Ascension Florida And Gulf Coast Hires New President And Chief Medical Officer Of Its Medical Group

From the JAX Chamber:

July 9, 2021

Syed Jafri, MD, has been named president and chief medical officer of Ascension Medical Group across the Ascension Florida and Gulf Coast market. Ascension Florida and Gulf Coast includes Ascension St. Vincent’s based in Jacksonville, Ascension Sacred Heart based in Pensacola, and Ascension Providence in Mobile, Alabama. Dr. Jafri began his new role on June 14.

Dr. Jafri has more than 13 years of experience leading healthcare organizations. Before this role, he worked at Banner Medical Group for more than seven years, most recently serving as physician executive for acute care and hospital medicine.

“I’m excited to begin this new role at such a well-respected healthcare organization with so many dedicated caregivers serving across Florida, Georgia and Alabama,” said Dr. Jafri. “I look forward to working together to ensure we’re doing everything in our power to provide personalized, high-quality, compassionate care as conveniently as possible.”

Dr. Jafri completed his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Houston, completed his medical training at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine, and his Master of Science degree in Quantitative Management from Duke University. He has also been board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.

“Our caregivers are dedicated to listening to patients and providing safe, personalized care,” said Ascension Florida and Gulf Coast Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Estrellita Redmon. “Dr. Jafri’s experience will help continue to push Ascension Medical Group to new heights across our market.”

Across Ascension Florida and Gulf Coast, Ascension Medical Group is a network of more than 150 sites of care and more than 900 providers encompassing a wide variety of specialties.

To learn more about Ascension St. Vincent’s, visit www.jaxhealth.com.

About Ascension St. Vincent’s

Ascension Florida and Gulf Coast includes Ascension St. Vincent’s based in Jacksonville, Florida, Ascension Sacred Heart based in Pensacola, Florida, and Ascension Providence in Mobile, Alabama. Ascension Florida and Gulf Coast operates nine hospitals and more than 200 other sites of care, employing more than 13,000 associates. Across the region, Ascension Providence, Ascension Sacred Heart and Ascension St. Vincent’s have served North Florida and South Alabama communities for more than 165 years. In fiscal year 2020, Ascension Florida and Gulf Coast provided more than $237 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty. Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As the largest non-profit and Catholic health system in the U.S., Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. The national health system operates more than 2,600 sites of care – including 145 hospitals and more than 40 senior living facilities – in 19 states and the District of Columbia, while providing a variety of services including clinical and network services, venture capital investing, investment management, biomedical engineering, facilities management, risk management, and contracting through Ascension’s own group purchasing organization. Visit www.ascension.org.

This press release was produced by the JAX Chamber. The views expressed here are the author’s own.