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[[Image:BaptistHealthCareLogo.png|right|280px|Baptist Health Care logo]]
'''Baptist Health Care''' ('''BHC''') is a regional health care system owned by the non-for-profit '''Baptist Health Care Corp.''' It was chartered as the '''Pensacola Baptist Hospital Association''' on [[February 15]], [[1943]], following the efforts of Dr. [[Sid Kennedy]] and a group of [[First Baptist Church]] deacons to create a modern hospital in Pensacola.<ref>"Baptist Hospital founder honored with birthday bash." ''Pensacola News Journal'', July 30, 2001.</ref>
The system includes [[Baptist Hospital]], which opened its doors on [[October 16]], [[1951]], as well as [[Gulf Breeze Hospital]], the [[Andrews Institute]], [[Baptist Medical Park]], the [[Lakeview Center]], [[First Rehab]], [[Portofino Medical Spa]], [[Baptist Manor]] nursing home, [[Jay Hospital]], and [[Atmore Community Hospital]]. In total BHC employs more than 5,500 people.
==References==
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*[http://www.ebaptisthealthcare.org/ www.ebaptisthealthcare.org] – Official site*"Life Sciences: A snapshot of Pensacola's three local hospitals." ''Pensacola Business Journal'', December 22, 2006.
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[[Category:Health care systems]] [[Category:Baptist Health Care|Baptist Health Care]]
