HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood has appointed Adrian Moreno as the hospital's new chief operating officer effective Nov. 18, hospital system officials announced in an Oct. 30 news release.

Career history

Most recently, Moreno served as the COO and ethics and compliance officer at HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball, according to the release. Prior to that, Moreno served as assistant COO at HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood, and served in the U.S. Army as a battalion engineer operations officer during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Moreno holds a master's degree in health care administration from Trinity University and a bachelor's degree in economics from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Moreno is also a graduate of the HCA Executive Development Program and the U.S. Army Ranger School, according to the release.

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"We are thrilled to welcome Adrian back to HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood," said John Corbeil, CEO of HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood. "His extensive experience and proven leadership will be invaluable as we continue to enhance the quality of care we provide to our community."