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Jared Smith

Chief Executive Officer, Bethesda Hospital East and Bethesda Hospital West

Jared Smith is the Chief Executive Officer of Bethesda Hospital East and Bethesda Hospital West. For more than 25 years, Mr. Smith’s career has been focused on the South Florida healthcare market, including eight years in Palm Beach County. Prior to joining Baptist Health, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Broward Health Coral Springs. Previously, Jared held increasingly progressive leadership roles at Tenet Health, including serving as the organization’s National Service Line Business Development Administrator for cardiovascular services and Chief Operating Officer of Delray Medical Center.

Mr. Smith is active in many community and professional organizations, including South Florida Hospital and Health Association, where he served as Executive Board Chairman, South Florida Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Committee and Coral Springs Economic Development Committee.

He received his bachelor’s degree in accounting and his master’s degree in taxation from the University of Miami. He and his wife and son live in Parkland.