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Southwest Florida in Brief
Located on the Gulf Coast south of Tampa and north of the Everglades, the cities of Naples, Port Charlotte and Fort Myers are three of the largest in Southwest Florida. Local amenities include world-class shopping, fine dining, championship golf, beautiful beaches, boating and fishing, and vibrant arts scenes.

The Southwest Florida File
  1. Education. The school districts that serve Southwest Florida each have a mission to ensure that all students achieve their highest personal potential.
  2. Real Estate. Choice opportunities for high-rise, single-family home, villa or townhouse living abound throughout Southwest Florida.
  3. Family. Southwest Florida is one of America's most desirable places to live; top executives and professionals selected Naples as a favorite place due to its high quality of life.
  4. Culture. Entertainment opportunities are plentiful in Southwest Florida, everything from theater, music and dance to museums and galleries.
  5. Recreation. Southwest Florida is a great outdoor playground, given its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, its challenging golf courses and its tropical landscape.
  6. Weather. Southwest Florida features a tropical climate with sunny skies, soft breezes and an occasional afternoon shower. Highs range from the 70s in January to the 90s during the summer months.
Southwest Florida Fun Fact
When Fort Myers was platted in 1876, no more than 10 families lived in the original town. By 1885, it was the second largest town on the Gulf Coast south of Cedar Key.

Learn More About Southwest Florida
Meet the IPC management team in Southwest Florida.

  • John H. Geanes

    John H. Geanes

    Executive Director

    (813) 936-5000
    jgeanes@ipcm.com
    John Geanes' career spans 30 years in healthcare administration and also in business development for companies that sell to or service healthcare organizations. John served as CEO for multi-unit health systems such as South Miami Health System and Shannon Health System, a fully-integrated delivery system in Texas. Most recently he served as vice-president of business development for RMS Services, a specialty contract management firm which transitions healthcare systems from manual, paper-driven records to electronic, paperless programs.  John received his undergraduate education from Elon College in North Carolina, where he received a Bachelor in Business Administration. His hospital administration education was completed at the Duke Endowment Program in Charlotte, N.C. John also studied the British National Health Service at the King’s Fund College of Hospital Administration in London, for Duke University and the South Carolina Hospital Association.

  • Richard Otto, M.D.

    Richard Otto

    Regional Director

    (813) 936-5000
    rotto@ipcm.com
    Richard Otto, M.D.  joined IPC in October 2005 as Region Director for Southwest Florida when he merged his private hospitalist practice with IPC. He started his Southwest Florida hospitalist practice in 2000 as a solo practitioner and grew the practice to 5 hospitals and more than 20 hospitalists in 3 counties. He has been a highly recognized and accomplished practitioner of hospital medicine since 1989 and he continues to practice in Naples and Ft. Myers.  Dr. Otto received his medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He completed an internal medicine residency in Greenville South Carolina followed by a one year critical care medicine fellowship in Chicago before going into private practice in Oregon and South Carolina.

  • Kelly Lafata

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    Director of Business Development

    (813) 936-5000
    klafata@ipcm.com
    Kelly Lafata joined IPC in January 2008 after spending several years in the healthcare industry. Her experience includes all aspects of healthcare administration with particular emphasis on staffing, marketing, managing, credentialing and business development for several multi-physician practices in the Southwest Florida region.  Her most recent position prior to joining the IPC team was as the administrator for three urgent care facilities which employed a total of 42 Physicians, Physician Assistants and a full support staff in all locations. Kelly earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from University of St. Thomas as well as an Associate in Paralegal Studies from International College. Kelly continues to attend seminars and conferences related to both healthcare and business development to learn about the newest trends and practices in the industry.

  • Tracy Holtrey

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    Director of Business Development

    (813) 936-5000
    tholtrey@ipcm.com
    Tracy Holtrey joined IPC in January 2008 with over 12 years of experience in the healthcare field including credentialing, marketing, managed care, home health care and over 4 years in hospital administration. Tracy is a native of Port Charlotte, Florida.
Meet your recruiter for Southwest Florida.

Randy Mitchell

Randy Mitchell

Regional Manager of Physician Staffing

Direct: 800-582-8134
Cell: 800-718-9152
rmitchell@ipcm.com
Randy Mitchell, a Regional Manager of Physician Staffing for IPC, has nearly 25 years of successful recruiting experience, including profit and not-for-profit physician recruitment. Prior to joining IPC, he was the recruitment director for a large, for-profit hospital system with more than 30 hospitals nationwide. His experience also includes a highly successful seven years recruiting for a private not-for-profit hospital in North Carolina, preceded by a 21-year career in the U.S. Air Force, where he served nearly 15 years with the Recruiting Service. Randy received a degree in personnel administration from the Community College of the Air Forces. He is the past president of the Carolina Association of Physician Services and an active member of ASPR.