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R. Milton Johnson

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R. Milton Johnson
Born1957 or 1958 (age 66–67)[1]
EducationStratford High School
Alma materNashville State Community College
Belmont University
OccupationBusiness executive
TitleChairman & CEO, Hospital Corporation of America
Term2014–2019
PredecessorRichard Bracken
SuccessorSam Hazen
SpouseDenice Johnson
Children2

R. Milton Johnson (born 1957/58) is an American businessman and philanthropist from Tennessee. He served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Hospital Corporation of America.[2] With his wife, he has supported his alma mater, Belmont University, where a building is named in their honor.

Early life

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R. Milton Johnson was born in Nashville, Tennessee.[3] He was raised by a single mother.[4]

Johnson graduated from Stratford High School in 1974.[4][5] He attended Nashville State Community College and won a scholarship to transfer to Belmont University,[4] where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting.[1]

Career

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Johnson worked for Ernst & Young.[3]

Johnson joined the Hospital Corporation of America in 1982.[3] He was appointed as executive vice president in 2004.[5] He has served as its chairman and chief executive officer since 2014,[1] and succeeded Richard Bracken, who retired at the end of 2013.[6] Johnson retired from HCA in January 2019 and was succeeded by Sam Hazen.[2][7]

Johnson is the chair of the board of directors of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce as of 2017-2018,[8] and he serves on the board of the Nashville Health Care Council.[3]

Civic and political activities

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Johnson serves on the board of the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville.[3] He was inducted into the Nashville Public Schools Hall of Fame in 2010.[5] In 2011, he co-chaired a benefit for the Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation.[9]

Johnson serves on the board of trustees of his alma mater, Belmont University, for 2017-2018.[10] With his wife, he donated $10 million to the university for a scholarship program in 2015.[4] The same year, the university named the R. Milton and Denice Johnson Center in their honor.[11]

In 2015, Johnson donated US$1,500 in political contributions to Megan Barry's successful campaign to become Mayor of Nashville.[12]

Personal life

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Johnson is married to Denice Johnson.[3] They have two children.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hca Holdings Inc (HCA:New York): R. Milton Johnson, Bloomberg Business
  2. ^ a b Kelman, Brett (September 10, 2018). "HCA CEO Milton Johnson will retire at the end of the year". The Tennessean. Nashville. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "R. Milton Johnson - HCA Investor Center". investor.hcahealthcare.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d Tamburin, Adam (July 15, 2015). "HCA CEO, wife give $10M to Belmont scholarship program". The Tennessean. p. A4. Retrieved June 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b c Sarrio, Jaime (February 22, 2010). "These Hall of Famers thankful for public schooling". The Tennessean. pp. B1, B8. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  6. ^ "Up Through the Ranks - Meet HCA's New CEO Milton Johnson - HCA Today Blog". hcatodayblog.com. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  7. ^ Bannow, Tara (March 12, 2020). "HCA Healthcare CEO made $27 million in first year". Modern Healthcare. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  8. ^ "About Us". Nashville Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  9. ^ Terry, Rusty (September 4, 2011). "Auction team ramps up for Swan Ball". The Tennessean. p. D10. Retrieved June 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Board of Trust". Belmont University. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  11. ^ Tamburin, Adam (August 23, 2015). "Belmont names $87 million building after HCA CEO, wife". The Tennessean. p. A4. Retrieved June 24, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Harrison, Scott (September 8, 2015). "Barry vs. Fox: Who the biggest business names have their money behind for mayor". Nashville Business Journal. Nashville, Tennessee. Retrieved September 13, 2015.