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A message from our President

We are ready, are you?

The 12th Annual South Florida Hospital & Healthcare Houston, Israel, Nevada, and Orlando offering up les-
Association’s 2018 Healthcare Summit is only a few days sons learned and new best practices.
away! We are ready because we have secured some of The rest of the day we will experience presentations
the best presenters available to talk about preparing for, looking at communities emergency preparedness, IT’s
and dealing with emergencies. On June 13 we have role in emergency response, ensuring data privacy
opening tracks that will deal with the frontline clini- throughout the event, managing your supply chain, and,
cian’s role in responding to disasters. Speakers from last but not least, managing social media in times of cri-
Broward Health, Orlando, and Houston will be talking sis.
about managing manmade and natural disasters. These are going to be a busy two days and we are
Presentations intended to help organizations file post- looking forward to seeing you there. Registration is easy
disaster claims and presentations looking at the role of and we still have some space available for exhibitors and
non-hospital providers in responding to a disaster will attendees.
also be offered.
In addition, this same evening we will be having a VIP All you need to do is either go to one of our
Dinner that is by invitation only, featuring Mr. Robert F. registration websites (see our ad on page 36),
Lasky, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Miami or, just call the office at (954) 964-1660.
Jaime Caldwell
Division, who will be talking about another kind of Access https://sfhha2018summit.eventbrite.com
unexpected emergency, the theft of critical intellectual for individual registration or you can go to
property. https://sfhha2018summitsponsors.eventbrite.com,
On Thursday, June 14, the main session opens with if you would like to be a
presentations by Bev Capasso, President/CEO Broward sponsor and get some additional
Health and the Executive President of the Puerto Rico marketing exposure.
Hospital Association, Jaime Pla-Cortes, who will talk
about system responses to manmade and natural disas- I’ll see you on June 13 and 14 at the Signature Grand!
ters. They will be followed by a panel of experts from

SFHHA Event
New Members June 2018
June 13-14

Jupiter Medical Center SFHHA Healthcare Summit:
Emergency Management Response
MCT Express
The South Florida Hospital & Healthcare Association will present its Annual
DSignage
Healthcare Summit June 13-14 at the Signature Grand, Davie, FL.

2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS SFHHA COMMITTEES

CHAIRMAN: David Wagner, Kindred South Florida Market CEO
VICE CHAIRMAN: Mark Doyle, Chief Executive Officer, Memorial Hospital Pembroke
SECRETARY: William "Bill" Duquette, Chief Executive Officer, Homestead Hospital, Baptist Health South Florida Education Committee
TREASURER: Charles Felix, Publisher, South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR: Chantal Leconte, Chief Executive Officer, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
AT-LARGE: Ben Riestra, Chief Administrative Officer, UHealth’s Lennar Foundation Medical Center Healthcare Finance and Management Committee
AT-LARGE: Joel Wherley, Chief Operating Officer, VITAS
Doug Bartel, MBA Patricia Greenberg Patrick Taylor, MD
Sr. Director of Business Development, Media President Chief Executive Officer Health Information Technology Committee
and External Relations National Healthcare Associates Holy Cross Hospital
Florida Blue
Ralph A. Marrinson, NHA, FACHA Steven Ullmann Marketing and Public Relations Committee
Wael Barsoum, M.D. President Director
Chief Executive Officer Marrinson Group University of Miami Health Policy
Cleveland Clinic Hospital Management
Lincoln Mendez Membership Committee
Kevin Conn Chief Executive Officer Ana M. Viamonte Ros, M.D.
Regional Vice President of Operations South Miami Hospital Medical Director for Palliative Care
HEALTHSOUTH Corporation and Bioethics Quality and Patient Safety Committee
Charles Michelson Baptist Health South Florida
Darcy Davis Partner
Chief Executive Officer Saltz Michelson Architects
Health Care District of Palm Beach County Safety and Security Committee
Aristides (Ardy) Pallin
Michael Gittelman Chief Operating Officer
Chief Executive Officer Catholic Health Services
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

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