South Florida’s health care map is getting redrawn. Amazon One Medical is locking in a new referral deal with Baptist Health South Florida that will send One Medical primary care patients who need specialty follow-up into Baptist Health hospitals and specialist clinics.
The agreement, announced this week and set to kick in Aug. 1, 2026, is designed to tie One Medical’s virtual and in-person primary care to Baptist’s specialist network across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. One Medical members in the region will still see their usual One Medical doctors for routine care, while Baptist Health handles specialty consults, testing and advanced procedures.
How The Partnership Will Work
In a press release, Baptist Health said One Medical will refer its primary care patients in South Florida who need follow-up care to Baptist Health staff and facilities, with no changes to existing One Medical access or primary care appointments.
“We are thrilled to partner with Amazon One Medical to bring our award-winning care to even more patients across South Florida,” Baptist Health President and CEO Bo Boulenger said.
Christopher Saj, One Medical’s Miami district medical director, said the collaboration is intended to help make “every step of a patient's care journey feel connected and intentional.”
The organizations have circled Aug. 1, 2026, as the effective date for the agreement. Baptist Health South Florida announced the deal.
What Patients Will See
One Medical membership is available as an Amazon Prime benefit, with Prime pricing currently promoted at $99 per year. The membership covers 24/7 on-demand virtual care plus same- or next-day in-office appointments. As before, scheduled in-person visits are billed to insurance in the usual way.
On the ground, One Medical already operates multiple neighborhood offices in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area, including Brickell, Coconut Grove, Dadeland, Doral Square, Aventura, Las Olas and Shops at Pembroke Gardens, giving members a menu of nearby options for in-person care.
One Medical lists membership benefits on its site, and its Miami-Fort Lauderdale offices are detailed on the locations page at One Medical.
Where This Fits In Amazon’s Health Push
The tie-up slots neatly into Amazon’s broader health care ambitions. The company agreed to acquire One Medical in mid-2022, adding a brick-and-mortar and virtual primary care network to its portfolio, after previously buying mail-order pharmacy PillPack in 2018 as it built out Amazon Pharmacy. The Washington Post covered Amazon’s One Medical acquisition, and Amazon’s own materials note the PillPack purchase.
A Familiar Model Across The Country
Industry coverage indicates One Medical has struck similar arrangements with major hospital systems in roughly 19 U.S. markets, leaning on local systems for specialty care while running its own primary care clinics. The setup lets One Medical scale its membership and virtual services, while patients get a pathway into established specialty networks when the basics are not enough. Becker's Hospital Review and other trade outlets have documented the company’s expansion and the growing use of this model.
What To Watch
For patients, the fine print still matters. They will want to confirm that follow-up visits at Baptist Health are in-network for their insurance plans and clarify how billing will be handled between One Medical and hospital-based specialists.
Observers, meanwhile, will be watching how data is shared and what this means for competition as tech companies keep pushing into medical care. When Amazon first announced its One Medical purchase, regulators took a hard look at the deal. TechTarget reported on that regulatory scrutiny, and privacy advocates have previously raised questions about how large tech firms handle protected health information.
The partnership was first reported locally by the South Florida Sun Sentinel and is slated to go live Aug. 1, 2026, opening new referral routes for One Medical members into Baptist Health specialists across the region. Sun Sentinel first flagged the announcement.
