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The search for a new leader of Baptist Health “will begin right away,” a spokesperson said April 20, a day after the April 19 announcement that President and CEO Brett McClung would resign effective May 1 less than two years into the job.
The board, chaired by Richard Sisisky, will lead the search.
Baptist Health Jacksonville hospital President Michael Mayo will assume the role of interim CEO while continuing to serve in his current role.
“We are fortunate to have Michael Mayo and the rest of our outstanding leadership team to preserve continuity and positive momentum on key strategic initiatives during this transition,” the April 19 statement read.
05:20 AM EST Share At UF Health and Baptist Health, leaders look toward returning to the strategic plans in place before COVID-19 struck.
Following a challenging 2020, area hospital leaders hope to normalize operations on their campuses as COVID-19 cases decline and vaccines are distributed.
“We’ve spent the last several months managing COVID,” said Dr. Leon Haley, CEO of UF Health Jacksonville.
“Now we’ve shifted into managing COVID recovery and vaccine distribution to the degree we’re able to participate in that process while still maintaining our focus on our strategic initiatives.”
UF Health Jacksonville is the third-largest hospital in Northeast Florida with 462 beds, according to 2019 Agency for Healthcare Administration data, the latest available, on Florida hospital finances. Eighteen area hospitals are listed in the data in Duval, St. Johns, Nassau, Clay and Baker counties.
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“If we can craft those environments where we live, where we work, where we play and where we learn, to make healthy choices prominent then we are more likely to be healthy, Patz said.
Blue Zones prides itself on positive change reporting that communities they’ve worked on have seen double-digit drops in obesity, smoking and BMI. They also report millions of dollars of savings in healthcare costs and measurable drops in employee absenteeism.
Patz says Blue Zones will complete their assessment by May 11 with recommendations for improvements in Jacksonville. It ll then be up to community leaders and elected officials to take the recommendations and turn them into real changes.
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