HCA Healthcare’s Far West Division announced the appointment of Onel Rodriguez as Division Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Rodriguez brings nearly two decades of progressive financial leadership experience across large, complex acute care hospitals, ranging from 200 to more than 700 beds. A strategic and results-driven leader, he is recognized for his ability to connect financial performance with organizational purpose, driving both operational excellence and long-term growth.
Most recently, Rodriguez served as CFO at Riverside Community Hospital, where he led the organization to exceed key strategic goals while positioning it for sustained growth. His leadership focused on strengthening financial performance alongside operational improvements, including enhancing patient throughput, expanding capacity and building sustainable financial frameworks.
Riverside Community Hospital is well known within HCA Healthcare for developing top-tier leadership talent, reflecting a strong track record of cultivating high-performing leaders across the organization.
“Onel is a highly accomplished leader with a strong track record of aligning financial performance with operational excellence and high-quality patient care,” said Jackie Van Blaricum, president of HCA Healthcare’s Far West Division. “He brings a thoughtful, collaborative approach to leadership and a deep commitment to developing strong teams. Given Riverside Community Hospital’s reputation for cultivating exceptional talent, I am especially pleased to welcome Onel to the Las Vegas market and confident he will play an important role in our continued growth and success.”
Prior to Riverside, Rodriguez served as CFO at HCA Florida Aventura Hospital and HCA Florida Palms West Hospital. In these roles, he drove significant margin improvement, strengthened reimbursement capture and advanced major capital expansion initiatives. He is known for his collaborative leadership style, partnering closely with executive and physician leaders to align financial and operational strategies in support of high-quality patient care.
Rodriguez holds a Master of Science in Accounting from Kaplan University and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Saint Thomas University.
About Sunrise Health System:
The Sunrise Health System, which includes Sunrise Hospital, Sunrise Children’s Hospital, MountainView Hospital and Southern Hills Hospital, is the largest provider of complex care in the state of Nevada and is home to one of only two Level 1 trauma centers in the state. We employ nearly 8,000 Nevadans and last year alone we invested $113 million in capital investment locally. In 2025, we admitted 95,000 patients throughout our four hospitals and six freestanding emergency rooms. Our overall system of care is made up of 50 sites across the Las Vegas valley, including specialty clinics, urgent care centers and outpatient facilities.
The Sunrise Health System is committed to developing our local healthcare workforce through programs like the Sunrise Health Medical Education Consortium and Galen College of Nursing to train the next generation of clinicians so that our community has access to world class care close to home. Sunrise Health System and its hospitals in Nevada are proud to be part of HCA Healthcare, a global leader with 190 hospitals and more than 2,400 care sites across 20 states and the United Kingdom. Our scale and reach allow the Sunrise Health System to leverage advanced technology, cutting-edge research and evidence-based medicine to advance patient care.
