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Broward Health Imperial Point Elaine Bloom Named 2018 Arthur H. Harris
CEO Recognized with American Government Services Award Recipient

College of Healthcare Executives The Honorable Elaine
Service Award Bloom, Plaza Health
Network president and
CEO and former Florida
Jonathan E. Watkins, MPA, FACHE, CEO of Broward State Representative, was
Health Imperial Point, has been recognized by the American recently honored by the
College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) with their Service Florida Health Care
Award, which is awarded based on a range of specific volun- Jonathan E. Watkins Association (FHCA) with
teer activities that demonstrate leadership and contributions the 2018 Arthur H. Harris
to furthering professional excellence. Government Services
To achieve the Service Award, Watkins volunteered for more than 10 years with ACHE Award for her contributions
in a variety of capacities. He served as chairman of ACHE’s Early Careerist Committee to long-term care.
from 2013 to 2016 and was recognized with the Early Careerist Award in 2015. He was The Arthur H. Harris Plaza Health Network Administrative Team (l-r):
Regent-at-Large for ACHE’s district 5. He has written articles for the organization’s Early Government Services Harry Fruhman, CFO; Daniel Galbut, COO ; Ron Lowy, P.A.,
Careerist newsletter and was a keynote speaker for the Early Careerist Forum during Award is given to annually Board Chairman; Elaine Bloom, President and CEO;
ACHE’s Annual Congress. to an FHCA member for his Rachel Schuster, EVP.
Outside of ACHE, Watkins works closely with Be the Match – National Marrow Donor or her dedication to the
program. A bone marrow donor in 2017, Watkins hopes to meet the 36-year-old recipient Association’s state and federal legislative efforts which result in positive outcomes for
later this year. He agreed to be a donor after losing a friend to sickle cell, the same con- long term care residents and caregivers. A longtime politician and advocate, Bloom has
dition afflicting the donor recipient.
testified on behalf of FHCA and the long-term care profession numerous times before the
state Legislature.
Broward Health Recognizes Bloom has provided leadership to South Florida for over 40 years. She served in the
Florida House of Representatives from 1974 to 1978, and then again from 1986 to 2000
Six Brightest Star Honorees and was the prime sponsor of more than 100 major new laws. She was elected Speaker
Pro Tempore by her peers and served in that role from 1992 to 1994.

Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Pediatric
Specialty Services Again Ranked Among

the Best in the Nation

Six Nicklaus Children’s Hospital specialty programs are again identified among the best
in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2018-19 “Best Children’s
Hospitals” rankings. No other hospital in Florida has more ranked pediatric programs.
Nicklaus Children’s 2018-19 rankings are as follows:
• Cardiology & Heart Surgery, #48 (no other South Florida program is ranked higher)
• Neonatology, #35 (no other South Florida program is ranked higher)
Stars (l-r) Yvette Sterling Jenkins, BHIP; Sandra Ricks, BHCS; Commissioner Nancy • Neurology & Neurosurgery, #11 (no other program in the southeastern U.S
Gregoire; President/CEO Bev Capasso; Cathy Gardner, BHN; Bonnie Eisenson, BHC and is ranked higher)
Jakub Prosek, BHCS. (Not pictured Marsha Birch, BHMC) • Orthopedics, #30 (no other program in Florida is ranked higher)
• Pulmonology, #28 (no other program in South Florida is ranked higher)
Broward Health is pleased to present this year’s Brightest Star Award to six employees • Urology, #36 (no other program in Florida is ranked higher)
selected for being outstanding examples of Broward Health Five Star Values - a group of
core standards that promotes the system’s commitment to provide quality healthcare to
all they serve. Three Tenet Facilities Receive Tenet Healthcare’s
The awards, presented by Capasso and Broward Health Commissioner Nancy
Gregoire, represent the highest honor within the system’s robust employee recognition 2018 Circle of Excellence Award
program. As one of Broward County’s largest employers, with a workforce of more than
8,400 employees, Broward Health proudly recognized the following six honorees for their Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, Coral Gables Hospital, and Palmetto General
achievement: Sandra Ricks, case manager, Disease State Management, Community Hospital have all been named to Tenet Healthcare’s 2018 Circle of Excellence, in recog-
Health Services, Yvette Sterling Jenkins, patient care associate, Broward Health Imperial nition of their clinical and operational performance over the past year.
Point; Marsha Birch, patient attendant, Broward Health Medical Center; Jakub Prosek, “The Circle of Excellence Award recognizes all-around excellence and these hospitals
registered nurse, Medical Surgical Unit, Broward Health Coral Springs; Cathy Gardner, exceeded the most important aspects of the care we provide. Hospitals that deliver these
lead shift radiology technologist, Broward Health North; Bonnie Eisenson, staff occupa- results have a profound impact on the community and people that they serve by provid-
tional therapist, Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center. ing the very best in high quality care and service,” said Eric Evans, Tenet’s president of
Hospital Operations.

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