Health Care 2024: DR. WILLIAM LUNN

In 2023, Lunn was promoted to president of the Nashville, Tennessee-based HCA’s Capital Division, which includes 18 hospitals across three states, including Virginia. In November, officials celebrated the opening of the new Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Salem’s LewisGale Medical Center.
The next month, workers began construction on a freestanding emergency room in the New River Valley.

A pulmonologist, Lunn was formerly CEO of HCA’s Chippenham and Johnston-Willis hospitals in Richmond. He also previously was president and CEO of Tulane Health System in New Orleans. Additionally, Lunn was assistant dean of clinical affairs at Baylor College of Medicine.

Lunn received his bachelor’s degree in history from Tulane University and his medical degree from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. HCA reported about $64.97 billion in 2023 revenue, compared to $60.23 billion in 2022.

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