Hendersonville Medical Center Names New Chief Excutive Officer 

NASHVILLE, TN, September 21, 2007 – HCA’s TriStar Health System announced today the selection of Regina Bartlett as the chief executive officer for Hendersonville Medical Center, a 110-bed community based hospital located just north of Nashville.  Bartlett is currently the chief operating officer for Skyline Medical Center.  She has previously served as the chief nursing officer and chief operating officer at Hendersonville Medical Center over a period of years.

“Regina has had a lengthy and distinguished career with HCA,” said Larry Kloess, FACHE, president of TriStar Health System.  “Her leadership has contributed significantly to the efficiency, quality and employee satisfaction in the facilities she has served.”

Bartlett is a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and is a graduate of Dalton College and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.   She formerly served as the assistant director of nursing and the associate director of nursing at Parkridge Medical Center.  She also served as the CNO at South Pittsburg Hospital in South Pittsburg, Tennessee.    

She is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Tennessee Hospital Association.  Bartlett and her husband, Tony, reside in Hendersonville.

For more information about TriStar Health System, or for a physician referral, call TriStar MedLine^SM at 615-342-1919 or toll-free outside of Nashville at 1-800-242-5662 or visit TriStarHealth.com.