Leadership
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 — Brent Burish, 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 — Maria Caruso, Pasadena Hospital and St. Petersburg Hospital
- Vice President of Quality and Patient Safety — Kurtis Kuykendall, St. Petersburg Hospital
Board of trustees
- Jyric Sims — President and CEO, HCA Healthcare West Florida Division
- Brent Burish — CEO, HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital and HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital
- Jesus Lanza, MD — Chief of Staff, Medical Executive Committee, Critical Care
- Jennifer Garbowicz (Board Chairman) — Senior Director, BNY Wealth
- Edgar Mercado, MD — (Board Vice Chairman) — Critical Care
- Rachel Drude-Tomori — Estate Planning and Probate Practice Group
- Jacob Diaz, Ed.D. — Regional Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Success and Dean of Students, USF-St. Petersburg
- Matthew Furse - Major, Special Operations Division, St. Petersburg Police Department
- Dante Galliano - Medical Director, HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital Anesthesia
- Rishi Patel - Physician, HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital
- Tim Carlson - Chief of Medicine, HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital
- Maritza Iacono - Vice President Business Planning and Execution, FL & MW, Duke Energy
- Elliott Wiser - Founder, Bay News 9, Journalism Professor at the University of South Florida