BayCare, West Central Florida’s leading not-for-profit academic health care system, has received the 2025 Pharmacy Compounding Excellence Award from Premier Inc., a national health care performance improvement company.
The award honors Premier members that demonstrate high standards in pharmacy compounding services, including patient safety, responsiveness to supply disruptions and leadership in advancing compounding practices.
BayCare was recognized for its excellence in compounding operations and staff deployment, safe handling of compounded products, and best practices in building and deploying compounding services. The health system’s use of technology to meet regulatory requirements and adapt to the evolving needs of the health care industry was also highlighted.
“What a great honor to accept the Premier Excellence in Compounding Award 2025 on behalf of BayCare Health System,” said Mike Magee, BayCare’s chief pharmacy officer. “This is a great opportunity to highlight my colleague Ken Jozefczyk’s leadership and expertise in building one of four health system FDA-approved 503B compounding facilities in the United States. This center has helped us care for our Tampa Bay community by enabling us to avoid drug shortages and provide quality treatments to our patients.”
Award criteria included leadership in compounding practices, use of closed-loop workflow processes, highly trained personnel, and comprehensive services that improve efficiency and safety. Additional considerations included a commitment to staff education, innovation in patient access to compounded medications and active involvement in Premier’s Compounding Collaborative and 503B Advisory Group.
BayCare received the award during Premier’s Breakthroughs Conference & Exhibition, held July 15–17, 2025.
Premier Inc. serves approximately two-thirds of U.S. health care providers and works to improve health care through data-driven solutions, collaboration and technology.
See the list of BayCare’s clinical and workplace awards on the
BayCare Awards and Recognition page.
