HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital is pleased to announce the appointment of Evgenia Genova Slavcheva, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer. A board-certified Internal Medicine and Pediatrics physician executive, Slavcheva brings more than 25 years of clinical and leadership experience and a strong track record of advancing quality, patient safety, physician engagement and operational excellence.
“Dr. Slavcheva is an accomplished physician leader whose experience and collaborative approach will be a tremendous asset to our hospital and medical staff,” said KC Donahey, chief executive officer of HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital. “Her commitment to clinical excellence and building strong partnerships with physicians aligns closely with our mission to provide exceptional care to the communities we are privileged to serve. We are excited to welcome her to our leadership team.”
Slavcheva joins HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital from St. David’s HealthCare, where she served as associate chief medical officer of St. David’s Medical Center and chief medical officer of St. David’s Georgetown Hospital. In these roles, she led strategic physician initiatives focused on clinical quality, patient safety, infection prevention, throughput, utilization review and medical staff governance.
Throughout her tenure with St. David’s HealthCare, Slavcheva helped drive reductions in complications, supported improvements in sepsis and stroke performance, and sustained physician engagement above the HCA Healthcare average for three consecutive years. She also played an important role in strengthening medical staff governance, clinical accountability and collaboration between physicians and hospital leadership.
Prior to joining St. David’s HealthCare, Slavcheva served as facility medical director for Hospital Medicine with TeamHealth, where she built a high-performing hospital medicine team and achieved strong results in length of stay, infection prevention and patient experience. She was recognized as Best Facility Medical Director at the TeamHealth National Conference for her leadership and operational impact.
Slavcheva is a graduate of the HCA Healthcare Physician Leadership Academy and earned her Physician Executive MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management.
As chief medical officer, Slavcheva will work closely with HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital’s medical staff and leadership team to advance clinical excellence, strengthen the physician experience and support the hospital’s continued commitment to providing high-quality care to patients throughout Northwest Florida.
