HCA Florida Capital Hospital in Tallahassee, has appointed Jack Atwater, MD, as chief medical officer.
Dr. Atwater has more than three decades of clinical experience, serving as a general anesthesiologist with Envision Healthcare since 2001, according to an Oct. 27 news release from HCA Florida Healthcare.
At Envision, he collaborated with nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologist assistants to provide care at two hospitals and three ASCs in Tallahassee.
Dr. Atwater provided anesthetic care for trauma, cardiac, neurosurgical, vascular, orthopedic, pediatric, obstetric, gynecologic and general surgery cases.
In addition, Dr. Atwater was a member of the HCA Florida Capital Hospital board of trustees from 2012 to 2024 and served as the board chairman from 2020-2023, the release said.
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