UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
Current
Report pursuant
to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of
report (Date of earliest event reported): September 2, 2008
METROPOLITAN
HEALTH NETWORKS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida
(State
or
other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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0-28456
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65-0635748
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(Commission
file number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification
No.)
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250
Australian Avenue South, Suite 400
West
Palm
Beach, FL 33401
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(561)
805-8500
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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Section
5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item
5.02. Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(b) Effective
September 2, 2008, Jose A. Guethon, M.D., M.B.A., President of the Company’s
wholly-owned subsidiary, Metcare of Florida, Inc., was promoted to the position
of President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Dr. Guethon has been
employed by the Company since 2001 and has been President of Metcare of Florida,
Inc. since January 2006. Dr. Guethon’s biographical information as well as a
description of the material terms of Dr. Guethon’s employment agreement with the
Company, which has not been amended in connection with the promotion, are
described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007 and its Proxy Statement for its 2008 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, respectively
Attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is the Company’s press release dated September 3, 2008,
announcing the appointments, which is incorporated herein by
reference.
Section
9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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99.1 |
Press
Release dated September 3, 2008
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
| Date: September 4, 2008 |
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METROPOLITAN
HEALTH NETWORKS, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Roberto
L. Palenzuela |
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Roberto
L. Palenzuela |
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Secretary
and
General Counsel |