About Lake Butler Hospital

Lake Butler Hospital is a Critical Access Hospital providing 24-hour emergency services, inpatient and short-term rehab services, outpatient laboratory, and outpatient radiology (X-ray, ultrasound, and CT Scan) services to Union County and the surrounding counties. We are devoted to providing all members of our community with premier-quality health care in a compassionate and inviting environment.

Lake Butler Hospital also provides outpatient therapy, such as physical, occupational, and speech therapy, as well as primary care services at Lake Butler Family & Pediatric Clinic.

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Our History

In 1972 Lake Butler Hospital, originally known as Union General Hospital, was first opened to the community as a 27 bed general acute care hospital.  The new hospital was constructed with the assistance of Hill-Burton federal funding and originally operated by the Union County Hospital Board of Trustees. The hospital went through a few changes in ownership during its first ten years of operations.

In 1984 Dr. Abdel Moneim Ramadan purchased the hospital by acquiring the stock in Health America of Florida, Inc. for the purpose of starting a hand surgery specialty program.

In 1994 Medlink Management Services, Inc. purchased the hospital (formerly known as Ramadan Hand Institute/Lake Butler Hospital) from Health America of Florida, Inc when Dr. Ramadan retired from practicing hand surgery specialty.

In 2001 the hospital received CMS/Medicare certification as a 25 bed Critical Access Hospital which provided improvements in reimbursement and allowed for the expansion of its inpatient services to include swing bed (short-term rehabilitation) services.

In 2015 the hospital shifted its focus from hand surgery specialty to the expansion of its short term rehabilitation program to better meet the health care needs of the community.

In 2019 the hospital once again met the needs of the community by purchasing and installing a CT scanner and remodeling the facility to accommodate a new CT Suite.  This significantly added to the diagnostic capabilities of the Emergency Room.

In 2020 Paula Webb, one of the three founding members of Medlink Management Services, Inc., became the sole shareholder.  At that time, Paula's role changed from President & Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Mission & Values

For 30 years now, Lake Butler Hospital, under the ownership of Medlink Management Services, Inc., has been true to its mission of ensuring our patients’ experience exceeds their expectations by providing high quality clinical care with a compassionate spirit. Paula Webb, the hospital’s President & CEO, has dedicated a lifelong career to the hospital’s success and to “making a difference” in people's lives.  Our core values serve as the foundation for who we are and what we stand for every day, in every situation, and with every person.  Through consistently living these values we will become the first CHOICE for the health care needs of the communities we serve.

COMPASSION

We treat everyone with empathy, respect and dignity.

helpfulness

We are a team, and everyone works together to live our mission and fulfill our vision.

opportunity

We are always seeking opportunities to make ourselves, our services, and our hospital a better place to work and to serve the healthcare needs of our community.

Integrity

We are honest, fair, accountable, and self-aware in everything we do.

Competence

We have the ability, knowledge, and skill to diagnose, treat, and care for our patients effectively and efficiently.

Excellence

We are dedicated to obtaining a higher standard of excellence in clinical care, patient experience, employee relations, and financial responsibility.
Our dedication to these core values is unwavering.  We are a team of exceptional, hardworking individuals passionate about making every patient’s experience better than they expected.

Executive Leadership

Full Time Medical Staff

Department Leadership