Blake Medical Center

Description

Blake Medical Center is 383 bed full service hospital offering a full spectrum of health care services We are a leading provider of acute care in Manatee County

Our highly skilled team of hospital professionals deliver a comprehensive range of services from open heart surgery and oncology to our weight loss solutions program and health education

There are over 400 independent physicians on staff To find a doctor near you call our free physician referral office at 18883593552 tollfree

It takes constant effort and teamwork to be among the best Our patients deserve nothing less than our best efforts We welcome your comments about your experience at Blake Medical Center Please tell us what you think

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Solucient Top 100 Hospital9 times
Accreditation from the Joint Commission

Hospital
Laboratory
Primary Stroke Center
Acute Myocardial Infarction AMI

Chest Pain Accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers
OSHA AwardVPP STAR Statusnationally recognized for comprehensive employee safetyFirst hospital in Florida and Third in the Nation
BCBS Cardiovascular Center of Excellence
Bradenton Herald Readers Preference Award 3 years running

What does this mean to you It means that right here in Manatee County you have access to one of the best hospitals in the United States

History

Our History
In the 1960s Dr Thomas Frist Sr led an effort by a group of physicians to build Park View Hospital in Nashville Tenn By the mid1960s Dr Frist and other Park View physicians were seeking a group to manage the hospital and provide capital to expand and to maintain the latest medical technology In 1968 Dr Frist Jack C Massey and Dr Thomas Frist Jr formed their own hospital management company Hospital Corporation of America today known simply as HCA

Soon HCA decided to expand the scope of its venture by assembling a group of hospitals in order to create economies of scale and enhance the quality of care in communities across the country One of the nations first hospital companies HCA worked closely with local physicians and used innovative business practices and private capital to improve quality and reduce costs The company grew rapidly building new hospitals in underserved communities acquiring facilities and contracting to manage hospitals for other owners Using its financial resources management expertise and medical background HCA focused on a core group of marketleading hospitals an operating strategy it employs today

With 11 hospitals HCA filed its initial public offering in 1969 By the end of the year HCA had 26 hospitals and 3000 beds The company invested capital to ensure that hospitals met the needs of their local communities And while HCA provided support and resources to its facilities hospital management decisions were made locally

The 1970s were characterized by rapid growth in the industry and also for HCA In the early 1980s the focus shifted to consolidation with HCA acquiring General Care Corporation General Health Services Hospital Affiliates International and Health Care Corporation By the end of 1981 the company operated 349 hospitals with more than 49000 beds Operating revenues had grown to 24 billion

In 1987 HCA which had grown to operate 463 hospitals 255 owned and 208 managed spunoff HealthTrust a privately owned 104hospital company Believing its stock was undervalued the company completed a 51 billion leveraged buyout in 1988 HCA reemerged as a public company in 1992

In February 1994 HCA merged with Columbia which had acquired Galen Health Care formerly Humana in September 1993 The new company then acquired Medical Care America and several other healthcare businesses quickly building a comprehensive healthcare network

At its peak the 20 billion company had approximately 285000 employees more than 350 hospitals 145 outpatient surgery centers 550 home care agencies and several other ancillary businesses

In 1997 Dr Frist Jr returned as Chairman and CEO and immediately announced plans to restructure the company and focus on providing high quality healthcare through a core group of market leading hospitals HCA sold its nonhospital businesses as well as several facilities that did not fit the companys strategy In May 1999 HCA completed the spinoffs of LifePoint and Triad Hospital groups

In 2002 HCA began a new focus on identifying and sharing best clinical and operational practices to improve patient safety that included improving medication safety preventing hospitalacquired infections eliminating kernicterus and improving ER wait times

On November 17 2006 HCA became a private company for the third time when it completed a merger in which the company was acquired by a private investor group including affiliates of Bain Capital Kohlberg Kravis Roberts amp Co and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity and HCA founder Dr Thomas F Frist Jr The total transaction was valued at approximately 33 billion making it the largest leveraged buyout in history at the time

HCA celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2008 and also celebrated another milestone the company now delivered 5 percent of all hospital care in America Chairman Jack Bovender announced his plans to retire and that Richard M Bracken would take over as CEO in January 2009 Bracken becomes Chairman of the Board in December 2009

HCA files a registration statement for Initial Public Offering of approximately 4 billion shares of common stock in May 2010 In 2011 the company returned to the New York Stock Exchange with the largest private equitybacked IPO to date

Currently Richard M Bracken serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HCA and R Milton Johnson is the companys President and Chief Financial Officer

Based in Nashville Tenn today HCA remains the nations leading provider of healthcare services HCA is composed of locally managed facilities that include approximately 163 hospitals and 105 freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and England