Coastal Community Health

Christy D. Jordan joined Southeast Georgia Health System in early 2012 as staff attorney; her title and responsibilities changed to assistant general counsel and director, Risk Management, in August 2012. Ms. Jordan was promoted to Vice President, General Counsel/Government Relations in 2014. As general counsel, she provides legal services to Health System management and its Boards, and oversees the Legal, Compliance, Risk Management, Quality and Service Excellence departments.

Prior to joining the Health System, Ms. Jordan was in private practice for eight years with nationally recognized health law practices, most recently with Arnall, Golden Gregory LLP in Atlanta. Ms. Jordan has represented hospitals and health systems, hospice and long-term care providers, home health agencies, durable medical equipment suppliers, physician groups, private investors and other institutions that invest in or support the healthcare industry. Ms. Jordan is also licensed as a registered nurse, a background that gives her a unique perspective and understanding of health care legal issues.

In 2014, Ms. Jordan was one of eight lawyers nationwide to be selected to participate in the 2014-2015 Leadership Development Program for the Hospital and Health Systems Practice Group of the American Health Lawyers Association.

Ms. Jordan graduated summa cum laude from the Medical College of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science Degree in nursing and earned her law degree magna cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law. She is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys, the American Health Lawyers Association. She currently serves as secretary of the Hospice of the Golden Isles Board of Directors and is a frequent speaker to community and legal groups on health care legal issues.

Matthew Zuino was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Baptist Health in January 2020. As COO, his responsibilities include providing strategic direction, leadership, oversight and accountability of hospitals, satellite emergency rooms, the physician enterprise and ambulatory operations totaling more than 200 points of care across the North Florida and South Georgia region. Zuino has over 25 years of healthcare experience.

Zuino joined Baptist Health as President of Physician Integration in 2017 after serving 17 years at Virtua Health, South Jersey's largest health system. At Virtua Health he held multiple senior leadership roles such as SVP and COO of Hospital Operations, VP and COO of Virtua Medical Group, Service Line Leader for Cardiovascular Services and Six Sigma Black Belt. He was recognized as an Emerging Leader in the first edition of the Best of Health Care list of South Jersey Business Magazine. Zuino previously served on the Board of the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, the Burlington Regional Chamber of Commerce as well as serving on local boards in the Jacksonville area.

Zuino earned his Master of Science in Information Systems from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Widener University in Chester, Pennsylvania. He is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt who is well-versed in the techniques and tools of process improvement. He completed the GE Administrative Executive Fellowship for Senior Executives from the Healthcare Management Academy and is board-certified in Health Care Management and a fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE).

Scott Baity was appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Baptist Health in January 2018. A board-certified specialist in Health Law, Baity advises senior executives, including Baptist Health President and CEO Hugh Greene, FACHE, and the boards of directors for the health system and its hospitals on business agreements and strategies, legal risks, compliance, regulatory and other law-related matters.

Baity began his Baptist career as a staff attorney in 1996 before being promoted to associate general counsel in 2003, and deputy general counsel in January 2017. A graduate of the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University and the University of Florida, Baity has been named one of Jacksonville's Top Lawyers in Healthcare since 2012 and was named one of Jacksonville's Ultimate Attorneys by The Jacksonville Business Journal in 2018. Prior to becoming general counsel, he was recognized in 2017 as one of the nation's top assistant general counsels by the First Chair organization.

Baity is a member of the Board of Directors and Treasurer of The Arc Jacksonville, and serves on the Board of Legal Specialization and Education of The Florida Bar, which oversees the awarding of board certification to Florida attorneys.

Rick J. Tresmond has more than 30 years of experience in the health care setting. He was named vice president of Supply Chain Management for Coastal Community Health in July 2017 with responsibility for the overall strategy of supply chain operations for Baptist Health and Southeast Georgia Health System.

He oversees leadership, direction and accountability for supply expense management and all supply chain functions, along with the value analysis process, insuring quality and cost analysis for all new and existing products. He also provides oversight of a new technology process, where his team interacts with physicians to evaluate new products and determine their ROI. Warehousing, receiving, delivery, mailroom, and courier also fall under his span of control.

Prior to joining Baptist Health, he was vice president of Supply Chain Management for Kaleida Health, a five-hospital system in the Buffalo, N.Y., area.

He began his health care career in 1988 as an intravenous pharmacy technician after serving four years as a pharmacy specialist in the U.S. Air Force, where he attained the rank of staff sergeant.

He earned a bachelor's degree in business management and economics from SUNY Empire State College, and is a GE Six Sigma Green Belt. He attended the Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management Supply Chain Leadership Institute in 2011 and 2012.