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FLORIDA MEDICAL CENTER PALMETTO GENERAL HOSPITAL

Benjamin Benitez Santiago, RN
Leo Restrepo, BSN
Benjamin Benitez Santiago is an RN in the Emergency
Leo Restrepo is a nurse manager at Florida Medical Room at Palmetto General Hospital. Benjamin confi-
Center in the emergency room. He became a nurse in dently covers different areas of the unit and he success-
2006. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from fully completed Relief Charge Nurse training in order to
Florida International University. His duties in the emer- take charge of the Emergency Department as needed. His
gency room are establishing rapport with the patients, critical thinking skills and strong clinical background
making sure they are getting the best care, as well as have served him on numerous occasions. Benjamin was
overseeing the operations of the entire emergency room. given a departmental internal “Life Saver “award for rec-
He also maintains nursing staff by recruiting, selecting, ognizing a life threatening arrhythmia and saving a
orienting and training nurses. He works with all other patient’s life by timely intervention. Benjamin also over-
departments and encourages everyone to work as a team sees new hires after their orientation period is over.
for the same goal. For fun, he enjoys exercise and going Benjamin makes new employees feel at ease to ask ques-
to the movies. tions and practice new skills, which helps them successfully transition into capable

and confident team members of the ED team. Benjamin is always willing to assist oth-
Jessie Perez, RN ers without hesitation.

Jessie Perez is a registered nurse in the cardiac moni- Patricia Naranjo, RN
toring department. He started working at Florida
Medical Center in 2016. He received his RN degree from Patricia Naranjo started her career in Palmetto
Concord in 2015. He enjoys patient care and works as a General Hospital in 1989 as an LPN on the Telemetry
charge nurse when needed. He is passionate about car- floor. She worked while pursuing her education as a
diology because he was a cardiac patient himself many registered nurse. Once she received her RN license, she
years ago, so he understands exactly what his patients transferred to SICU where she has been working for the
are going through. His advice to people who are study- last 29 years. Patricia takes pride in her unit, her hospi-
ing to be a nurse is not to give up. Keep at it. It is a tal and her patient care. She is involved in many of the
rewarding career. To be a great nurse one must have a critical care committees and always available when
heart for the patients. In his spare time, he enjoys play- needed. Physicians and patients rave about her care, and
ing basketball and baseball with his kids. co-workers see her as a mentor. She has mentored many
of the nurses throughout the years. She takes great pride
in being the SICU charge nurse and the opportunity to guide new staff to be the best

they can. Her assessment skills and critical thinking are an asset to Palmetto General
Hospital.

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