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Jewish Family Home Care Delray Medical Center Named to Healthgrades

Achieves 2020 ‘Best of Home 2020 America’s 50 Best Hospitals

Care Provider of Choice Award’ Delray Medical Center is one of Healthgrades 2020 America’s 50 Best Hospitals
from Home Care Pulse Award™. The distinction places Delray Medical Center in the top 1 percent of nearly
4,500 hospitals assessed nationwide for its consistent, year-over-year superior clinical
performance as measured by Healthgrades. Delray Medical Center is the only hospital
Jewish Family Home Care achieved the Best of Home Care in the state of Florida to be receive this distinction.
Provider of Choice Award for 2020 from Home Care Pulse. “It’s an honor to be recognized for the care we provide. It means we are doing our
“At Jewish Family Home Care, our dedicated caregivers job in giving patients the highest quality care and best experience possible,” said
and staff work diligently to give our clients a personalized Teresa Duvall Maggie Gill, chief executive officer at Delray Medical Center. “Our outstanding physi-
home care experience that addresses their individual needs, cians, nurses and staff earned this achievement on behalf of the hospital.”
said Teresa Duvall, CEO of Jewish Family Home Care. “We are honored to receive this
award and be recognized and appreciated by the elderly population we serve every
day, 24/7.” Boca Raton Regional Hospital
This award is based on client satisfaction ratings expressed via telephone interviews
conducted by Home Care Pulse. This award represents Jewish Family Home Care’s Assistant Vice President
dedication to providing best-in-class, high quality care to its clients.
Recognized as HIMSS Chapter
Jupiter Medical Center Ranked #1 Leader of the Year

in Region for Overall Quality Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
(HIMSS) has announced Pua Cooper as recipient of the
Jupiter Medical Center is pleased to announce that it has received a 4-star rating for Chapter Leader of the Year Award for 2020.
Overall Hospital Quality from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. As the Pua Cooper is the assistant vice president, chief clinical Pua Cooper
only hospital to receive a 4-star rating in the Treasure Coast region, Jupiter Medical informatics officer for Boca Raton Regional Hospital, where
Center remains the highest ranked hospital in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and she oversees the operations of the Quality Department, Clinical Informatics, and
Indian River counties. The Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings are intended to help Infection Prevention department for this 400-bed academic medical center.
patients and families evaluate health care options in a given geographic region. Jupiter As a seasoned nurse leader with over 30 years of leadership and clinical experience,
Medical Center’s 4-star rating reflects a strong performance on nearly 60 measures of she uses her strong understanding of clinical practice to leverage technology integra-
quality of care for serious diseases such as heart failure, stroke and pneumonia, as tion to improve organizational performance. She holds a Master’s of Science in
well as safety, readmissions, patient experience, effectiveness, timeliness and efficien- Nursing with a specialty in Nursing Informatics and as of this year is a Certified
cy. Healthcare Information Technology Executive through the College of Healthcare
Information Management Executives.

Lee Health CFO Ben Spence
Named FGCU Alumnus of

Distinction

Ben Spence, chief financial and business services officer
for Lee Health, was recently honored as FGCU’s 2020
Alumnus of Distinction at the school’s annual alumni
awards ceremony. This recognition is the highest alumni
honor awarded by FGCU. Ben Spence
Spence, who graduated from FGCU in 2010 with a M.S.
in Health Science, started at Lee Health as a reimbursement clerk in 1995. Prior to
joining the health system, Spence earned a bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State
University in 1992 and spent time working in real estate.
As Lee Health’s CFO, Spence has developed long and short-term financial plans to
provide the resources needed to achieve the health system’s strategic initiatives, vision
and mission. His oversight has led to significant financial accomplishments that
afford the opportunity to treat every patient regardless of their ability to pay.
In addition to his role at Lee Health, Spence is an active member of the Healthcare
Financial Management Association and a member at-large of the Horizon Council. He
also supports many community organizations including the American Heart
Association, United Way, Ronald McDonald House Charities and SalusCare.

Healthy West Kendall and West Kendall Baptist
Hospital Recognized with Tribute in the Florida
House of Representatives

Healthy West Kendall and West Kendall Baptist Hospital have been honored with a
Tribute on the floor of the Florida House of Representatives. Rep. Ana Maria
Rodriguez (District 105) formally recognized the organizations recently for their
work to improve the health and wellness of the community.
Launched in 2013, Healthy West Kendall began as an initiative to make West
Kendall the blueprint for a healthy, thriving community. West Kendall Baptist
Hospital serves as the anchor organization of the initiative, which includes partner-
ships with area schools, local government, business and religious leaders, universities,
law enforcement and transportation experts. Together, the group is tackling issues
from all sectors of the community, including health, safety, economics, education and
more.

14 March 2020 southfloridahospitalnews.com South Florida Hospital News