Administrator

Edward Sim has been Administrator of Baptist Medical Center Beaches (Baptist Beaches) since January 2009. Previously, he served as Vice President, Operations, at Baptist Downtown for three years, where he was responsible for leadership and management of the hospital's ancillary and outpatient departments, including Imaging, Pharmacy, Laboratory, Pulmonology, Rehabilitation, Endoscopy, Baptist Cancer Institute, and Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute.

Before joining Baptist Health, Sim served as Chief Business Development Officer and Associate Administrator at North Fulton Regional Hospital in Roswell, Georgia.

Sim received his bachelor's degree in economics from Boston University, his Master of Science degree from Albany Medical College, and his Master of Business Administration, with a concentration in health sector management, from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.

Sim is an active community volunteer, serving as a board member and volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Florida. He is also an executive board member for The Blood Alliance, and is a unit operating board member of the American Cancer Society. In addition, he serves on the Community Advisory Board for WJCT, and chaired Baptist Health's 2008 United Way Campaign. He is a member of Leadership Jacksonville's Class of 2007.

Ann Hollander

Assistant Administrator, Patient Services

Ann Hollander, RN, MSA, NEA-BC has been in her current position since May 1989. 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.

Mrs. Hollander graduated from Florida Junior College (now Florida Community College of Jacksonville) with an Associate of Science and Arts degree in Nursing. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of the State of New York and her Master of Science degree in Administration from the University of Central Michigan.

Prior to coming to Baptist Medical Center Beaches, Mrs. Hollander served in several capacities, including pioneering the first Cardiac Rehabilitation program in Jacksonville at Jacksonville General Hospital (now Specialty Hospital Jacksonville), where she also developed an Outpatient Surgical Department and Case Management Department. In addition, she served as Director of Marketing and Physician Liaisons for the hospital. She also worked as a Clinical Practice Instructor for Cardiovascular Nursing at St. Vincent's Medical Center, where she also worked as Nurse Manager of the Emergency Department.

Mrs. Hollander is board certified in nursing administration (advanced) by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. In 2005, she was among those recognized as the 2005 Great 100 Nurses of Northeast Florida.