Baptist Health South Florida announced that Javier Hernandez-Lichtl, a 22-year veteran of the company and currently CEO of South Miami Hospital, has been named chief executive officer of West Kendall Baptist Hospital.

In addition to this move, Baptist Health announced three other senior management changes. Lincoln Mendez, now CEO at Doctors Hospital, will become CEO of South Miami Hospital; Nelson Lazo, now CEO at Mariners Hospital in Tavernier, will take over as Doctors Hospital CEO, and Rick Freeburg, chief operating officer of South Miami Hospital, will take over as CEO of Mariners Hospital.