In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, patients often find themselves navigating a fragmented system—transitioning from hospitals to rehabilitation centers, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, and home-based care. Each setting has its own processes, teams, and priorities, which can make continuity of care difficult and, at times, nearly impossible. For Dr. Stefan Mann, a hospitalist and community physician with deep roots in North Florida, this fragmentation wasn’t just an operational issue—it was a direct threat to patient outcomes, safety, and dignity.
Raised by two pharmacists and inspired by a lifetime of exposure to healthcare, Dr. Mann built his career around the idea that medicine should always remain patient-centered, physician-led, and grounded in compassion. Throughout his years working in hospitals and post-acute environments, he saw firsthand how easily patients could be lost in the shuffle, misunderstood between care teams, or discharged without adequate follow-up. But more concerning was the trend he saw unfolding across the industry: large, corporate healthcare organizations—often run by business executives instead of clinicians—growing rapidly and prioritizing volume, referrals, and profit over personalized care.
Many organizations entered the post-acute and primary care space with strong branding and substantial resources but lacked true resources that affect patient care outcomes, including:
These experiences inspired Dr. Mann to create something different—an organization grounded in clinical integrity, personal connection, and a genuine commitment to better patient care.
Dr. Mann founded Synergy Medical Group with a simple but bold mission: bring medicine back into the hands of clinicians. His vision was to build a practice where medical decisions would always be driven by physicians and advanced practitioners—not corporations—ensuring that every patient encounter reflected integrity, clinical excellence, and continuity.
From day one, Synergy was built to solve the problems Dr. Mann saw in the system:
Dr. Mann structured Synergy to operate seamlessly across hospitals, SNFs, ALFs, rehab centers, and hospice settings. The goal: eliminate confusion, reduce preventable readmissions, and support patients through every transition.
Unlike larger companies that rotate clinicians or rely on inconsistent staffing, Synergy provides stable coverage with providers who become part of the facility’s culture. Facilities gain dependable partners—not temporary contractors.
Synergy clinicians focus on spending meaningful time with patients, communicating clearly with families, and building relationships with facility leadership. The practice rejects the high-volume, low-touch model common among corporate groups.
Dr. Mann believes that empowered clinicians deliver better care. By removing unnecessary bureaucracy and giving providers the support they need, Synergy ensures that decisions remain at the bedside—not in a boardroom.
Perhaps most importantly, Dr. Mann created Synergy to reintroduce compassion into a system that often feels impersonal. Through personalized attention, continuity of care, and strong provider–patient relationships, Synergy stands as a reminder that healthcare is—at its core—a human service.
Synergy Medical Group is more than a practice; it is Dr. Mann’s response to a healthcare system drifting away from its roots. It is a reminder that
By founding Synergy, Dr. Mann took a stand against the corporatization of healthcare and created a model that proves high-quality care, physician leadership, and operational excellence can coexist—and thrive.
Today, Synergy continues to grow across Florida, guided by Dr. Mann’s conviction that patients deserve more than fragmented care and rushed visits. They deserve a team that sees the bigger picture, communicates across settings, and shows up consistently—day after day, year after year.
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