New chief financial officer joins Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside Community Hospital, an affiliate of HCA Healthcare, announced today Onel Rodriquez has been named Chief Financial Officer effective September 3, 2024.
Onel holds an extensive background in accounting and leadership spanning 18 years. He has been with HCA Healthcare since 2015 where he was vice president, finance at HCA Florida JFK Medical Center. In 2017, Onel accepted a chief financial officer role at another healthcare system but returned to HCA Healthcare in May of 2020 as CFO at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital.
During his time at HCA Florida Palms West, Onel helped the achieve the best geometric patient length of stay in the division for two consecutive years, managed a $17M operating room expansion and $5M Level III neonatal intensive care unit expansion. Most recently, Onel was CFO at HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, a 493-bed facility in Miami, Florida. Here he worked closely with other senior executives grow EMS volume, create a PICC team and served as mentor in HCA Healthcare's Executive Development Program.
“We are excited to welcome Onel to our leadership team,” said Peter Hemstead, chief executive officer at Riverside Community Hospital. “Onel is focused on achieving fiscal results through consistent development of throughput, quality, service and patient satisfaction. His strong leadership skills will be a great addition to our facility.”
“Riverside Community Hospital is among the top 5% of hospitals in the country two years in a row and is recognized by numerous accreditation programs for demonstrating clinical excellence to the region,” said Onel. “As chief financial officer, I will support quality improvement initiatives, the promotion of current and expanded service lines and ensure our colleagues and physicians have the tools and resources to deliver exceptional patient care.”
Onel and his wife, Karen, and son Knox (13) and daughter Rylee (16) will be relocating to the City of Riverside. The family is on a mission to visit every Disney Park in the world and loves to spend time together outside playing sports and fishing.