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South Florida Baptist Hospital Breaks Ground at New Plant City Location

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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

PLANT CITY, Fla., Oct. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The original plan was to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new South Florida Baptist Hospital in mid-August.

Key Points: 
  • PLANT CITY, Fla., Oct. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The original plan was to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new South Florida Baptist Hospital in mid-August.
  • Finally, though, on Oct. 18, hospital leadership and community members came together to formally celebrate the start of construction of the new hospital in Plant City.
  • "In 1997, South Florida Baptist Hospital joined BayCare and since that time, millions of dollars has been spent on the facility and equipment upgrades.
  • The original South Florida Baptist Hospital opened in 1953 and has undergone 12 major additions, renovations and expansions since then.

BayCarePlus Medicare Advantage Receives Highest Star Rating from Medicare

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Monday, October 11, 2021

As a newer plan, BayCarePlus Medicare Advantage had the default CMS standard rating of 3.5 during its first three years of operation.

Key Points: 
  • As a newer plan, BayCarePlus Medicare Advantage had the default CMS standard rating of 3.5 during its first three years of operation.
  • "We're proud to be a Five-Star Medicare Advantage plan," said Nancy Horstmann, President of BayCarePlus Medicare Advantage.
  • "This goes to show the emphasis on clinical quality and the positive member experience for our BayCarePlus Medicare Advantage members."
  • BayCarePlus Medicare Advantage (HMO) products, established by BayCare in 2018, are available to Medicare residents in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Polk counties.

Cerner Will Launch Cerner RevElate Patient Accounting

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ: CERN), a global leader in healthcare technology, announces Cerner RevElate™, the company’s go-forward patient accounting product that will bring new and enhanced capabilities to the Cerner® revenue cycle management portfolio. Cerner RevElate is a result of Cerner’s investment in advancing patient accounting capabilities and enterprise-wide technology optimization—an effort to best-align Cerner’s powerful research and development resources with those solutions most needed by caregivers around the globe.

Key Points: 
  • It is expected to preserveand advancetheclinically driven capabilities of Cerner Millennium whileadding scalable, enterprise capabilities of Soarian Patient Accounting software.
  • BayCare Health System, a current Cerner Soarian Financials client, plans to work with Cerner to uplift to Cerner RevElate in 2022.
  • As a longtime client of Cerner's, we are excited to bring the expected benefits of Cerner RevElate Patient Accounting to our patients and staff.
  • Cerner is planning to uplift its current patient accounting client base to Cerner RevElate in phases.

BayCare Names New Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Acute Care Services

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Thursday, September 30, 2021

CLEARWATER, Fla., Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BayCare Health System has named Paul R. Sierzenski, MD, new senior vice president and chief medical officer of Acute Care Services.

Key Points: 
  • CLEARWATER, Fla., Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BayCare Health System has named Paul R. Sierzenski, MD, new senior vice president and chief medical officer of Acute Care Services.
  • Dr. Sierzenski, who was vice president and chief medical officer of Acute Services Division and Population Health Services at Renown Health in Reno, Nevada, will be responsible for engaging clinical leaders to ensure delivery of high quality, reliable, value-driven care focused on population health in the acute care setting.
  • "We're pleased to bring Dr. Sierzenski to BayCare," said Dr. Nishant Anand, executive vice president and chief medical officer for BayCare.
  • Inpatient and outpatient services include acute care, primary care, imaging, laboratory, behavioral health, home care, and wellness.

2021 St. Anthony's Triathlon Weekend Cancelled

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Friday, August 27, 2021

The Triathlon weekend is scheduled to return in 2022 from April 29-May 1.

Key Points: 
  • The Triathlon weekend is scheduled to return in 2022 from April 29-May 1.
  • We rely on those partners throughout the Triathlon weekend for their services.
  • Patrick McGee, Triathlon manager and race director, said he knows that all the athletes from the pros to the weekend warriors, first-time triathletes and kids will be disappointed.
  • Details for registered athletes will be posted by Wednesday, Sept. 1 on the St. Anthony's Triathlon Facebook page, Facebook.com/StAnthonysTriathlon ; the Triathlon website, SATriathlon.com ; or the BayCare.org newsroom, BayCare.org/Newsroom .