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Making a Difference
GAME-CHANGER: MEDNAX
HEALTH SOLUTIONS PARTNERS
Making a Difference
For more than 40 years, MEDNAX Health Solutions Partner’s clinicians and administrative support teams, in collaboration with valued hospital partners, have pushed the status quo and challenged the unknown to deliver today’s unmatched level of patient care and customer service. As a leading health solutions provider, MEDNAX’s commitment to the communities they serve speaks volumes to the impact they strive to make each and every day. With over 4,000 partner facilities, it is no wonder MEDNAX’s reach and involvement is making a difference.
Baptist Health South Florida is fortunate to be one of those partner facilities, and we have MEDNAX President and CEO Roger Medel, M.D., and our own Patricia Rosello, Baptist Hospital of Miami chief executive officer, to thank for that. Dr. Medel, a physician who grew up in Miami, instantly clicked with Ms. Rosello, who has been part of Baptist Health South Florida for over 20 years. Together, they envisioned what was next for Baptist Hospital through philanthropy – a new neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and a 3D imaging lab.
Growing up only eight blocks away from Baptist Hospital, Dr. Medel recognizes the important role Baptist Health plays in the lives of the residents we serve, stating,
The tie that Dr. Medel has had with our organization for many years became even stronger when MEDNAX donated $5 million to Baptist Health to redesign Baptist Hospital’s NICU and make a 3D imaging lab, also at Baptist Hospital, possible. With this $5 million gift, MEDNAX served as the title sponsor of Baptist Health’s 2019 Grand Gala, leading the way in giving back, showing generosity an d healing our community.
Presently, Baptist Hospital’s NICU is housed on two separate floors and in what’s known as “ward style,” meaning up to 15 babies can share a space, leaving little room for privacy or cohesiveness among the staff. While there is a great sense of community among the parents, Ms. Rosello has actively advocated for these parents to have their own space and make it their own. She describes the need for the NICU redesign as “critical for
those parents to have the best experience in the most difficult of times, because no one wants to have a baby in the NICU after waiting nine months, no one.”
When Ms. Rosello first showed Dr. Medel the current NICU layout, he knew MEDNAX could be instrumental in helping transform the space. “When we saw the
unit, we said this is exactly what we want our money to go to. We can make the biggest impact by establishing, organizing and developing a new
NICU,” Dr. Medel said. It was through the perseverance and passion of both Dr. Medel and Ms. Rosello that this redesign will be made possible and will increase the level of care at Baptist Hospital.
MEDNAX’s philanthropic support was also key in bringing to life a 3D imaging lab, which has been an initiative that Baptist Hospital had hoped would take flight for quite some time. The 3D imaging lab is impacting how we deliver care and is changing the way our clinical staff looks at imaging – offering more precision in diagnosis and treatment, more standardization and a centralized imaging hub for all Baptist Health entities. Advances in technology are vital factors that move healthcare forward. Thanks to the generosity of Dr. Medel and MEDNAX, Baptist Hospital now stands at the forefront of imaging.
Philanthropy helps us deliver the highest quality of healthcare. Philanthropy is the differentiator. It’s a
game-changer and makes a difference in many
ways. The friendship that Dr. Medel and Ms. Rosello formed through these efforts produced a meaningful gift that will positively affect lives for countless years. Giving back to his community was a true privilege for Dr. Medel. What made this experience even more special was knowing that he and Ms. Rosello united as a team to leave a legacy, showing the importance of coming together, creating connections, having a vision and doing everything in your power to make it a reality.
