Samuel Hazen

Chief Executive Officer HCA Healthcare

Last Reviewed: October 3, 2026

Executive Summary

Samuel Hazen has been Chief Executive Officer of HCA Healthcare since January 2019 and a member of its board since 2018. He has spent more than 40 years with the hospital operator and its predecessors, starting in hospital, regional and division chief financial officer roles at HCA, Humana and Galen Health Care. He was chief financial officer of HCA’s Western Group from 1995, its president from 2001, president of operations from 2011, chief operating officer from 2015 and president and chief operating officer from 2016 before becoming chief executive. HCA’s proxy cites his leadership and operating experience and his knowledge of the health care industry. He rose from hospital finance to lead the company.

Career Highlights

• Chief Executive Officer of HCA Healthcare since January 2019; director since 2018.
• President and Chief Operating Officer, 2016 to 2018.
• Chief Operating Officer, 2015 to 2016.
• President, Operations, 2011 to 2015.
• President of the Western Group, 2001 to 2011, after serving as its CFO from 1995.

Professional Journey

Hazen held hospital, regional and division chief financial officer positions with HCA, Humana and Galen Health Care early in his career, according to HCA’s 10-K. From 1995 to 2001 he was chief financial officer of HCA’s Western Group, and from 2001 to 2011 its president.

He was president of operations from 2011 to 2015 and chief operating officer from January 2015 to November 2016, then president and chief operating officer until December 2018. He joined the board in September 2018 and became chief executive in January 2019.

HCA’s 2026 proxy says he has been with the company for more than 40 years. In 2026 he oversaw changes to the senior clinical team: Dr. Michael Cuffe agreed in June to step down as chief clinical officer, and Dr. Michael Schlosser was appointed to succeed him from 1 September 2026. HCA Healthcare, based in Nashville, operated 190 hospitals at the end of 2025, 102 of them in Florida and Texas, along with outpatient facilities including 121 ambulatory surgery centers, and reported 2025 revenues of $75.6 billion, according to its 10-K.

Education

No education is established in the sources read for this profile, so the field is left empty rather than estimated.