Spotlight: Frederic Goldstein Named President & COO

For Frederic Goldstein, prevention really does begin at home. Goldstein is a long-time healthcare administrator, the son of a physician and the husband of a pediatric nurse. Yet, when he and his wife Laura were faced with acquiring adequate health care for their two little boys with asthma, it was a real eye-opener to see the health care system as someone waiting in the ER instead of someone sitting behind a desk.

As the new president and COO of U.S. Preventive Medicine, it’s a story he often tells new employees who come to work at the organization. “These aren’t statistics or cases we are dealing with everyday,” he said. “We are dealing with people - someone’s mom or dad, sister or brother, son or daughter. We have demonstrated time and again that we can improve the outcome of people’s health with the appropriate measures and that we can produce real, long-term cost savings.”

Goldstein brings a relentless passion to the work he sets out to do each morning. He holds a master’s degree in healthcare administration from Trinity University and most recently served for 10 years as president of Specialty Disease Management, a company he founded in 1997.

Goldstein was both vice president and general manager of HealthCare USA, a licensed health insurer headquartered in Jacksonville. At HealthCare USA Goldstein grew the company to 29,000 members and approximately $35 million in annual revenue in 24 months, while simultaneously managing many of the back office operations that supported 85,000 members and a $100 million revenue run rate during the company’s first year of operations in Missouri. HealthCare USA received numerous accolades under Goldstein’s guidance including a prestigious Medicare Choices demonstration project and being rated the highest quality Medicaid HMO in the State of Florida.

“Fred has extensive operational experience managing hospitals, disease management and managed care companies. Fred and I have had the opportunity to work together in the past and it is a pleasure to have him join us as president and chief operating officer of U.S. Preventive Medicine,” said USPM chairman and CEO Christopher Fey.

When it comes to Goldstein’s home front, he and his wife eventually found the right treatment they needed to manage their sons’ asthma. He knows many people simply don’t have the resources he was able to muster. It’s just one more reason he is on a mission.