Leadership
Our hospital's leadership team is experienced, knowledgeable and committed to improving the quality of healthcare we provide to our St. Petersburg community.
At HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital, our experienced and knowledgeable leadership team is committed to improving the quality of care we provide to serve the healthcare needs of our community.
Executive leadership
- Chief Executive Officer — Mari Elliot, Pasadena Hospital and St. Petersburg Hospital
- Chief Medical Officer — Dr. Jabr Hadid, Pasadena Hospital and St. Petersburg Hospital
- Chief Nursing Officer — Rocky Ricapito, RN, Pasadena Hospital and St. Petersburg Hospital
- Chief Operating Officer — Jessica Hoge, Pasadena Hospital and St. Petersburg Hospital
- Chief Financial Officer — Hunter Gullickson, Pasadena Hospital and St. Petersburg Hospital
- Assistant Chief Nursing Officer — Nicole Knight, Pasadena Hospital and St. Petersburg Hospital
Board of trustees
- Jyric Sims — President and CEO, HCA Healthcare West Florida Division
- Mari Elliot — CEO, HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital and HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital
- Elliott Wiser — (Board Chair) Founder, Bay News 9, Journalism Professor at the University of South Florida
- Edgar Mercado, MD — (Board Vice Chairman) — Critical Care
- Nick Boraggina, MD — Chief of Staff, HCA Florida St. Petersburg and Pasadena Hospitals
- Rachel Drude-Tomori — Estate Planning and Probate Practice Group
- Shelley Einbecker — Anesthesiologist
- Matthew Furse — Major, Special Operations Division, St. Petersburg Police Department
- Dante Galliano, MD — Medical Director, HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital Anesthesia
- Rishi Patel, DO — Physician, HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital
- Tim Carlson, MD — Internal Medicine, HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital
- Maritza Iacono — Vice President Business Planning and Execution, FL & MW, Duke Energy
- Jennifer Garbowicz — Senior Director, BNY Wealth