Hospice CEO announces retirement

SARASOTA — The president and CEO of Sarasota-based nonprofit Tidewell Hospice and holding company Stratum Health System, Gerard Radford, announced his retirement and a 15-month succession plan.

Radford's retirement will be effective Dec. 31, 2018, according to a press release. He joined Tidewell in 1998 and has served as CEO since 2010.

He was also involved in the formation of Pontus Health, which is a strategic alliance between Stratum Health System and Pinellas County-based Empath Health System.