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Businesswoman: ‘Not In Partnership With Anyone’
BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor
When Bishop Michelle B. Patty received a call early on Tuesday morning, a woman was explaining that she was running late for her appointment. However, Bishop Patty did not know the woman, nor did she know anything about her appoint- ment.
“When I answered her call, I had no idea what she was talking about,” Bishop Patty said. “She had been in an accident on the morning of Dr. King’s holiday. A person named ‘Danny’ spoke with her, gave her a number and told her where to go for treat- ment,” she further explained. “The gentleman said he worked for me.”
The next day when the woman was preparing to go for treatment, she could not find the number “Danny” had given her the day before. She was running late and wanted to notify him. She found Bishop Patty’s num- ber and called her direct.
“I let her know that I am in partnership with no one. So this “Danny” was not
working for me. He was not my runner. I personally an- swer my phone. This is my livelihood and I have no run- ners; furthermore that’s ille- gal.”
Bishop Patty, owner of Auto Accident Referral Serv- ice, said she would like for people to be aware of who they are dealing with. If they do not speak with me directly, they do not have her services. “I do not text, nor do I have anyone conducting business or speaking for me. If I’m out of the country, I even answer my phone,” she said.
MICHELLE B. PATTY ...Owner, Accident
Referral Services
African-American-Owned Business Awarded Contract
On New HCC Health Center
The new HCC Health Center scheduled for completion in 2018.
A New Generation for new HCC Healthcare Facility
Hillsborough Community College has awarded con- tracts for the design and con- struction of a new Allied Health Building to house pri- mary care and diagnostic al- lied health programs on its Dale Mabry Campus. The fa- cility will provide space for instruction and hands-on learning using the latest technological advances that are employed in the health sciences fields.
Construction is scheduled for completion in 2018. The facility contains a simulated hospital allowing multiple programs to work together, creating conditions found in real-life situations, Nursing
program, Emergency Med- ical Services program and Respiratory Care Therapist program.
Curtoom has been awarded a contract for proj- ect oversight & manage- ment on the $29 million facility. According to Paul Curtis, President and CEO of Curtoom, the building has over 58,000 square feet of space. Curtoom entered into a partnership to provide 15% of the services with health- care pioneers, Gilbane Build- ing Company in Sarasota with Harvard Jolly Architects of St. Petersburg for the state of art medical technological facility.
“Because of their com- plexity, today’s multimillion dollar healthcare construc- tion projects require signifi-
cant fiscal oversight and re- view. We now have as many accountants on staff as we do engineers,” Curtis ex- plained.
Curtis says, “this is a sig- nificant reunion; I was re- cruited as an intern by Gilbane at Florida A&M over 30 years ago.”
Paul Curtis, President and CEO of Curtoom Companies, right, with his son, Safety Offi- cer and CIO, Tomikel Curtis, left. Tomikel is a HCC and USF graduate.
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