Charles R. Evans, a 1969 graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan, was recently appointed as President of Hospital Corporation of America’s (HCA) Eastern Group.

Evans, who is also a member on Wesleyan’s Board of Trustees, will be responsible for HCA operations in the eastern United States. HCA includes approximately 100 hospitals in 10 states and approximately $11 billion of net revenue annually. Evans was most recently President of HCA’s Southeast Division, based in Atlanta, with responsibility for 18 hospitals in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Evans, 57, joined HCA in 1995 as President of HCA’s First Coast Health Network, consisting of four hospitals in the Jacksonville area. Following that in 1996 he was named President of the North Carolina Division, with responsibility for all HCA hospitals in North Carolina. Evans became President of the Mid America Division in Nashville in 1998 and assumed his most recent position as President of the Southeast Division in 2001.

Before joining HCA, he held several positions with Community Hospitals Indianapolis, a system of three hospitals, culminating as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Evans’ career started as a counselor and social worker and he held various positions in the mental health field before joining Community Hospitals Indianapolis in 1980.

Evans earned a bachelor of arts in psychology from Wesleyan, a master of arts in counseling services from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1972, and a master of business administration in administration and management from Indiana University in 1984. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a member of its Board of Governors, he has served on the boards of three hospital associations including Florida, Tennessee and Georgia.

Evans and his wife, Chris, have three children, Julie, Lisa, and Eric, and reside in Alpharetta, Georgia.