Baptist Health South Florida

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Baptist Health South Florida
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Geography
LocationMiami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Coordinates25°46′38″N 80°08′26″W / 25.777337°N 80.140507°W / 25.777337; -80.140507Coordinates: 25°46′38″N 80°08′26″W / 25.777337°N 80.140507°W / 25.777337; -80.140507
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
History
Opened1960
Links
Websitebaptisthealth.net
ListsHospitals in the United States

Baptist Health South Florida is a faith-based,[1] not-for-profit healthcare organization and clinical care network in southern Florida.[2] Baptist Health has 11 hospitals (Baptist Hospital, Baptist Children’s Hospital, Bethesda Hospital East, Bethesda Hospital West, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Doctors Hospital, Fishermen’s Community Hospital, Homestead Hospital, Mariners Hospital, South Miami Hospital and West Kendall Baptist Hospital) and in excess of 100 physician practices and outpatient facilities.

History[]

The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.[3] It began as a single hospital on North Kendall Drive in suburban Miami,[4] and is now the second largest employer in the State of Florida[3] with about 23,000 employees. [5][6][7] In 2015, the company had $2.4 billion in revenues,[3] $3 billion in financial reserves,[4] and provided $302 million in Community Benefit and charity care.[8] Since 1995, Brian Keeley has been CEO of the company.[3][9] In 2016 the company created the Baptist Health Care On Demand, which connects patients to physicians through live video on-demand at all hours for non-emergency care.[10]

As of October 2017, Baptist Health South Florida has 10 hospitals in its network, including Baptist Hospital, Baptist Children's Hospital, Bethesda Hospital East, Bethesda Hospital West, Doctors Hospital, Homestead Hospital, South Miami Hospital, West Kendall Baptist Hospital, Mariners Hospital, and Fishermen's Hospital. They are located in Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach counties. It has about 50 outpatient and urgent care centers, located in cities that include Coral Springs, Davie, Pembroke Pines, Sunrise and Weston.[7] Baptist Health is set to absorb new facilities, including two new hospitals in Palm Beach County, from Bethesda Health as of October 2017. In 2015, Baptist Health began constructing the $485 million Miami Cancer Institute,[11] which has an affiliation with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. It is also the parent of companies like AmSurg Baptist Network Alliance, a subsidiary that purchased a majority stake in Northpoint Surgery Center during 2016.[12] During 2015, Baptist Health South Florida saw 75,440 patient admissions, 346,093 emergency department visits, and 289,907 urgent care visits.[8]

Baptist Health South Florida operates community wellness and health programs,[13] free community outreach programs,[14] annual health symposiums,[15] and the Baptist Scholars program, which provides tuition support for individuals looking to train as RNs and work within its system.[16] It also runs employee programs that focus on health maintenance.[17]

In 2019 and 2020, People magazine named Baptist Heath one of the “50 Companies That Care”. [18] The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has also conferred a silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Baptist Hospital, part of Baptist Health South Florida.[19]

Violations and settlements[]

The Department of Justice (DOJ), on behalf of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), agreed to accept $7,775,000 as a settlement amount after Baptist admitted to violations of the federal physician self-referral law (the "Stark Law"). In December 2016, another one of its affiliates, South Miami Hospital, paid $12 million to settle Medicare fraud charges [20]

COVID-19 pandemic[]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the fundraising foundation for Baptist Health South Florida sent emails to 3,000 wealthy donors to inform them those who made six-figure financial contributions would be eligible for vaccines at a time when vaccines were in short supply. When asked by Politico, Baptist Health South Florida refused to divulge how many of the donors were ultimately vaccinated.[21]

References[]

  1. ^ Katz, Norman A. (22 April 2016). "Detecting and Reducing Supply Chain Fraud". Routledge – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Baptist Health South Florida, Bethesda Health to merge".
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Baptist Health South Florida". 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "How Baptist Health benefits from tax exemption".
  5. ^ https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2020/08/26/ultimate-ceo-insights-brian-keeley.html
  6. ^ https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/strategy/baptist-health-south-florida-finalizes-boca-raton-regional-acquisition
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Sun-Sentinel, South Florida. "Baptist Health to merge with Bethesda Health".
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Baptist Health takes rare loss in fiscal 2015".
  9. ^ Parks, Howard Kleinberg and Arva Moore (28 October 2013). "Legendary Locals of Greater Miami". Arcadia Publishing – via Google Books.
  10. ^ Teproff, Carli. "Need a doctor at your desk? Baptist Health launches Care on Demand". miamiherald.
  11. ^ "Baptist Health South Florida suffers rare quarterly loss - South Florida Business Journal".
  12. ^ "Baptist Health South Florida starts fiscal 2016 with lower profits, acquires Northpoint Surgery Center - South Florida Business Journal".
  13. ^ "Ditch the medicine — get moving with senior fitness programs".
  14. ^ "Combating Latino Health Disparities Through Nutrition Education & Cooking". 29 April 2016.
  15. ^ Ozner, Michael D. (21 August 2013). "Heart Attack Proof: A Six-Week Cardiac Makeover for a Lifetime of Optimal Health". BenBella Books, Inc. – via Google Books.
  16. ^ Media, Working Mother (1 October 2002). "Working Mother". Working Mother Media – via Google Books.
  17. ^ Borkowski, Nancy; Borkowski, Professor School of Health Professions University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham Alabama Nancy (15 March 2015). "Organizational Behavior Theory and Design in Health Care". Jones & Bartlett Publishers – via Google Books.
  18. ^ https://people.com/human-interest/people-50-companies-that-care-2020/
  19. ^ https://southfloridahospitalnews.com/page/American_Association_of_CriticalCare_Nurses_recognizes_the_NICU_at_Baptist_Hospital_with_silver_Beacon_Award_for_Excellence/16294/25/
  20. ^ Teproff, Carli. "South Miami Hospital settles Medicare fraud charges for $12 million". miamiherald.
  21. ^ Sarkissian, Arek; Dixon, Matt. "Major donors to South Florida hospital foundation got early vaccine access". Politico PRO. Retrieved 2021-03-20.

External links[]

baptisthealth.net

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