Baptist Health Care

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Baptist Health Care (BHC) is a community-owned, not-for-profit regional system serving northwest Florida and southern Alabama. Nationally recognized for performance excellence and quality achievement, BHC has consistently ranked in the 99th percentile for patient satisfaction as recognized by Press Ganey. Baptist Health Care includes four hospitals (Atmore Hospital, Baptist Hospital, Gulf Breeze Hospital, and Jay Hospital), two medical parks (Baptist Medical Park - Navarre and Baptist Medical Park - Nine Mile), Baptist Manor, Baptist Home Health Care and Durable Medical Equipment, Baptist Leadership Institute, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine and Lakeview Center. With more than 5,500 employees, Baptist Health Care is the largest non-governmental employer in northwest Florida.

BHC operates with a mission established by its founding fathers "to provide superior service based on Christian values to improve the quality of life for people and communities served.” The current president and CEO of Baptist Health Care is Al Stubblefield.

History

Baptist was chartered as the Pensacola Baptist Hospital Association on February 15, 1943, following the efforts of Dr. Sid Kennedy and a group of First Baptist Church deacons to create a modern hospital in Pensacola.[1]


References

  • www.ebaptisthealthcare.org – Official site
  • "Life Sciences: A snapshot of Pensacola's three local hospitals." Pensacola Business Journal, December 22, 2006.
  1. "Baptist Hospital founder honored with birthday bash." Pensacola News Journal, July 30, 2001.