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Baptist Medical Center South announces new board member Picerno appointed to the 10-member board of directors Jacksonville, Fla., May 9, 2016 – Richard A. Picerno II, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute, has recently been named to the board of directors for Baptist Medical Center South. Dr. Picerno is a former Chief of Staff and current Chief of Orthopaedics at Baptist South and a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is a founding member of the Baptist Physician Partners board of directors. He received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Tennessee Memphis and completed his orthopedic residency at the University of Florida Health Science Center in Jacksonville, where he served as chief resident and was the recipient of the Luis. S. Russo award for professionalism in medicine. He is active in the leadership ranks of his church and as a community volunteer, especially with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. “Since we opened in 2005, Dr. Picerno has admirably filled many medical staff officer positions at Baptist Medical Center South, including spending six years in the Chief of the Medical Staff role,” said Ron G. Robinson, hospital president of Baptist South. “As Chief of Staff, Dr. Picerno spent two years representing the medical staff on the Baptist South Board of Directors. He has also served as Chief of Surgery and Orthopaedics for many years. Dr. Picerno is recognized by all for his selfless leadership, his concern for others and doing what is right. He is a great and respected leader, but even a better person.” ### About Baptist Health Baptist Health is a faith-based, mission-driven system in Northeast Florida comprised of Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville; Baptist Medical Center Beaches; Baptist Medical Center Nassau; Baptist Medical Center South; Baptist Clay Medical Campus and Wolfson Children’s Hospital – the region’s only children’s hospital. All Baptist Health hospitals, along with Baptist Home Health Care, have achieved Magnet™ status for excellence in patient care. Baptist Health is part of Coastal Community Health, a regional affiliation between Baptist Health, Flagler Hospital and Southeast Georgia Health System forming a highly integrated hospital network focused on significant initiatives designed to enhance the quality and value of care provided to our contiguous communities. Baptist Health has the area’s only dedicated heart hospital; orthopedic institute; women’s services; neurological institute, including comprehensive neurosurgical services, a comprehensive stroke center and two primary stroke centers; a Bariatric Center of Excellence; a full range of psychology and psychiatry services; urgent care services; and primary and specialty care physicians’ offices throughout Northeast Florida. The Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center is a regional destination for multidisciplinary cancer care which is clinically integrated with the MD Anderson Cancer Center, the internationally renowned cancer treatment and research institution in Houston. For more details, visit baptistjax.com . NEWS RELEASE 841 Prudential Drive Suite 1801 Jacksonville, Florida 32207 baptistjax.com Cindy Hamilton Director, Public Relations [email protected] Phone: 904.202.4907 Beth Stambaugh [email protected] Phone: 904.202.4953
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Baptis t Medical Center South announces new board member Picerno appointed to the 10-member board of directors Jacksonville, Fla., May 9, 2016 – Richard A. Picerno II, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute, has recently been named to the board of directors for Baptist Medical Center South. Dr. Picerno is a former Chief of Staff and current Chief of Orthopaedics at Baptist South and a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is a founding member of the Baptist Physician Partners board of directors. He received his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Tennessee Memphis and completed his orthopedic residency at the University of Florida Health Science Center in Jacksonville, where he served as chief resident and was the recipient of the Luis. S. Russo award for professionalism in medicine. He is active in the leadership ranks of his church and as a community volunteer, especially with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. “Since we opened in 2005, Dr. Picerno has admirably filled many medical staff officer positions at Baptist Medical Center South, including spending six years in the Chief of the Medical Staff role,” said Ron G. Robinson, hospital president of Baptist South. “As Chief of Staff, Dr. Picerno spent two years representing the medical staff on the Baptist South Board of Directors. He has also served as Chief of Surgery and Orthopaedics for many years. Dr. Picerno is recognized by all for his selfless leadership, his concern for others and doing what is right. He is a great and respected leader, but even a better person.”
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About Baptist Health Baptist Health is a faith-based, mission-driven system in Northeast Florida comprised of Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville; Baptist Medical Center Beaches; Baptist Medical Center Nassau; Baptist Medical Center South; Baptist Clay Medical Campus and Wolfson Children’s Hospital – the region’s only children’s hospital. All Baptist Health hospitals, along with Baptist Home Health Care, have achieved Magnet™ status for excellence in patient care. Baptist Health is part of Coastal Community Health, a regional affiliation between Baptist Health, Flagler Hospital and Southeast Georgia Health System forming a highly integrated hospital network focused on significant initiatives designed to enhance the quality and value of care provided to our contiguous communities. Baptist Health has the area’s only dedicated heart hospital; orthopedic institute; women’s services; neurological institute, including comprehensive neurosurgical services, a comprehensive stroke center and two primary stroke centers; a Bariatric Center of Excellence; a full range of psychology and psychiatry services; urgent care services; and primary and specialty care physicians’ offices throughout Northeast Florida. The Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center is a regional destination for multidisciplinary cancer care which is clinically integrated with the MD Anderson Cancer Center, the internationally renowned cancer treatment and research institution in Houston. For more details, visit baptistjax.com.
NEWS RELEASE 841 Prudential Drive Suite 1801 Jacksonville, Florida 32207 baptistjax.com
Cindy Hamilton Director, Public Relations [email protected] Phone: 904.202.4907 Beth Stambaugh [email protected] Phone: 904.202.4953
