HCA Healthcare has appointed Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, to the role of senior vice president and chief nurse executive, effective February 1, 2026. In this capacity, Rossitto will direct the nursing agenda for the organization’s more than 100,000 registered nurses across its 191 hospitals and roughly 2,500 ambulatory sites of care in 20 states and the United Kingdom.

Reporting to CEO Sam Hazen, Rossitto is charged with unifying nursing teams, strengthening leadership development and driving clinical innovation. She will oversee initiatives aimed at elevating patient care metrics, including reducing ICU bloodstream infections by leveraging protocols that have demonstrated a 44% infection reduction in prior HCA studies, and improving full-term delivery outcomes through standardized clinical best practices.

A 25-year HCA veteran, Rossitto began her career at HCA HealthONE Swedish and most recently served as senior vice president and assistant chief nurse executive. In that role she managed a group operations support team focused on emergency, trauma and surgical services, patient experience enhancement and leadership advocacy. Rossitto holds an MBA in healthcare management, a BSN and a Nurse Executive Advanced Board Certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She also serves on the HCA Healthcare Foundation’s Healthier Tomorrow Fund Grants Committee and the Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation board.

Rossitto succeeds Sammie Mosier, DHA, MA, BSN, NE-BC, who led the nursing function from 2021 until her passing last year. Her promotion ensures continuity in HCA’s status as a learning health system—leveraging approximately 44 million annual patient encounters to conduct clinical studies, refine protocols and implement evidence-based practices that drive both operational efficiencies and improved patient outcomes.