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Volume 15 • Issue 3 • $5.00 September 2018
THE REGION’S MONTHLY NEWSPAPER FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS & PHYSICIANS

Leading Joe DiMaggio Children’s

Hospital Into the Future Francis Afram-Gyening
Ed Salazar

All County BY CAITLIN BECK STELLA, MPH Camillus Health
Memorial Healthcare System uses the term “Stronger
Health Care Together” to describe the partnership with Moffitt Cancer Concern, Inc.
Center at the Malignant Hematology & Cellular Therapy
Offers Innovative program the two jointly run at Memorial Hospital West Partners with
in Pembroke Pines.
When I relocated from Los Angeles to become CEO at
Home Treatment Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, I saw the I-95 billboard Centric
with that phrase and realized it’s exactly how I’d charac-
for COPD terize the relationship I’m looking to advance between Consulting to
‘Joe D.’ and the communities we serve. It encapsulates
Patients how I believe pediatric facilities have their greatest Help Lead Them
Continued on page 33 Caitlin Beck Stella
Into the Future
BY VANESSA ORR
A Pledge to Impact
Many people living with chronic con- BY DANIEL CASCIATO
ditions, such as chronic obstructive pul- the Medical Profession
monary disease (COPD), heart disease or As a private, non-profit organization,
diabetes used to struggle when it came to Camillus Health Concern has been provid-
dealing with these serious issues at home Barbara Montford, M.D., DCMA President ing comprehensive medical, dental, and
after being discharged from a hospital. behavioral health care, as well as health
However, with the help of All County BY BARBARA R. FALLON education and specialty care to men,
Health Care, a Medicare-certified, state- women and children who are poor and
licensed, and ACHC-accredited home Even as a young, determined female student with a homeless in Miami-Dade County since
health care agency that serves Dade, drive to succeed, Barbara Montford knew that her per- 1989. Its committed team of healthcare
Broward and Palm Beach counties, they sonal participation in a gifted student program, gradua- professionals is dedicated to maintaining
are now able to stay in the comfort of tion from Brown University, earning a medical degree the health and well-being of Miami’s least
their own homes while receiving the from Johns Hopkins Medical School or completing a res- fortunate residents. It is the only free-
high-quality, compassionate care they idency at University of North Carolina Hospitals and standing, comprehensive Healthcare for
need. becoming boarded in Urological Surgery were individual the Homeless funded provider in Miami-
In addition to providing home health achievements. Yet, individual accomplishment was not Dade County.
aides, skilled nursing care, and physical enough of an imprint to make on the world. She wanted On average, the organization serves
therapy services, All County also special- to be committed not only to self but also to others. about 5,000 unique homeless patients
izes in a number of areas, including car- Now, as the newly installed President of Dade County resulting in 28,000 visits per year, accord-
diac care, wound care, diabetes care and Medical Association (DCMA), Dr. Barbara Montford, ing to CEO Francis Afram-Gyening.
low-vision rehabilitation services. The the first African-American woman to hold the position, Dr. Barbara Montford One of its greatest challenges is the
agency also has a pulmonary team dedi- recruitment and the retention of health-
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