Sam Hazen is the chief executive officer of HCA Healthcare, one of the nation’s leading providers of health care services with 185 hospitals and approximately 2,000 sites of care, including surgery centers, freestanding ERs, urgent care centers and physician clinics, in 21 states and the United Kingdom. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, HCA Healthcare and its 270,000 employees provide approximately five percent of all U.S. hospital services.
Jordan Kendig is AVP of Community Engagement at HCA Healthcare where he is responsible for expanding HCA’s community engagement operating model.Kendig partners with HCA’s Women’s and Children’s and Oncology service lines as co-lead of the Healthier Tomorrow Fund, a $50 million community impact fund designed to support innovative initiatives focused on addressing high-priority community needs and advancing health equity. He has been with HCA for 5 years, previously driving operations for Leadership & Organizational Development and strategic design for Patient Experience.
Kendig is the past-board chair of Leadership Health Care and serves on the non-profit boards of Alive Hospice and Amputee Blade Runners. He earned a bachelor’s as well as master’s degree from Vanderbilt University, is a certified Project Management Professional and Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He’s run 14 marathons, although these days spends his time chasing his 2 children with a 3rd arriving next month.