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Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry has appointed Memorial Hospital President and CEO Bradley S. Talbert, FACHE to JAXPORT\u2019s Board of Directors. Talbert\u2019s appointment was unanimously approved by the Jacksonville City Council on April 13.<\/p>\n
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An experienced healthcare executive and civic leader, Talbert has two decades of leadership experience at hospitals throughout the Southeast. Under his leadership, Memorial has earned final Accreditation as a Level 2 Trauma Center and completed more than $36 million in facility expansions. The hospital has also been recognized among the top 5 percent of hospitals in the nation for patient safety for three consecutive years.<\/p>\n
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Talbert currently serves on the Board of Directors of the JAX Chamber and the Jacksonville Civic Council, and is the 2020 and 2021 Chair for the JAXUSA Partnership. He is also a member of the American Heart Association\u2019s First Coast Heartwalk Executive Cabinet, the University of North Florida Dean\u2019s Council, and serves on the board of the North Florida Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBrad\u2019s leadership skills and business success, combined with his passion for giving back to the Jacksonville community, will be an asset to JAXPORT during this time of growth and opportunity for our port,\u201d said JAXPORT Chairman Jamie Shelton. \u201cWe look forward to working with him to build on the momentum we\u2019re experiencing and position JAXPORT and Northeast Florida for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Talbert joins the following officers and members of the JAXPORT Board:<\/p>\n
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Jamie Shelton\u2013 Chairman
Wendy Hamilton \u2013 Vice Chairman
J. Palmer Clarkson \u2013 Treasurer
Daniel Bean \u2013 Secretary
Ed Fleming \u2013 Member
Dr. John Newman \u2013 Member<\/p>\n
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JAXPORT has an unpaid, appointed seven-member Board of Directors which provides policy guidance. Four board members are appointed by the Mayor of Jacksonville and three members are appointed by the Governor of Florida. Board members serve four-year terms and may be appointed to one additional term.<\/p>\n
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JAXPORT is Florida\u2019s largest container port, one of the nation\u2019s top vehicle-handling ports and a major U.S port for the import and export of bulk, breakbulk and other cargoes. Cargo activity through Jacksonville\u2019s seaport generates 138,000 jobs and $31 billion in annual economic output for the region and state.<\/p>\n
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