Distinguished Florida Physician Leader Drew Fink Named Health First President of Community Health Services   

brings more than two decades of distinguished health care leadership experience

The Health First Community Health Services division encompasses all outpatient services, as well as the Health First Medical group – which includes dozens of specialties and over 320 physicians and 200 advanced clinical practitioners.  

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Andrew “Drew” Fink, MD, FACP has been named President for Community Health Services with Brevard County-based Health First, effective Aug. 5, 2024. 

Dr. Fink brings to Health First and the Space Coast more than two decades of distinguished health care leadership experience, including the last 18 years in various leadership roles with Clearwater, Florida-based BayCare Health System – a system where he started his career as a practicing internist. 

BayCare is a leading not-for-profit health care system in the Tampa Bay Region, operating 16 hospitals and more than 160 care locations and 31,000 team members.

The Health First Community Health Services division encompasses all outpatient services, as well as the Health First Medical group – which includes dozens of specialties and over 320 physicians and 200 advanced clinical practitioners.  

Fink served as BayCare Medical Group’s Chief Medical Officer from 2016-2018 then President from 2018-2023, where he helped lead the nearly 800-provider, multispecialty organization through a 40 percent growth during his tenure – while also successfully navigating the group through the challenges of the COVID pandemic.

Under Fink’s leadership, the group experienced significant clinical, operational, and financial performance improvements – including increasing patient visits by over 36 percent, increasing net patient service revenue by more than 55 percent, and growing the group’s provider base by over 34 percent.

“Dr. Fink has dedicated his life and career to providing compassionate care for others as a bedside physician, as well as a steady and proven leader in building a tremendously successful patient-centered organization at BayCare,” said Kent Smith, Health First Board of Trustees’ Chair.

“We are very fortunate to have Dr. Fink join our community and we look forward to working with him to advance Health First’s mission of providing exceptional care to the Space Coast.”  

“It is truly bittersweet to say goodbye to a Tampa Bay community and organization to which I have dedicated so much of my life and career,” said Fink.

“But joining Health First opens a new opportunity to serve a growing and vibrant Space Coast community that is quickly transforming as one of the nation’s top destinations for families, visitors, and business. My family and I are looking forward to becoming a part of a very special Brevard County community and an organization with an unrivaled passion for improving the lives of everyone it serves.”   

A board-certified Internist, Dr. Fink completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Dallas, graduated medical school from Washington University in St. Louis, and completed a residency at the University of Florida Shands Hospital. 

Founded in 1995, Health First is Brevard County’s not-for-profit, community healthcare system. The fully integrated delivery network (IDN) includes health insurance plans, hospitals, a multi-specialty medical group, and outpatient and wellness services.

As a locally owned, not-for-profit organization, Health First is committed to investing in the community, and in 2022, Health First provided more than $220 million in community support.

To learn more about how Health First is giving back to the community, please visit HFgivesback.org.

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