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HOLY CROSS HEALTH

Angie L'Heureux, MT, SBB (ASCP),
MBA
Director of Laboratory Services

As Director of Laboratory Services at Holy Cross Health,
Angie L'Heureux, MT, SBB(ASCP), MBA, oversees speci-
men collections, specimen processing, and specimen test-
ing for both in-patient and out-patient at the hospital and
at Holy Cross Medical Group offices. Working closely with
Holy Cross Health leadership, she is most proud of the fact
that the lab has expanded annual services from 800,000
tests to more than 1.4 million in six months. Today it is affectionally called “Angie’s
Lab.” L'Heureux’s focus is on improving patient care and providing a timely contin-
uum of care in all areas of the lab. Her work in the lab and her passion, dedication Everything we do is to help you with
and attention to quality control were among the reasons she was named Director of your #1 goal: quality patient car . e
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the Year at Holy Cross in 2021. L'Heureux earned her Bachelor of Science in Medical
Technology from Michigan State University. She is certified as a specialist in blood F rom the gown patients p put on before
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Dr. Ileana Leyva is the Regional Medical Director and
top oncology expert for the VITAS Healthcare hospice
program in South Florida. In addition, she educates
healthcare clinicians and business leaders on the value
of palliative and end-of-life care. Board-certified in hos-
pice and palliative medicine, Dr. Leyva was previously
medical director for Northwestern Medicine Central
DuPage Hospital’s Palliative Medicine Program in
Winfield, Illinois. She also worked for Mount Sinai
Hospital and Criticare System. Dr. Leyva earned her
medical degree from Central Eastern University in the Dominican Republic and a
bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Miami. She completed a residency
at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois, and is a fellow of the American
Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). On the faculty at the
University of Miami Hospital, Dr. Leyva trains medical students, residents, and fel-
lows in hospice and palliative medicine.

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