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In 2016, Nicole Thomas became the first female hospital president at Baptist Health. Thomas oversees Baptist Medical Center South.[1] In 2019, Baptist Health opened a new 12-room Wolfson Children’s Hospital pediatric emergency center at Baptist Medical Center South.[2]
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Content Addition: Please add to the end of the content in the current section. In 2011, Baptist Health opened an outpatient surgical center at Baptist Beaches.[3] The center was replaced in 2018 by the surgical pavilion at Baptist Beaches.[4]
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Content Addition: Please add to the end of the content in the current section. In 2009, The Betty and David Berkman Building for Patient Care opened with 48 patient rooms, including an eight-bed ICU unit.[5] Baptist Health opened a surgery center at Baptist Nassau in 2018.[6]
References
- ↑ "You should know . . . Baptist Medical Center South President Nicole Thomas | Jax Daily Record". Jacksonville Daily Record - Jacksonville, Florida. 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ↑ Butler, Scott. "Baptist Health/Wolfson Children's opens in Oakleaf". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ↑ FitzRoy, Maggie. "Baptist-Beaches opening its outpatient surgery center". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ↑ Tyler, Crystal Moyer, Roxy (2018-06-18). "Baptist Beaches Hospital expands with new surgery center". WJXT. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Lankford, Kandace. "New Baptist Nassau building has touches of home". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ↑ "New surgical center is a step-up for Nassau County". firstcoastnews.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
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Update Number of locations: 6 Hospitals (2025)[1][2]
Update Bed count:1,461 beds
- Baptist Medical Center Beaches
- Baptist Medical Center Clay
- Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville
- Baptist Medical Center Nassau
- Baptist Medical Center South
- Wolfson Children’s Hospital
Update Emergency departments: Twelve (12) emergency centers.[3]
History section:
1. Current content: Baptist Health earned Magnet re-designation in 2012 and 2017.
Proposed content: Baptist Health earned Magnet re-designation in 2012, 2017, and 2022.[4]
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In April 2025, Baptist Health added a Bell 407 helicopter equipped with an upgraded autopilot system to its airborne emergency department. The helicopter can respond to emergencies within a roughly 100-mile radius of Jacksonville.[5] In September 2025, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville and Wolfson Children’s Hospital broke ground on a four-story, 123,000-square-foot emergency and patient tower. It will house two distinct emergency centers one for adults and another for children. The tower plans have a total of 100 emergency patient rooms and 68 inpatient rooms. In January 2026, Matthew A. Zuino became CEO of Baptist Health, succeeding Michael A. Mayo.[6]
Hospitals section
1. Existing content: “the 498-bed Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville”
Proposed content: “the 513-bed Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville”
Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville
2. Existing content: They also have the following regional referral centers: Jacksonville Orthopedic Institute and Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Proposed content: They also have a regional referral center at Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center.[7]
Wolfson Children's Hospital:
1. Existing content: In 1946 Morris David Wolfson (father of Louis Wolfson) made a $500,000 donation to create a children's healthcare facility in Jacksonville.
Proposed content: In 1946, Louis Wolfson’s family foundation donated $500,000 to create Wolfson Children’s Hospital.[8](page 57)
2. In February 2022, the hospital opened the 7-story, 225,000-square-foot Borowy Family Children’s Critical Care Tower and Baptist Jacksonville Entry Building.[9]
Baptist Medical Center South: Add: In 2021, Kyle Dorsey was named president of Baptist Health Medical Center South.[10]
Baptist Medical Center Clay:
Add: In December 2022, Baptist Medical Center Clay in Fleming Island began admitting patients. [11]
References
- ↑ Cravey, Beth Reese. "Jacksonville's Baptist Health CEO Michael Mayo announces retirement plans". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
- ↑ Cravey, Beth Reese. "Baptist Health names new CEO among other health care news". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
- ↑ "Emergency Rooms | Baptist Health | Jacksonville, FL". www.baptistjax.com. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ↑ "Baptist Health receives Magnet Accreditation for fourth year in a row (FCL Feb. 10, 2022)". firstcoastnews.com. 2022-02-10. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ↑ Cravey, Beth Reese. "Baptist Health: Jacksonville's Southbank to get $190 million emergency and patient tower". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
- ↑ Cravey, Beth Reese. "Baptist Health names new CEO among other health care news". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
- ↑ Wallace, Claire (2025-04-03). "Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute to lay off 153, shutter 6 clinics". Becker’s Spine Review. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- ↑ Davis, Ennis (2012). Cohen Brothers: The Big Store. Sarah Gojekian. Chicago: Arcadia Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-1-61423-730-3.
- ↑ "Wolfson Children's Hospital Critical Care & Baptist Arrival Tower". W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor, Inc. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ↑ Cravey, Beth Reese. "'Energetic leader' named Baptist South's new hospital president in Jacksonville". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ↑ "Baptist Medical Center Clay opens Dec. 19 in Fleming Island". Jax Daily Record. 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2025-09-11.