UF Well being named Patrick Inexperienced senior vice chairman and Northeast Florida regional president for a brand new regional construction encompassing UF Well being Jacksonville and UF Well being St. Johns.
Inexperienced joined UF Well being Jacksonville as its CEO in July 2023.
UF Well being created two different regional presidents for its Central Florida hospitals and for Larger Gainesville, it mentioned in a Feb. 6 information launch.
The management construction is new to UF Well being however is a confirmed mannequin utilized by different hospitals across the nation, Inexperienced mentioned.
“Most well being methods which have a presence in giant communities or giant areas like Jacksonville and state of Florida have related roles. I believe it’s new to us, however it’s positively not new to different well being methods,” he mentioned.
“It’s a really perfect construction to actually leverage sources to be extra environment friendly, collaborate much more, and actually align technique,” he mentioned.
Within the information launch, Stephen J. Motew, president and system CEO of UF Well being, mentioned, “I’m assured this variation acknowledges the large tasks of our leaders at a system degree and can assist be certain that we replicate the voices and experiences of school, group physicians, and employees throughout the group, in addition to these we collaborate with in the neighborhood, resulting in a extra aligned and patient-centered UF Well being centered on medical excellence.”
Inexperienced assumed the position this month however has been speaking to members of UF Well being St. Johns for greater than six months.
“My very first thing is listening to the staff. I’ve been assembly the physicians, assembly the leaders, assembly the frontline employees, and actually working with that staff to assist establish how we are able to construct upon the good issues that they’ve been doing already,” he mentioned.