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Salute to Nursing... Salute to Nursing... Salute to Nursing... Salute A Special Thank

You to the May
EDWARD J. HEALEY REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER, 2019 Host of the
HEALTH CARE DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
South Florida

Claudette Miller-Garcia, BS, RN, LHRM Healthcare

Claudette Miller-Garcia, BS, RN, LHRM, is the Director of Clinical Services at the Edward J. Healey Networking Group
Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riviera Beach. Claudette began her career there in 2013 as Risk
Manager and was promoted to the Director of Clinical Services two years later where she oversees the
nursing and therapy departments, medical records, risk management, education, and the infection
control and Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) programs. Claudette’s career spans
over 40 years in hospitals and long-term care facilities with experience in nursing, risk management,
quality and performance improvement as well as regulatory compliance for the Agency for Health
Care Administration (AHCA), The Joint Commission and The American Osteopathic Association.
Claudette is a graduate of Kingston School of Nursing in Jamaica and she holds a Baccalaureate of FLORIDA
Science in Health Care Administration from St. Joseph’s College in New York. She is passionate about MEDICAL
her role in regulatory compliance and committed to high-quality care, her faith and family.
CENTER
Terretha Smith, RN, BSN, LHRM, CDONA
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Terretha Smith, RN, BSN, LHRM, CDONA, was recently promoted to Director of Clinical Services
after serving in the role of Risk Manager at the Edward J. Healey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center our next meeting of
since 2016. Terretha has over 26 years of experience in long-term care nursing and is a member of SFHNG,
the Florida Society for Healthcare Risk Management and Patient Safety (FSHRMPS), National
Association of Directors of Nursing Administration (NADONA), and American Association of Nurse please email
Assessment Coordination (AANAC). She was honored to be selected by the Florida Health Care charles@
Association to attend the first Executive Nurse Leadership Academy in February 2019. Terretha
received her BSN from Chamberlain University in Illinois and started her career as a Certified southfloridahospitalnews.com
Nursing Assistant at Jupiter Medical Center. She continued her passion for nursing as a Licensed
Practical Nurse and received her nursing degree from the Academy for Nursing and Health
Occupations. Terretha is an exemplary leader who is ardent about delivering quality care. She is also
proud of her two children and granddaughter.

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