HCA names Angle president of mountain division

Gregory Angle will become president of the Salt Lake City-based mountain division of hospital chain HCA at the beginning of next year.

Angle's new position becomes effective Jan. 1, when John Hanshaw, 59, president of the mountain division since 2005, retires. As division president, Angle, 52, will oversee 10 hospitals in Utah, Idaho and Alaska. He currently serves as the CEO for one of HCA's hospitals, Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, Calif., where he has worked since joining HCA in 2009.

“Greg is a healthcare industry veteran and a skilled hospital operator who has held several facility and multi-facility senior leadership roles throughout his 30-year career,” Chuck Hall, president of HCA's national group, said in a news release. “He is a proven leader and innovator, and we are pleased to welcome him to the mountain division.”

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