing high quality medical care and services to the community and beyond, the hospital’s pleased to announce that Adam Rudd will be returning to the area as the hospital’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
“It is a true honor to be part of the Largo Medical Center family and their long history of clinical excellence,” said Adam Rudd, CEO. “I’m looking forward to working with the amazing physicians and hospital staff that are so committed to serving our community.”
Adam arrives from Las Vegas, where he has served as CEO of HCA’s Southern Hills Medical Center since 2015. He began his HCA career at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center in Denver where he oversaw OR operations. He then came to Tampa Bay as HCA West Florida’s Vice President of Emergency Services and Management Engineering. Adam was promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, prior to his move to Las Vegas.
“I have had the pleasure of knowing Adam for more than five years and I really value his ability to broadly focus and execute on many agendas simultaneously,” explains Ravi Chari, MD, President of HCA West Florida. “He has an engaging personality that easily resonates with both hospital colleagues and the medical staff.”
Adam holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Colorado.
His leadership skills and strong operations background will support Largo Medical Center’s continued evolution as the hospital of choice. He joins the team on April 1 and is relocating with his wife Elizabeth and two children.
For an interview with Adam Rudd, please contact Tammy Robiconti, Director of PR & Communications at 727-348-1896 or Tammy.Robiconti@HCAHealthcare.com.
About Largo Medical Center
Largo Medical Center is a 429-bed statutory teaching hospital serving Pinellas County from three campuses. The hospital provides Atrial Fibrillation Care at the AFib & Heart Rhythm Centers, Bariatric (Surgical Weight Loss) Services at the Florida Bariatric Centers, Behavioral Healthcare, Breast Healthcare at the Florida Breast Institute, Cardiovascular Services, Clinical Research, Emergency Care at 3 campuses, the H2U Health and Wellness program, Hepatobiliary Care at The Hepatobiliary Center, Imaging and Diagnostic Services, Kidney & Liver Transplants at the Transplant Institute of Florida, Orthopedic/Total Joint Care at the Florida Orthopedic Pavilion, Inpatient, Outpatient and Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Palliative Care, Robotic Surgery, Spine and Neurologic Care at the Florida Spine & Neuro Center, and Wound Care with Hyperbaric Medicine. Largo Medical Center has AOA and ACGME Accredited Graduate Medical Education programs. The hospital is the West Coast Academic Center for NOVA Southeastern University and is affiliated with the USF Morsani College of Medicine. Largo Medical Center is a Certified Advanced Heart Failure Center and an Advanced Primary Stroke Center. We have an accredited AFib Center, Bariatric (Surgical Weight Loss) Program, Breast Center, Cancer Care program, Chest Pain with PCI and Inpatient Rehabilitation program. Learn more at LargoMedical.com. Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.