Baptist Health

Mark Faulkner, who has led the health system for 14 years, is stepping down at the end of June, with chief operating officer Brett Aldridge becoming the fifth CEO in the organization's 75-year history.

UF Health and Baptist Health will open hospitals and medical facilities next week, with more expansion ahead for those systems and other healthcare companies.

The 340,000-square-foot Baptist Health Sunrise Hospital will be the system’s first hospital in Broward.

A Baptist rep said rooms would be offered to families of patients receiving care on the hospital campus, but the hotel would be marketed to anyone.

Baptist Health in Northeast Florida will fund 215,000 meals across its five-county service area as part of its commitment to eradicate food insecurity.

An expected 14.5% over the next decade reflects a trend across the country. In response, the hospital is midway through an expansion of its labor-and-delivery services.