Healthcare Committee

The Healthcare Committee empowers Chamber members to implement impactful health and wellness initiatives for employees and the broader community, supports efforts to strengthen local healthcare and the systems that deliver it, and champions South Florida as a world-class region for health, business, and quality of life.

Objectives

•    Sustain and expand the Healthcare Committee’s signature programs to deliver continued value to Chamber members and the broader community.
•    Support Chamber members in navigating healthcare options to enhance their confidence, satisfaction, and ability to offer high-quality, cost-effective benefits to employees.
•    Promote the strategic role of healthcare in attracting and retaining top talent, fostering a healthy, high-performing workforce, and positioning Miami as a health-conscious, innovation-driven community.
•    Address key population health challenges in Miami-Dade that impact the business ecosystem, and identify opportunities where Chamber engagement can drive meaningful, measurable change.
•    Advance awareness, dialogue, and coordinated action around emerging health issues affecting workforce productivity and community well-being, with a focus on evolving regional priorities.

Participation in the Healthcare Committee is open to all Chamber members with an interest in health and healthcare. Key stakeholders include healthcare systems, employers, insurers, providers, community organizations, life sciences companies, behavioral health organizations, public health professionals, academic institutions, health tech companies, social service agencies, faith-based groups, local government, and patient advocacy organizations. Together, these diverse groups collaborate to drive innovative solutions and improve health outcomes across South Florida.

The Committee Chair and Vice Chair are responsible for the effective functioning of the Healthcare Committee, ensuring its goals and activities are aligned with the committee’s mission and objectives, with the Chamber’s strategic plan and priorities, and fosters engagement across the Chamber, the business sector, and the broader health community.

Timeline of Healthcare Committee & Health Care Heroes Award Recipients

To learn more or to get involved, please tap here to connect with a committee staff liaison today.

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2025-2026 HEALTHCARE COMMITTEE GOALS

• Increase attendance, visibility, and net revenue for the Health Care Heroes® event, scheduled for May 2026, by at least 5%. 

• Collaborate with the Governmental Affairs Committee to define the Chamber’s healthcare legislative agenda for 2026 by October 2025.

• Expand on the 2024 White Paper to strengthen healthcare workforce retention in Miami-Dade through targeted workforce housing, education, and recruitment strategies, and host a Developers’ Forum to generate scalable solutions for housing near medical campuses.

• Recruit at least 15 new Chamber members from across the healthcare ecosystem by leveraging strategic partnerships and community networks.

• Enlist 10 new GMCC members to join the Healthcare Committee, expanding industry representation and fostering collaboration.
  •    Feature at least 6 member spotlights during committee meetings and/or educational forums to
        encourage member participation and highlight diverse expertise.

• Host four educational forums that will feature expert perspectives and actionable strategies to address the region’s healthcare challenges.