SantaFe HealthCare, Inc., based in Gainesville, Florida, is the parent company that oversees AvMed Health Plans, Haven Hospice, SantaFe Village, and SantaFe Senior Living, all serving residents within the state. The not-for-profit company got its start in the early 1980s as a professional association of several North Florida physicians’ offices and hospitals. A few years later, SantaFe bought AvMed Health Plans, among the largest and longest-serving health plan organizations in the state. The acquisition led SantaFe into an expanded area of service, and the company subsequently added an upscale Gainesville-area retirement community called SantaFe Senior Living, which allowed SantaFe to extend compassionate palliative care through the arm of its hospice. The company is now developing the plan for SantaFe Village, an additional senior lifestyle community near its Gainesville headquarters.

1. An Overview of
SantaFe HealthCare
Provided by Steven M. Ziegler

2. An Overview of SantaFe HealthCare
SantaFe HealthCare, Inc., based in Gainesville, Florida, is the
parent company that oversees AvMed Health Plans, Haven
Hospice, SantaFe Village, and SantaFe Senior Living, all serving
residents within the state. The not-for-profit company got its
start in the early 1980s as a professional association of several
North Florida physicians’ offices and hospitals. A few years later,
SantaFe bought AvMed Health Plans, among the largest and
longest-serving health plan organizations in the state. The
acquisition led SantaFe into an expanded area of service, and the
company subsequently added an upscale Gainesville-area
retirement community called SantaFe Senior Living, which
allowed SantaFe to extend compassionate palliative care through
the arm of its hospice. The company is now developing the plan
for SantaFe Village, an additional senior lifestyle community near
its Gainesville headquarters.

3. An Overview of SantaFe HealthCare
Dedicated to providing high-quality, responsive,
client-centered services through its strategic
focus on managed health plans, retirement
communities, and end-of-life care, SantaFe now
employs a team of almost 2,000 staff members
and generates more than $1 billion per year in
revenue.

4. An Overview of SantaFe HealthCare
SantaFe derives its name from the early days of
European exploration of Florida, when
newcomers from Spain created the mission of
Santa Fe de Teleco in the 1600s near the Santa
Fe River in Alachua County.

5. An Overview of SantaFe HealthCare
After serving clients in the managed care
industry for more than two decades through the
Law Offices of Steven M. Ziegler P.A., Mr.
Ziegler accepted his current position as Senior
Vice President and General Counsel for AvMed
Health Plans in Sunrise, Florida. Steven M.
Ziegler has extensive experience in multiple
aspects of health care regulation and compliance.

6. An Overview of SantaFe HealthCare
After serving clients in the managed care
industry for more than two decades through the
Law Offices of Steven M. Ziegler P.A., Mr.
Ziegler accepted his current position as Senior
Vice President and General Counsel for AvMed
Health Plans in Sunrise, Florida. Steven M.
Ziegler has extensive experience in multiple
aspects of health care regulation and compliance.