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Profiles IN LEADERSHIP

PALM BEACH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTER PLAZA HEALTH NETWORK

Trey Abshier Rachel Schuster
CEO Executive Vice President
for Facilities Administration
Trey Abshier is the chief executive officer at Palm
Beach Gardens Medical Center. Abshier is responsible Rachel Schuster is the Executive Vice President
for overseeing all strategic, operational and clinical for Facilities Administration for Plaza Health
activities at the hospital. Network.
Prior to his appointment to Palm Beach Gardens Prior to her recent appointment as VP, Rachel
Medical Center, Trey was the chief executive officer at served for ten years as the Administrator of South
Florida Medical Center (FMC). Under his leadership, Pointe Plaza Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, a
FMC saw numerous achievements, including American 230-bed facility located in Miami Beach where she
Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get and her team achieved 5-star ratings from AHCA
With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality and CMS and were frequently recognized by U.S.
Achievement Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll-Elite Plus. The hospital was also News & World Report as one of the nation’s best nursing homes.
recognized as the first in Florida to achieve full Chest Pain Center (CPC) with She is an advocate for senior residents and focuses her efforts on implementing
Primary PCI with Resuscitation Accreditation from the Society of Cardiovascular programs that will improve their quality of life while reducing hospital re-admis-
Patient Care (SCPC) and achieved five stars for its performance in the Treatment of sions.
Heart Failure based on new findings and data released by Healthgrades. Rachel has played key roles in helping to stabilize facilities through the devel-
Abshier earned a master’s degree in Health Care Administration from Trinity opment of policies and procedures for disaster management which have helped
University in San Antonio, Texas and a bachelor’s degree in Human Resource her successfully navigate five hurricanes that have struck Florida throughout her
Development from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. career. Rachel holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Services and a Master’s Degree
in Public Administration from Florida International University.
WEST BOCA MEDICAL CENTER
Daniel Galbut
Chief Operating Officer
Ryan Lee
COO Daniel Galbut has taken a family legacy of com-
munity involvement and senior advocacy and has
Ryan Lee is the chief operating officer at West Boca pivoted his career to health care leadership as a
Medical Center. As COO, he is responsible for the day- result.
to-day operations of the hospital and for providing man- As the Chief Operations Officer for Plaza Health
agement oversight for the development of new clinical Network, Daniel combines his project management
initiatives. and development experience to enhance growth
Coming from South Carolina, Lee began his tenure at strategies for the network.
Tenet Healthcare in 2013 as the director of physician Early in his career, Daniel concentrated on real
services at Coastal Carolina Hospital. From there, he estate development, including new construction
was promoted to associate administrator where he made and conversion projects in Florida, Illinois, and
a noteworthy impact in several key areas. He was New York. In 2008, he decided to venture into health care as the director of spe-
involved with a number of crucial growth and development projects, including the cial projects for Plaza Health Network before becoming Chief Operations Officer
expansion of the Women’s Pavilion, the addition of the MRI suite and the renovation in 2010.
of the Operating Room. Lee also played a lead role in the construction of the hospi- He spearheaded the development and completion of University Plaza, a new
tal’s new Observation Suite and Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit. 148-bed, sub-acute skilled nursing facility in the downtown Miami hospital dis-
Lee is a graduate of the Tenet Leadership Academy, a 15-month senior leader devel- trict, which opened in 2014. Daniel received his bachelor’s degree from the Sy
opment program that brings together a small class of high-potential clinicians, Syms School of Business at Yeshiva University in New York City and his Master's
administrators and corporate office employees. He is also a member of the American in Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University.
College of Healthcare Executives. Lee received his Master in Health Administration
from the Medical University of South Carolina and his Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration from Clemson University.

16 August 2018 southfloridahospitalnews.com South Florida Hospital News