I am exceedingly proud to work alongside all of the faculty and staff at UF Health Jacksonville, the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville and the University of Florida Jacksonville Physicians Inc. You are the heart of our enterprise and the ones who make a difference in a patient’s care.

We continuously hear great feedback from patients and have received notes thanking a few employees. Recently, Lashaye Parker, a phlebotomist at a UF Health oncology infusion center, was praised for her caring and positive personality. Thanks to her encouraging demeanor, the patient feels comfortable coming in for regular bloodwork.

Several employees were also recognized for outstanding care to a patient with multiple medical issues who was averse to coming to the hospital for testing. Visiting the doctor, especially for those battling illness, can be a daunting experience. Everyone, from the front desk staff to the nurses to the doctors to the support staff, made the patient feel cared for and at ease.

Additionally, this summer, more than 50 of our physicians were recognized in Jacksonville Magazine’s Top Doctors issue. This is a not only a great recognition, but validation for our amazing faculty members who work tirelessly for the well-being of our patients.

The magazine highlights some of our region’s leading physicians and serves as a tool to help guide residents in their health care decisions. I was thrilled to see UF well represented across most specialties in the region.

These examples are only a glimpse of the positive feedback we receive from patients and the community, and a testament to the hard work you put in every day to provide the best care possible to our patients and community.

We thank all of you for your dedication to our mission to heal, to comfort, to educate and to discover and to our vision to be the region’s most valued health care asset.

Sincerely,

Russell E. Armistead, MBA

CEO, UF Health Jacksonville