As chief strategy officer at Baptist Health, Ms. Lopez-Blazquez leads strategy development and execution, focusing on growth and brand management. Her responsibilities encompass strategic direction, business and facility planning, marketing, and the enhancement of consumer access and patient experience. Serving as the chief strategic advisor to the president and CEO, she addresses long-term issues impacting Baptist Health South Florida. Additionally, as CEO of Baptist Health Enterprises, she manages a diverse portfolio across four counties, including clinical and office spaces. Ms. Lopez-Blazquez also helps steer a collaboration between Baptist Health and Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine that will expand physician training, research, and patient care for the benefit of the South Florida community and establish Baptist Health Baptist Hospital as a statutory teaching hospital. Having joined Baptist Health in 1987, she has a long history in strategic planning and market development, with prior experience at Orlando (Fla.) Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida in Jacksonville.
