New Administrator for Nemours Children's Clinic, Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
Monday, May 21, 2007 @ 02:23 PM EDT
by: Odette Struys
Phone: (904) 697-4186
ostruys@nemours.org
Nemours, one of the nation’s largest children’s health systems, is pleased to announce the appointment of William A. (Chip) Cover, Jr., as Administrator of the Jacksonville campus of Nemours Children’s Clinic, effective June 4, 2007. Starting his career with Nemours in 1979 as director of outpatient clinics at the Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE. Cover has held leadership and management positions in virtually every area of Nemours for over 29 years, most recently as senior associate administrator in Jacksonville.
“Chip’s leadership has helped Nemours make significant progress in the areas of enhanced technology, facilities planning, business process development, and health care contracting,” said R. Jay Cummings, MD, Vice President for Nemours Florida “Cover has the experience, knowledge, and commitment to help lead Nemours’ efforts to continue creating an environment where every child we care for is treated as if they were our own.” Responsibilities of the position will include business performance and operations, financial performance, strategic planning and administrative leadership.
Cover received his master’s degree in health care administration from George Washington University in Washington, DC; his residency was completed at the Alfred I. duPont Institute, which has evolved into the full-service duPont Hospital for Children. He is a member and diplomat of the American College of Health Care Executives and in recent years served as a board member and President of the Florida Association of Managed Care Professionals.
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About Nemours
Nemours, one of the nation’s largest pediatric health systems, is dedicated to achieving higher standards in children’s health. Nemours offers an integrated spectrum of clinical treatment coupled with research, advocacy, and educational health and prevention services extending to all families in the communities it serves. Starting with Alfred I. duPont’s bequest over seventy years ago, Nemours has grown into a multi-dimensional organization offering personalized clinical and preventive care focused on children.
Nemours owns and operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware and major children’s specialty clinics in Delaware (Wilmington), Florida (Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr) and New Jersey (Atlantic City and Voorhees). Having recently received preliminary approval from the State of Florida, Nemours will establish a new full-service children’s hospital as part of an integrated pediatric health campus in Orlando. KidsHealth.org, the world’s most visited pediatric health care Web site for parents, kids and teens, is a project of Nemours.
Nemours employs over 4,400 individuals, including 430 pediatric physicians, specialists and surgeons who cared for approximately a quarter of a million children in 2007. The organization’s goal is to align with parents, physicians, community leaders, children’s advocates and elected officials to ensure optimal wellness for every child. Additional information about Nemours can be found at www.nemours.org.
