Baptist South Administrator Becomes Fellow in American College of Healthcare Executives

Jacksonville, Florida, February 26, 2007 -- Baptist Medical Center South Administrator Ron Robinson has advanced to Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, earning the FACHE designation.

To earn the FACHE credential, health care executives must:

Have a bachelor's degree, master's degree or other advanced degree

Have five years' healthcare management experience

Pass the Board of Governors Examination in Healthcare Management

Complete 40 hours of continuing education credit in the prior five years, 12 hours of which must be Category I (ACHE education) credits

Participate in healthcare and community/civic activities

Robinson has served as administrator of Baptist South since he relocated to Jacksonville in December of 2001. Previously, he served as chief operating officer of Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Mississippi. Prior to that position, Robinson served as vice president of Operations in Louisville, Kentucky, for Baptist Hospital East and as chief operating officer of Lexington Medical Center in Columbia, South Carolina.

Robinson received his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Clemson University and his master's degree in Healthcare Administration from Xavier University.

Community involvement has played a major role in Robinson's professional life. He is a member of the Deerwood Rotary and is vice chairman of the University of North Florida's Health Care Administration Board.

Robinson is a graduate of the Leadership Jacksonville Class of 2004. < /p>