Jacksonville, Florida – August 9, 2024 – HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital is excited to welcome Jay Pettus as the hospital’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Pettus has more than 19 years of healthcare accounting and finance experience, including his most recent role as CFO at HCA Healthcare’s Oviedo Medical Center in Oviedo, FL.
“HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital provides outstanding care to the community it serves and has undergone tremendous growth in recent years. I am excited to join this organization as it continues to expand and grateful for the opportunity to support its patients, medical staff, and colleagues,” said Pettus.
During his 19-year career with HCA Healthcare, Pettus has served as Assistant Chief Financial Officer at Memorial Health in Savannah, GA; Controller at HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital, HCA Florida JFK North Hospital and Oviedo Medical Center; and Internal Audit Manager at the corporate level.
“Jay is an experienced finance executive who will accelerate our clinical program development and assist our colleagues and medical staff in caring for our community in more ways,” said Jeff Taylor, CEO of HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital. “We are thrilled to welcome him to Clay County and HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital.”
Pettus joins HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital at a time of extensive growth and development. Over the past 50 years, HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital has grown from a small-town community hospital to a large tertiary facility, offering high-acuity specialized services.
Currently, the hospital is working on:
- Expanding the capacity of its CARF-certified inpatient rehabilitation facility from 20 to 42 beds
- Increasing cardiovascular care capabilities
- Modernizing and expanding imaging assets and services by upgrading its magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine and adding an additional scanner, purchasing two new computed tomography (CT) machines and opening two new fluoroscopy rooms
Pettus earned his Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Accountancy from Belmont University in Nashville, TN.
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About HCA Florida Healthcare in Jacksonville
HCA Florida Healthcare, a part of HCA Healthcare, is a family of more than 500 affiliated sites of care. It is a collaborative network connecting approximately 11,000 physicians, 49 hospitals, over 50 urgent care centers and more than 350 physician practices and freestanding emergency rooms. In Jacksonville, HCA Florida Healthcare Memorial Hospital and HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital are part of this network of personalized care. Both are full service, acute care, Level II trauma hospitals fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and both are ranked as one of the best hospitals in the country for heart, lung, and surgical care. For more information about services, facilities and physicians, please visit www.hcafloridahealthcare.com.