Bert Tracey, CPA, has been promoted to Vice President of Finance for VITAS Healthcare Corporation, announced VITAS President David Wester.

Tracey joined VITAS in 2004 as Senior Director of Financial Operations. He came to VITAS from MetroWest Health Plan, a subsidiary of JPS Healthnet in Fort Worth, TX, where he served as Chief Financial Officer. A seasoned accounting and operations professional with more than 20 years in the healthcare field as well as in the accounting and banking industries, Tracey holds a master’s degree in accounting from St. Thomas University in Miami and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of West Indies, Barbados.