Administration

Hospital President and
President, Transitional Care

Before returning to Baptist Medical Center Beaches (Baptist Beaches) as Hospital President in 2011, and in a new role as President of Transitional Care for Baptist Health Joe Mitrick, FACHE, served as Hospital President of Baptist Medical Center Downtown (Baptist Downtown) for six years. Mitrick previously acted as Vice President of Professional Services, Baptist St. Vincent's, before serving as the Administrator of Baptist Beaches for eight years.

Mitrick earned his bachelor's degree from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, and his master's degree in health administration from Ohio State University in Columbus.

Mitrick is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He serves on the boards of OneJax, Volunteers in Medicine, Community Hospice of Northeast Florida, Fleet Landing and the Beaches Division of the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce. He is currently Chair of the 2011 Beaches Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event. He is an Assistant Chairman for First Aid Services at the Players' Championship. He previously served in the Duval divisions of the American Heart Association (as Vice President of the board) and the American Cancer Society, and is a past Chairperson of the Beaches Division of the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Assistant Administrator, Patient Services

Kathleen Murray, RN, MSN, NE-BC, has served in her current role at Baptist Beaches since January 2012. She has operational accountability for Medical/Surgical Nursing, Critical Care, Progressive Care, Surgical Services, the GI Lab, Emergency Department, Obstetrics, Pharmacy, Cardiac Services, Respiratory Therapy, Education, Social Services/Case Management/Utilization Review, and Infection Control.

She previously served as Vice President of Patient Care Services for Baptist Medical Center Downtown from August 2005-December 2011, and prior to that, she was Vice President/Chief Nurse Executive for Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, New Jersey.

Murray earned her registered nurse diploma at Christ Hospital School of Nursing in Jersey City, New Jersey. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, and her Master of Science degree in Nursing as an adult nurse practitioner at Monmouth University Graduate School of Nursing in West Long Branch, New Jersey.

Murray has earned a number of nursing awards, including the Nursing Research Award from the American Association of Clinical Nurses, Shoreline Chapter, the Hannelore M. Sweetwood Nursing Research Award from Jersey Shore Medical Center, and ADVANCE for Nurses trade publication's 2004 "Best Nurse Leaders-Uniter" award.