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Wolfson Children’s Hospital recently announced that Thabata Batchelor has been promoted to assistant administrator of operations.
“Ms. Batchelor has always brought an energetic and strong commitment to Wolfson Children’s Hospital’s mission and values, and we are very pleased that she is on our team,” said Michael D. Aubin, president of Wolfson Children’s Hospital.
Batchelor started her career at Wolfson Children’s Hospital in 2012 as manager for outreach. During this time, she expanded Wolfson Children’s regional status, developed three of the hospital’s satellite centers and was instrumental in implementing its affiliation with Southeast Georgia Health System.
She was promoted to director of Wolfson Children’s Centers of Distinction and Programs of Special Focus, where she led initiatives to enhance quality, expand clinical program scope and garner recognition by U.S. News and World Report. Before relocating to Jacksonville, Batchelor held numerous positions in the State of Florida government, working in the governor’s office, the House of Representatives and government agencies including the Department of Health, where she worked on health policy.
She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English with honors from Florida State University and her Master of Public Health degree with honors from Florida State University. She is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).
Batchelor serves in leadership of the North Florida Chapter of the American College of Health Care Executives and recently received the ACHE Regent’s Award for Distinguished Service to the North Florida Chapter. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Episcopal Children’s Services of Florida.
As assistant administrator of operations, she is responsible for the operations of numerous specialty areas within Wolfson Children’s, including the C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry Heart Institute; the Walter and Michelle Stys Neuroscience Institute; the Diabetes and Endocrinology Institute; regional and international outreach; satellite centers and affiliations; the Bower Lyman Center for the Medically Complex Child; and the Snyder Family Cleft and Craniofacial Center. In addition, she now serves as the senior management team member responsible for Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville and Wolfson Children’s Hospital Auxiliary/Volunteer Services. On a system-wide basis, she will be responsible for overseeing neurodiagnostics services at all Baptist Health locations.
Services provided at Wolfson Children’s Hospital are provided primarily by pediatric physician specialists with Nemours Children’s Specialty Care, Jacksonville, the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville and Emergency Resources Group.
