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Pam Tahan Named Chief Executive Officer, Lee Health Board
Wellington Regional Medical Center of Directors Officers

Wellington Regional Medical Center announces the promo- for 2019
tion of Pam Tahan to the position of Chief Executive Officer.
Tahan has served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Lee Health is pleased to announce
Wellington Regional since 2015. With nearly 20 years of expe- the newly elected officers of its
rience in hospital administration, Tahan has played an integral Board of Directors for 2019.
role as COO in helping Wellington develop new service lines, Stephen R. Brown, M.D., will con-
recruit key physicians and achieve accreditation for a number tinue to serve as Board Chairman for Dr. Stephen R. Brown Donna Clarke
of clinical programs. Earlier in her career, Tahan held positions 2019. Dr. Brown is a retired radiolo-
with Community Health Systems’ Wilkes-Barre General gist and was first elected to the
Hospital in Pennsylvania; Summit Medical Center in Van Board in 2008. Dr. Brown served as
Buren, Arkansas; Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center in Mayor Sanibel Island (2002-03) and
Haines City, Florida; and Lower Keys Medical Center in Key Pam Tahan nine years on the Sanibel City
West, Florida. Council.
Donna Clarke will continue to
serve as Vice Chairman. She is a for-
Good Samaritan Medical Center mer Florida State Representative and
has served as an adjunct professor
Appoints New Chief Nursing Officer with State College of Florida.
David F. Collins will continue to
Good Samaritan Medical Center names Joseph Lopez- serve as Treasurer. He has been a
Cepero, MBA, BSN, RN, as Chief Nursing Officer. mortgage banker for over 20 years David F. Collins Therese Everly
Lopez-Cepero comes to Good Samaritan after serving in the and has served as a board member
same position at Tenet hospital San Ramon Regional Medical for PACE Center for Girls of Lee County, and as treasurer for the PACE Capital
Center in San Ramon, CA. While there, Lopez-Cepero was Campaign.
responsible for all nursing operations including patient care, Therese Everly will continue to serve as Secretary. She is a Registered Respiratory
quality, patient satisfaction, staffing, productivity, budgeting Joseph Lopez-Cepero Therapist and licensed Florida Realtor who also serves on the board of the Lee County
and clinical documentation improvement with oversight of Homeless Coalition and the Advisory Board for Catholic Charities, Diocese of Venice,
350 hospital staff members. Lopez-Cepero earned his Associate of Science in Nursing Inc.
from Pasco-Hernando College in New Port Richey, FL. He then went on to get his
Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, UT
and also received his MBA in Healthcare Management from Western Governors Greystone Names Dr. Lori Cardona
University.
Care Ambassador for Wilton Manors

Health and Rehabilitation Center

Greystone Healthcare Management, an industry-leading
healthcare management company, has named Dr. Lori Cardona
Care Ambassador for the Wilton Manors Health and
Rehabilitation Center. As Care Ambassador, a newly created Dr. Lori Cardona
position, Dr. Cardona will be available to all staff, residents and
families to address spiritual, emotional, psycho-social and personal care needs.
Reverend Dr. Lori Cardona is the founder and spiritual leader of LMC Interfaith
Ministries and is the Co-Founder, Executive Director and Senior Dean of Sacred Journey
Interfaith Seminary. She served for more than 25 years as an executive administrator,
counselor, consultant and educator in the field of human services before getting her call
to ministry in 1998. LMC Interfaith Ministries is the ordaining body for Sacred Journey
Interfaith Seminary.
At Wilton Manors Health and Rehabilitation Center, she will be involved in program
development and facilitation in areas of wellness, palliative care, stress management and
all initiatives related to person-centered care.
Dr. Cardona holds a BA in Psychology, an MA in Counseling and a Doctorate in
Holistic Theology.

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