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Bayonet Point hospital chief quits
By Times staff writer © St. Petersburg Times, published September 1, 2000 HUDSON -- Don Griffin, the chief executive officer who guided the Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point through one of its biggest expansions, has resigned from his job of 31/2 years. Details were scarce as to why Griffin, who presided over the hospital's ranking by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top 50 cardiology centers in the country, would quit. Neither Griffin nor his bosses at HCA -- The Healthcare Company hospital chain could be reached for comment. But hospital officials in Hudson said Griffin left before finding another job, leaving some to speculate he was ousted. Regional Medical Center was built in 1981 and started with 50 beds. The hospital has since expanded to 256 beds and will grow to 300 beds when a $40-million expansion, which began on Griffin's watch, is finished. Griffin, who is in his early 40s, took the job as president and CEO of Bayonet Point and another of the company's hospitals in Spring Hill in January 1997, replacing J. Daniel Miller. A selection committee of doctors was instrumental in hiring him. When he was hired, Griffin said one of his top priorities was to boost staff morale. The hospital, best known for its busy cardiology center, is considered one of the flagships of the hospital chain. In 1998, more than 1,500 open-heart surgeries were performed at the hospital -- second-most in Florida. The ongoing expansion includes adding more operating rooms to the hospital.
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