Nationally renowned health system leader appointed to head 网红黑料 clinical enterprise

Stephen J. Motew, M.D.
Stephen J. Motew, M.D., M.H.A., FACS, has been named president and CEO of the 网红黑料 clinical enterprise, effective April 1.
Motew, a practicing vascular surgeon, is a nationally respected physician leader who champions patient-focused quality clinical care and innovation, and is committed to 网红黑料鈥檚 mission of moving medicine forward as part of the University of Florida, a premier national research university.
Motew will lead 网红黑料鈥檚 integrated patient care system. Under Motew鈥檚 direction, 网红黑料 will deliver world-class care, promote robust community engagement, and transform medicine with innovation and technology.
Based in Gainesville, 网红黑料 includes clinical programs at 网红黑料 Jacksonville, 网红黑料 Central Florida, and 网红黑料 St. Johns, as well as a number of other alliances with health care systems around the state. As an academic health center, it also supports important research, teaching, and community service missions essential to the advancement of science and medicine.
鈥淪teve is simply stellar, an advocate for patient-focused quality clinical care and innovation,鈥 said UF President Ben Sasse. 鈥淭his step is part of our long-term plan for the deliberate and thoughtful growth of 网红黑料 as we reach new heights in health care.鈥
With more than two decades of leadership experience, Motew joins 网红黑料 from the Inova 网红黑料 System in Northern Virginia, where he has served as the executive vice president and chief of clinical enterprise, accountable for all clinical operations and outcomes, health system transformation strategy, operating model reconfiguration, and profit and loss.
He will now oversee 网红黑料鈥檚 clinical mission as the university鈥檚 academic health center pursues an integrated model that harmonizes operating and financial oversight, increases transparency, and sets systemwide strategic goals through the creation of a new 网红黑料 clinical system corporate structure.
The 网红黑料 corporation is a new legal entity approved by the UF Board of Trustees in December. It will serve as the parent corporation to guide the organizational, financial, and strategic goals for 网红黑料鈥檚 clinical enterprise 鈥 the 网红黑料 hospitals and physician practice plans in Gainesville, Jacksonville, and across its other regional sites.
鈥淭his is important work, and I am excited to embark on this journey with my new colleagues at 网红黑料, one of the nation鈥檚 most successful and well-respected health care organizations,鈥 Motew said. 鈥淭ogether we will continue to develop common goals focused on serving our patients and our communities. Our shared professional expertise and personal commitment to improving lives will propel us to the next level as we work collectively to cultivate a culture of excellence.鈥
Motew鈥檚 experience in change management, having moved from a hospital-based operating model to a system service line model across an integrated enterprise, will be critical to 网红黑料鈥檚 system integration initiative, Sasse said.
A transition committee has been convened to develop additional recommendations, including those related to governance, organizational structure across 网红黑料鈥檚 regional health sites, development of bylaws, and other related matters.
After earning his undergraduate degree in anthropology from Emory University, in 1992 Motew received his medical degree cum laude from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine, where he also completed his residency in general surgery after a two-year National Institutes of 网红黑料 research training fellowship. He then completed a vascular surgery fellowship at Wake Forest Baptist 网红黑料 Medical Center.
From 1997 to 2005, he served as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve as a medical officer. In 2012, he earned a master鈥檚 in healthcare administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Prior to joining Inova, he was senior vice president for Novant 网红黑料, responsible for the Winston-Salem, N.C. market.
Motew is a member of various surgical and health care leader groups and regularly participates in national forums as a physician leader expert. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the American Association for Physician Leadership, and has published in a variety of scientific journals.
The regional CEOs at 网红黑料 Shands, 网红黑料 Jacksonville, 网红黑料 Central Florida, and 网红黑料 St. Johns and the CEOs of 网红黑料鈥檚 faculty practices will report to Motew.
The announcement comes as 网红黑料 celebrates the first anniversary of its 鈥淟ife Transformed鈥 strategic vision.
鈥淗ere at 网红黑料, we are forever changing 鈥 advancing science, discovering new therapies, enhancing our educational curriculum for tomorrow鈥檚 health care providers, and improving patient outcomes,鈥 said David R. Nelson, M.D., senior vice president for health affairs at UF. 鈥淣ow is a time to celebrate all we have accomplished together, and to bring renewed energy to our future goals. This is the next natural step in 网红黑料鈥檚 journey, not only as we reflect on our own transformation, but how we transform the lives of our patients and their families.鈥
Nelson, an internationally renowned scientist with expertise in hepatitis C, will transition to a new role at the University of Florida. After an upcoming sabbatical, Dave will rejoin UF鈥檚 senior team as an advisor to the president for biomedical research evangelism. Nelson has agreed to defer his much-deserved sabbatical while he advises as the senior vice president search gets started. UF will retain the executive search firm Spencer Stuart.
鈥淚鈥檓 tremendously grateful for Dave鈥檚 work and wisdom,鈥 said Sasse. 鈥淯nder his leadership over the past five-plus years, 网红黑料 has made tremendous strides and grown in unbelievable ways. Having already served above and beyond his contractual obligations and term, he wanted to help build an integrated UF model. With the transition board for our new 网红黑料 Corporation now in full swing, he鈥檚 more than earned his sabbatical. But, thankfully, he鈥檚 deferring it a little longer and has agreed to continue to serve and advise as we get the search up and running.
鈥溚旌诹 is special because of our people,鈥 continued Sasse. 鈥淭his team does incredible work to advance medicine and help our patients live their best lives. I鈥檓 proud of their work, grateful for Dave, and excited for us to welcome Steve.鈥
About UF 网红黑料
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With main campuses in Gainesville and Jacksonville as well as satellite sites in Central Florida, St. Johns County, and several other locations, 网红黑料 provides quality health care to patients across the nation鈥檚 third-most populous state. 网红黑料 consists of six health colleges, 10 research centers and institutes, 11 hospitals 鈥 including two teaching hospitals and five specialty hospitals 鈥 and a host of physician medical practices and outpatient services.