Administration

Hospital President

Stephen Lee, EdD, FACHE, has served as hospital president of Baptist Nassau since January 2012. Prior to this promotion, he was Vice President of Operations for Baptist Downtown, and was responsible for leadership and management of the hospital's ancillary and outpatient departments, including Imaging, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Rehabilitation, Baptist Cancer Institute, Baptist Eye Institute, Hospitalists and Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute.

Previously, Lee served as the Assistant Administrator of Clinical and Support Services at Baptist Medical Center South for five years. He was responsible for the Emergency Department, Cardiopulmonary, Radiation Oncology, Laboratory, Rehabilitation Services, Imaging, Health Information Management, Plant Facilities, Security, Environmental Services, Food and Nutrition, and Patient Access Services. He played an integral part in the creation of Baptist South's system of accesses and processes for the electronic environment.

Lee is a graduate of the Executive Fellowship program with the Health Care Advisory Board in Washington, D.C. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Florida, his master's degree in Education from the University of North Florida, and his doctorate degree from Florida State University.

Assistant Administrator, Nursing

Barbara S. Gingher, RN, joined Baptist Medical Center Nassau in 2003 with more than 20 years of proven success in the operation and management of nursing units in both hospital and university/teaching settings. She received her RN from the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, and her bachelor of science/education and master of arts/communication studies from Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. In addition, she earned her master's degree in Nursing in 2008 from the University of Phoenix Beginning as a staff nurse at Geisinger Medical Center, her career included numerous positions at the Geisinger Health System, including coordinator of nursing marketing and management development, director of nursing education, director of critical care nursing, director of nursing and vice president of nursing, chief nursing officer.

In 2000, Barbara Gingher came to Jacksonville as assistant vice president of emergency department/trauma/critical care nursing at Shands. Immediately prior to her appointment at Baptist Medical Center Nassau, she was administrative operations director for Pediatric Services of America.