Prominent attorney, law firm CEO to run $83 million health care nonprofit

SARASOTA — Tidewell Hospice and its umbrella nonprofit, Stratum Health System, named Jonathan Fleece president and CEO of the sprawling organization. 

According to a press release, Sarasota-based Tidewell and Stratum's board voted unanimously to appoint Fleece, a well-known area health care attorney, to the position after eight months of interviews, meetings, discussions, assessments and presentations. Tidewell has an annual operating budget of $83 million, and is one of the 20 largest hospices nationwide based on patients served. The organization has some 700 employees.