Jack O. Bovender Jr. is the former

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and

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from 2002 to 2009.

Early life and career

Bovender was born on August 16, 1945 in

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. He attended high school in

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. He began his career in hospital administration as a

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lieutenant stationed at the

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. He continued to work in the health care industry until his retirement in 2009 from Hospital Corporation of America. Bovender is the retired chairman and CEO of Nashville-based Hospital Corporation of America. HCA owns and operates approximately 160 hospitals and 100 surgery centers in the United States and England. He became president and CEO in 1992, and he served as chairman and CEO from 2002 to 2009. Additionally, he is a founding member of the Nashville Health Care Council and serves on the boards of several human service and arts organizations. Bovender graduated from

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in 1967, with a

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and in 1969 with a

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. Bovender has served on the

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Board of Visitors for several years. He is a former member of

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's board of visitors and former chairman of the Duke University Divinity School's capital campaign committee. He has also served on the executive committee of the Duke Annual Fund. He is currently a member of the university's board of trustees, serving as vice chair of the board, chair of the audit committee, vice chair of the business and finance committee, and a member of the executive committee. He was named by

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as "Best CEO in America" for healthcare facilities in 2003, 2004 and 2005.

Philanthropy

Bovender and his wife donated $25 million to Duke in 2011.

Personal Life

Bovender is married to his wife, Barbara, and has one son, Richard.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bovender, Jack O. Jr. HCA Healthcare people American health care chief executives Duke University Trinity College of Arts and Sciences alumni Duke University faculty Living people People from Nashville, Tennessee People from Winston-Salem, North Carolina Year of birth missing (living people) 1945 births