Dr. Jignesh Patel

Jignesh Patel, M.D.

Chief Executive Officer & Board-Certified Internal Medicine

  • Florida, USA
  • +1 (727)-466-3000
  • currentmedicine@gmail.com

Executive Summary

Distinguished Healthcare Executive and active Senior Hospitalist commanding a multi-site provider enterprise of 20 Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers across 10 acute and post-acute clinical facilities. Recognised for orchestrating cross-continuum clinical architectures, accelerating market share expansion, and elevating value-based care paradigms.

Pioneered integrated care Delivery Models spanning Acute Care Hospitals, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities, Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), and Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs). Demonstrates an exceptional track record of optimizing patient throughput, expanding high-margin service lines, and driving 30-day readmission rates significantly below Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) national benchmarks.

Executive & Clinical Experience

2022 – Present

SunState Medical Group

Chief Executive Officer | Managing Partner | Lead Hospitalist
  • Enterprise Leadership & Governance: Direct executive operations, financial strategy, and clinical governance for a multi-specialty provider organization comprising 20 Physicians and Nurse Practitioners operating across 10 regional healthcare facilities.
  • Integrated Care Continuum: Maintain an active clinical practice managing high-acuity inpatient cases while directing seamless transitional care pathways across Acute Care, Inpatient Rehab, SNF, and ALF platforms.
  • Workforce & Staffing Architecture: Engineered a high-efficiency clinical matrix utilizing Advanced Practice Providers for post-acute continuity, liberating physician bandwidth to drive high-complexity acute admissions and consultative care.
  • Strategic Market Expansion: Secured exclusive preferred-provider agreements with leading regional hospital systems and long-term care organizations, consolidating market presence and driving volume growth.
  • Clinical Quality & Risk Mitigation: Conceptualized and deployed standardized transitional care protocols, achieving sustained reductions in 30-day readmissions that consistently outperform national CMS benchmarks.
  • Financial Performance & RCM Strategy: Realized sustained double-digit revenue growth by accelerating Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) workflows and enforcing strict 24-hour health record documentation standards.
2025 – Present

SunState Senior Group

Chief Executive Officer
2010 – Present

Attending Hospitalist & Inpatient Consultant

Comprehensive Acute Inpatient Care & Perioperative Consultations

Delivered comprehensive acute inpatient care, perioperative medical consultations, and critical cross-coverage for leading health systems and regional medical centers:

  • Capital Regional Medical Center – Tallahassee, FL
  • Morton Plant North Bay Hospital – New Port Richey, FL
  • West Florida Hospital – Pensacola, FL
  • UPMC Hamot / UPMC Northwest – Erie / Seneca, PA
  • AdventHealth Heart of Florida – Davenport, FL
  • Largo Medical Center – Largo, FL
  • AdventHealth North Pinellas – Tarpon Springs, FL
  • HCA Trinity and Bayonet Point Hospital

Core Competencies

Enterprise Growth & Scalability
Practice Expansion Strategic Alliances Turnkey Contract Onboarding Provider Recruitment
Continuum-Wide Care
Acute Inpatient Medicine Complex Rehabilitation Post-Acute & Long-Term Care
Human Capital & Clinical Architecture
Provider Staffing Ratios Scope of Practice Leadership Development
Operational & Value-Based Excellence
CMS Quality Compliance Readmission Mitigation ALOS Reduction Revenue Cycle Optimization

Education & Certification

  • Diplomate in Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

Training & Fellowships

Hospice & Palliative Medicine

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Geriatric Medicine

William Beaumont Hospital

Internal Medicine Residency

St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center (Completed 2010)