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Fritzner Polynice, LPN
CATHOLIC HOSPICE, INC

Fritzner Polynice has been a Licensed Practical Nurse for
Elizabeth Leon Rodriguez, RN, BSN twenty-two years at Catholic Hospice. He graduated from
Sheridan Technical School, worked as a continuous care
Elizabeth Leon Rodriguez was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. nurse, and is currently an On-call Night Nurse. Fritzner is
She obtained her Nursing bachelor’s degree and graduated dedicated to serving the terminally ill, and he takes pride in
from Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. She held answering emergency calls, providing pain management, and
several healthcare positions in Puerto Rico as a RN in ER, assisting families with the dying process. He said, “Hospice
Telemetry Unit, Post Open Heart Unit, Hospice and as a is the most wonderful thing that can happen to anyone; hos-
Nurse Coordinator at Ponce School of Medicine. In Florida pice is the best care that one could have at the end-of-life if they have the right nurse
she worked as a Nurse Manager at Florida Center for and clinical team.” Fritzner was recently recognized as the 2021 Best of the Best
Allergies & Asthma Care. She has been working with Licensed Practical Nurse of the Year Award at the Annual Employee Recognition
Catholic Hospice for five years as the Case Manager for the Pearl Team in Broward Awards Ceremony.
County. She recently received the 2021 Registered Nurse of the Year Award at the
Annual Employee Recognition Awards Ceremony. “As a Hospice Nurse, I can help CATHOLIC PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES
patients feel more comfortable and improve their overall quality of life by providing
physical, emotional, social, and spiritual support for patients and their families and
I Love It!” said Rodriguez. Yusneisy Caraballoso, ARPN

Ronyd Sanchez Fernandez, RN Yusneisy Caraballoso is a family nurse practitioner work-
ing at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center under the lead-
Ronyd Sanchez Fernandez is an Admissions Registered ership of Sanaz Kashan, M.D., Associate Medical Director,
Nurse and works in Miami-Dade and Broward. He received Catholic Palliative Care Services. Completing her Bachelor of
his education from the International Institute for Healthcare Science in Nursing in 2011 and her Master of Science in
Professionals and a Doctor of Medicine from the University 2015 at Barry University, Caraballoso has dedicated her work
of Guantanamo, Cuba. Born in Cuba and raised in South to the hospice field both locally and nationally. She is known
Florida, Ronyd comes with vast experience as a Registered for the vital role she plays in helping patients and families
Nurse. Ronyd has clinical experience from Integral Home connect with services throughout the course of their dis-
Health and was a physician at the Diagnostic and Treatment eases. Her helping and guiding of others with difficult end of life choices and deci-
Center in Caracas, Venezuela. He also has wound care expertise and has worked as sions for loved ones is unparalleled. She has been recognized by the South Florida
an Admissions Nurse for five years. Ronyd was recently recognized as the 2021 Best Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Miguel de Cervantes Awards in 2020, and the 2021
of the Best Admissions Nurse of the Year Award at the Annual Employee Recognition Nurse Practitioner of the Year Award at the Annual Employee Recognition Awards
Awards Ceremony. Ceremony.

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