Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> April 26, 2004

WILLIAM WILCOX – UNITED SURGICAL PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL INC (USPI)

WILLIAM H. WILCOX is President and Chief Executive Officer and Director of United Surgical Partners International, Inc. From 1996 until September 1998, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of United Dental Care, Inc., a publicly traded dental health maintenance organization. From September 1994 to May 1996, he served as President of the Surgery Group of Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ambulatory Surgery Division of Columbia, respectively. Prior to assuming the position with Columbia in September 1994, Mr. Wilcox was the Chief Operating Officer and a Director of Medical Care America. He held several positions with that company between 1983 and 1994, including President of Medical Care International (infusion therapy). Prior to 1983, he held various hospital management positions with Hospital Corporation of America and Hospital Affiliates International. He received his BA from Vanderbilt University and his Master's degree in Health Systems Management from Tulane University. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of United Surgical

Partners and a picture of the things you're doing at the present time?

Mr. Wilcox: The company was founded in early 1998