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Broad and Cassel UHealth Names Chief

Bolsters Health Care, Compliance Officer
Bankruptcy Groups with A. Barry Grosse, J.D., has been named Chief Compliance

Officer of the University of Miami Health System and the
Focus on Insolvency, Miller School of Medicine.
Grosse, who is now Chief Compliance Officer of
Adds Two Partners Healogics, a wound care management services company in
Jacksonville, comes with a wealth of experience building
from GrayRobinson compliance programs at managed care companies, hospitals
Frank P. Terzo (left) and Michael D. Lessne A. Barry Grosse, J.D.,
and health care providers.
Statewide law firm Broad and Cassel Among his previous positions were Chief Compliance Officer of the North America
announced Frank P. Terzo and Michael D. Lessne have joined the Fort Lauderdale Post-Acute Care Division of Hill-Rom Company, Chief Compliance Officer and
office as partners, beefing up the firm’s health law and bankruptcy practice groups Associate General Counsel of the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System in South
while creating a new health care insolvency service for the firm. Carolina, and Director of Electronic Commerce Operations at Blue Cross Blue Shield
Frank Terzo joins Broad and Cassel’s Health Law and Bankruptcy & Creditors’ of Florida.
Rights Practice Groups. He previously served as executive partner and chair of
GrayRobinson's bankruptcy practice group. While there, he was involved in a wide
range of insolvency matters, including representation of corporate and consumer Broward Health Coral Springs
clients in complex workouts, bankruptcies, assignments for the benefit of creditors
and receiverships. He also has substantial experience in both the prosecution and Names New Nurse Manager for ICU
defense of all forms of complex bankruptcy litigation, including preference and
fraudulent transfer proceedings and complex contested matters. Zeelena Callender, MSN, RN, CMSRN, is now the ICU
Michael D. Lessne also joins Broad and Cassel as partner in the Bankruptcy and Nurse Manager for Broward Health Coral Springs(BHCS). Zee
Creditors’ Rights, Health Law, and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups. A licensed has been the Nurse Manager for 3E/4N for the past 4.5 years
CPA in Florida, Lessne provides counsel to businesses and individuals in a broad and Assistant Nurse Manager for those areas for 5 years. Prior
array of restructuring and insolvency matters, including to debtors, lenders and other to coming to BHCS, Zeelena had been both a CVICU step-
creditors, and fiduciaries in complex business and consumer bankruptcy matters, down then a CVICU RN at BHMC for 6 years collectively. She Zeelena Callender
state court assignments, and out-of-court workouts, as well as in state and federal has her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Broward
court proceedings involving complex litigation. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Community College and her Masters of Science in Nursing from Nova Southeastern
shareholder with GrayRobinson in Fort Lauderdale. University. She is certified in Medical-Surgical Nursing.

New Rehabilitation Coordinator Holy Cross Hospital Announces
at Broward Health North New Stroke Program Coordinator

Broward Health North would like to welcome Gueorgui for its Comprehensive Stroke Center
Petrov as the new Rehabilitation Coordinator.
Gueorgui began his career with Broward Health working Justin Boise, BA, BSN, RN, SCRN, has been named stroke
as a Radiology Transporter at BHCS in 2002. After spending program coordinator for the AHCA (Agency for Health Care
a few years as a transporter, Gueorgui went back to school Administration) Certified Comprehensive Stroke Center
receiving his masters in physical therapy from the Gueorgui Petrov and Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke Center at
University of Central Florida. Upon graduation, Gueorgui Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale.
moved back to South Florida and started working per deim Boise most recently served as stroke program coordinator Justin Boise
for the Rehab Department at BHN. In 2012, he was hired full-time as a Physical at Florida Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale.
Therapist. In 2015, Gueorgui was promoted to Senior Physical Therapist. A stroke certified registered nurse, Boise received his BSN in nursing from the
Miami Dade College Benjamin Leon School of Nursing in Miami following his bach-
elor’s degree in liberal arts at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He is cur-
Coral Gables Hospital rently enrolled as an MSN candidate at the University of West Florida in Pensacola.
Appoints Cristina Jimenez Alternative Home

as Chief Executive Officer
Health Care
Coral Gables Hospital promotes Cristina Jimenez to the
position of Chief Executive Officer. In her new role, she will Welcomes New
be responsible for all strategic, operational and clinical ini-
tiatives at the hospital. Market Managers
Jimenez began her career at Coral Gables Hospital and
has served in various roles over a more than 30-year span. Cristina Jimenez Alternative Home Health Care has
In her previous role as chief operating officer, Jimenez oversaw operations for all non- hired two new market managers to
nursing departments and managed the overall direction of the facility licensure and oversee its business operations in
regulatory accreditations. Recently, Jimenez was involved in helping the hospital Miami–Dade and Martin counties. Richard Hernandez Stacey Kokell
achieve designations as the first in Miami-Dade County to earn The Joint Richard Hernandez and Stacey Kokell will be responsible for leading and growing
Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for both total hip and total knee replacements.” Alternative’s brand within each respective market.
She was also the co-lead for the region’s COO committee. Her guidance led to A licensed nurse practitioner with over a decade of experience in the health care
improved quality and safety outcomes across multiple hospitals and allowed for shar- industry, Hernandez brings extensive patient care, administrative and management
ing best practices, cost savings and talent development, expertise to Alternative Home Health Care. Hernandez previously served as a case
Prior to being promoted to COO, Jimenez was the hospital’s associate administra- manager at Heartland Kendall. Hernandez also has extensive first-hand knowledge of
tor. Under her leadership, the hospital achieved Joint Commission Accreditation, the home care business, having previously owned and operated Mi Retiro Inc., an
implemented a new risk management system and hospital safety program. assisted living facility in Hialeah.
Stacey Kokell will be managing Alternative’s newest office in Martin County which
is expected to open later this spring. Formerly a branch manager for ResCare
HomeCare, she has extensive experience with sales, management and administration
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