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Volume 18 • Issue 8 • $5.00 February 2022

THE REGION’S MONTHLY NEWSPAPER FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS & PHYSICIANS
OUR 18TH YEAR SERVING THE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY!

Cardiology ACHE Spotlight Education

ACHE of South Florida

Member Spotlight:

President

Oyinkansola "Bukky" Ogunrinde

BY VANESSA ORR

In January, Oyinkansola "Bukky" Ogunrinde, MHSA,
became president of ACHE of South Florida, the first
Dr. Michael Cortelli African-American woman elected to the position in its Andre Lightbourn
50-year existence. Not only does she bring a multitude of
experience to the role, having been a member of ACHE Advance Into
Memorial Cardiac for the past 16 years, but she also brings a wealth of new
ideas.
“I am very excited to be named president of this chap-
and Vascular ter, and it means a lot to me,” she said. “I believe I will Leadership Roles
bring a different perspective to the presidency, and I’ve With FIU's
Institute got a number of themes—including innovation, connec-
tion, collaboration, inclusion and well-being—that I Oyinkansola Ogunrinde Healthcare MBA
Continues hope will resonate.”
In addition to strengthening connections with all ACHE members, Ogunrinde
Leadership Role wants the organization to collaborate with other healthcare entities and community BY ANDRE LIGHTBOURN

Continued on page 13
in Challenging ever-changing. Some healthcare busi-
The healthcare industry is diverse and
Times Quantum Foundation Grants nesses provide treatment through clini-
cal services, others focus on manufactur-
Designed to Help Palm Beach ing medical equipment and pharmaceu-
BY MICHAEL CORTELLI, MD ticals, and some provide health infor-
County Residents matics or insurance coverage to eligible
COVID-19 has strained hospital and clients. Across all corners of the industry,
healthcare worker resources worldwide. there’s high demand for individuals who
The United States has not experienced a BY LOIS THOMSON understand the complexities of business
pandemic of this magnitude in over 100 and can apply their knowledge to
years. According to CDC statistics, as of In the third and fourth quarters of 2021, Quantum advance organizational growth and
August 2021, there have been almost 3 Foundation of West Palm Beach allocated nearly $1.6 mil- opportunity.
million hospitalizations over the previ- lion in grants to 17 nonprofits in Palm Beach County for Earning a Healthcare MBA can help
ous 13 months in the U.S. alone. Despite the purpose of improving the health of county residents. you develop the business expertise and
this once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon, Guatemalan-Maya Center (GMC) in Lake Worth received practical skills needed for leadership
Memorial Healthcare System has risen to the largest grant at $300,000. roles, such as hospital administrator,
the challenge and has played a pivotal Nate Cousineau, senior program officer of Quantum pharmaceutical brand manager, or even
role in managing this crisis — from Foundation, described GMC as "a grass roots organization Chief Executive Officer (CEO), in the
organizing and opening some of the that's working in the heart of the community. They've been healthcare landscape. With a combina-
early testing sites in South Florida, to around a long time, and their services continue to adapt to tion of industry specific healthcare train-
accepting patients from other geographic meet the needs of their community." He said the organiza- ing and holistic business coursework,
locations because of the advanced thera- tion offers various health and social services by bringing Nate Cousineau Florida International University (FIU)’s
pies we offer. local providers together to present services directly to Healthcare MBA (HCMBA) can prepare
Specifically, Memorial Cardiac and clients. "You could pretty much walk through their doors with a need, and they would you to advocate for your ideas, influence
Vascular Institute and Critical Care find a way to meet it." major facility decisions, and be part of
Services at Memorial have been instru- Regarding the grant for GMC, Cousineau said, "One of the great things they're look- the business conversations that directly
mental in providing the treatment neces- ing to do is open a type of clinic – whether a mobile van or bus, or a clinic at their site impact funding, equipment, research,
sary to care for those patients with hasn't been determined; some components still need to be ironed out. But the grant and patient services. FIU’s program is
advanced and aggressive diseases. This was an opportunity to fund a trusted organization that's meeting a specific need in also designed to offer maximum flexibil-
ranges from cardiac and vascular inter- that community that no one else is." ity to busy working professionals with
ventions in patients with acute thrombo- He went on, "We're hoping the funding first provides additional stability for current options to select a hybrid or fully online
sis (i.e., acute myocardial infarctions, programming. They're already doing great work and we want that work to continue format and program intakes offered in
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