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West Boca Medical Ronald McDonald

Center Announces Charities of South

the Appointment Florida Announces

of New Board the Appointment

Members of Three New

West Boca Medical Center Board Members
announces the appointment of Tim Ahlbum Rabbi Rael Blumenthal Jennifer Beber Alejandro Arias
three new board members to Ronald McDonald Charities
its 2022-2023 Governing Board: of South Florida has announced the appointment of three
• Tim Ahlbum, President of Health Coverage Solutions, new members of its Board of Directors: Jennifer Beber,
is a local executive with a wealth of knowledge in the Alejandro Arias and Eduardo Alvarez.
healthcare insurance industry. He started his company, Jennifer Beber, President and Chief Strategy Officer at
Healthcare Coverage Solutions in 2008 which is an agency Beber Silverstein Group, is an expert advertising and mar-
specializing in Medicare coverage and life insurance plans keting professional with an exceptional ability to mine
for individuals over 65. critical insights from consumers and apply them to client
• Rabbi Rael Blumenthal, Rabbi at the Boca Raton challenges. She has accumulated over 30 years of experi-
Synagogue, was born and raised in Johannesburg, South ence with hospital and healthcare marketing initiatives,
Africa and studied for three years at Yeshivat Kerem working with clients such as Jackson Health Systems,
B’Yavneh. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science CareMax, AvMed and more.
from Yeshiva University. Alejandro Arias, a partner at Holland & Knight, LLP, is
• Dr. Celina Moore, Advanced Pediatrics of Boca Raton, Dr. Celina Moore an experienced real estate attorney focused on land use and Eduardo Alvarez
joined the medical staff at West Boca Medical Center in zoning matters. He is well-versed in creating multifaceted
April 2006 and has held many medical leadership positions during her tenure. She strategies for project approvals that include working with development teams, meet-
completed her residency at Miami Children’s Hospital and serves on the Pediatric ing with key constituencies, interacting with government officials and staff, preparing
Management Committee. public outreach messaging and lobbying elected officials.
Eduardo Alvarez, Senior Operations Manager at Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, is
a seasoned executive with years of experience in business administration and opera-
HCA Florida Woodmont Hospital tions. He also currently manages various companies in a presidential capacity, such as
Service Stations Maintenance Inc., Mendheim Construction LLC and Tri-County
Welcomes Patrick George as New Equipment.
Chief Financial Officer

HCA Florida Woodmont Hospital announced that
Patrick George has joined as Chief Financial Officer.
Prior to joining HCA Florida Woodmont Hospital,
George was the Assistant Chief Financial Officer at anoth-
er HCA Healthcare Facility, Presbyterian St Luke’s Medical
Center and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children. He has Patrick George
been with the company for four years.
George is a certified public accountant who holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting
from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Chris Irizarry Appointed as

Foundcare’s New Chief
Executive Officer

Following an extensive national search, the board of
directors at FoundCare, Inc. appointed Christopher
Irizarry as the non-profit healthcare center’s second CEO
in its 20-year history. Irizarry follows newly retired and
founding CEO, Yolette Bonnet, in leading the Federally
Qualified Health Center’s (FQHC) explosive growth. Chris Irizarry
According to FoundCare’s board president, Vivianne Jean-
Francois, Irizarry was unanimously selected for the promotion. He originally joined
FoundCare in 2019 as the Chief Strategy Officer after 13 years of executive-level expe-
rience working with FQHCs throughout the country.
Irizarry’s leadership was instrumental in launching FoundCare’s Women’s Health
Program by adding prenatal and postpartum outpatient services and an in-house
mammography-screening program. He also marshalled the construction and renova-
tion of FoundCare’s latest 10,000-square-foot health center located on Okeechobee
Boulevard in West Palm Beach, while expanding FoundCare’s behavioural health serv-
ices.
Before his career credentials, Irizarry earned his administration of justice degree
from Rutgers University in New Jersey and his master’s in public administration from
the City University of New York (CUNY). He continued his professional development
as a graduate of Leadership Palm Beach County and the UCLA/Johnson & Johnson
Health Care Executive Program.

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