Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> February 17, 2000

Victor L. Campbell – Columbia / Hca Healthcare Corporation (col)

Victor L. Campbell is a Senior Vice President of HCA, based in Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. Campbell, 53, has primary responsibilities for internal and external communications, investor relations and government relations. Mr. Campbell was named in the August 1995 issue of Institutional Investor as one of the Top 10 Investor Relations Officers among America's public companies. He is a member of the Operations Committee of the American Hospital Association, the Board of AHA Financial Solutions Inc., and the Board and Executive Committee of the Federation of American Hospitals. Mr. Campbell was Chairman of the FAH during 1992-1993. Mr. Campbell joined HCA in 1972 in the finance department, and initiated HCA's investor relations function in 1976. Mr. Campbell was named Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, in 1994 and assumed his additional responsibilities in August 1997. Prior to joining HCA, Mr. Campbell worked from 1969 to 1972 in the Treasurer's Department of E.I. Dupont de Nemours in Wilmington, Delaware. As a 28- year resident of Nashville, Mr. Campbell has served on the Boards of numerous non profit organizations, including the American Heart Association, United Way of Middle Tennessee and the Nashville Humane Shelter. A founding board member of PENCIL, a Nashville organization which provides business and community support to public education, Mr. Campbell is currently an Advisor to PENCIL's Board of Directors and past Chairman. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Nashville Sports Council. A native of Indiana, Mr. Campbell received his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 1969 from Anderson University. Profile
TWST: Give us a brief overview of Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation.

Mr. Campbell: The HCA side of the company started back in the late

1960s. We were one of the companies that initiated the