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SALUTE TO PHYSICIANS

HEALTH CARE DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY

C. L. BRUMBACK PRIMARY CARE CLINICS Daniel Padron, DO, CPE

Noelle Stewart, DO Daniel Padron, D.O., CPE, is the interim Medical
Director of Emergency Services at the Health Care District
of Palm Beach County’s rural, teaching hospital, Lakeside
Noelle Stewart, D.O., is the Medical Director of the ten Medical Center. As a first generation Cuban American, Dr.
C. L. Brumback Primary Care Clinics, Federally Qualified Padron learned the importance of hard work and perse-
Health Centers owned and operated by the Health Care verance. This work ethic translated into success in med-
District of Palm Beach County. The Brumback Clinics ical school which gave him the opportunity to attend a
provide comprehensive medical and dental services to highly competitive ER residency position at Mt. Sinai
adults and children, with or without insurance. Medical Center. There he was chosen by his peers and ER
Behavioral health, women’s health and pharmacy services staff to be Chief-Resident.
are also offered. In 2018, the clinics received NCQA Dr. Padron’s leadership experience continued at JFK
Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition. In Medical Center as an attending physician. He served as a Vice-Chief of Emergency
2017, the Brumback Clinics were honored nationally for Medicine at JFK and then became the Medical Director at Jackson South Community
their innovative approach to achieving a colorectal cancer Hospital in Miami, FL. Most recently he has served as the Chief of Emergency
screening rate that’s twice the national average for com- Medicine at Palms West Hospital in Wellington, Florida and in 2018 received his des-
munity clinics. Dr. Stewart has lectured on this topic and ignation as a Certified Physician Executive.
has published articles on skin diseases. She is fluent in English, Spanish, and Haitian
Creole.
Dr, Stewart holds a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Nova Southeastern EDWARD J. HEALEY REHABILITATION
University. She completed her residency at Palm Beach Centre for Graduate Medical AND NURSING CENTER
Education in West Palm Beach, Florida. She is Board Certified with the American
Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Stewart’s professional affiliations include:
the American Osteopathic Association, the American College of Osteopathic Kevin Inwood, MD
Internists, the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association and the T. Leroy Jefferson
Medical Society. Her areas of medical interest include cancer screenings, nutrition, Kevin Inwood, M.D., is the Medical Director at the
diabetes and hypertension. Health Care District of Palm Beach County’s skilled nurs-
ing facility in Riviera Beach where he oversees the medical
care of nearly 120 residents. Dr. Inwood has been practic-
Courtney Rowling, MD ing Internal Medicine in Florida since 1988. He attended
The American University for medical school before begin-
Courtney Rowling, M.D., is a board certified psychia- ning his residency training at St. Francis Medical Center
trist with extensive experience in Addiction Psychiatry. and Helene Fuld Medical Center. Dr. Inwood is Board
She is the Director of Behavioral Health for the Health Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine
Care District of Palm Beach County’s C. L. Brumback with nearly 30 years of experience in the field of Internal
Primary Care Clinics (FQHC’s) and oversees behavioral Medicine. Dr. Inwood believes in high-quality, preventa-
health as well as the Medication Assisted Treatment pro- tive care and education and encourages patients to live a
gram. Within general psychiatry, she’s worked in many healthy and active lifestyle.
settings including inpatient, outpatient, consults, psychi- The Healey Center, which provides short-term and long-term rehabilitation and
atric emergency medicine, community mental health, skilled nursing for eligible residents, was named a “2017-2018 Best Nursing Home”
psychotherapy, and integrated care. With substance use by U.S. News & World Report for the second year in a row.
disorders, she has experience with Medication Assisted
Treatment for alcohol and opioid use disorders (including buprenorphine mainte-
nance, methadone, and naltrexone), detoxification, dual diagnosis, and abstinence VITAS® HEALTHCARE IN BROWARD COUNTY
based treatment.
Dr. Rowling attended medical school at Wayne State University School of Medicine Zulmarie Ortiz, MD
in Detroit, Michigan. She completed her internship and residency in general adult
psychiatry at the University of Michigan Health System/VA Ann Arbor. Dr. Rowling is
As a medical director, Zulmarie Ortiz, M.D., brings to
a member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, the American Academy of VITAS Healthcare a commitment to promote the benefits
Addiction Psychiatry, and the American Psychiatric Association.
and availability of hospice and palliative care throughout
Broward County, where she oversees the care of VITAS
LAKESIDE MEDICAL CENTER patients in their homes, nursing homes, living facilities,
hospitals and inpatient units.
Kenneth A. Scheppke, MD Dr. Ortiz completed specialty training in hospice and pal-
liative care in Tampa in 2012 at Moffitt Cancer Center,
Tampa General Hospital and LifePath Hospice. In 2013, she
Kenneth A. Scheppke, M.D., is the Medical Director of
the Health Care District of Palm Beach County’s became Baptist Hospital/Kendall’s first inpatient palliative
Aeromedical Program. Dr. Scheppke is a dual board certi- care physician. Impressed by VITAS services and unique
fied specialist in the fields of Emergency Medicine and hospice modalities, she joined the company in 2017.
EMS (Emergency Medical Services). He serves as the EMS “One of the things I love about this specialty is that we’re privileged to walk with our
Medical Director for seven fire-rescue agencies in both patients on a journey that can be very stressful and earth-shattering. We provide excel-
Palm Beach and Broward County, Florida, collectively lent symptom management while addressing emotional, spiritual and psychosocial
serving a population of over 2 million people. issues,” says Dr. Ortiz.
Dr. Scheppke is the recipient of numerous awards and Donna Borland, general manager of VITAS in Broward, says Dr. Ortiz brings “a new
honors including the 2017 EMS10: Innovators in EMS sense of excitement and passion for having the difficult conversations with patients and
Award from JEMS. He has published numerous articles in peer reviewed scientific lit- families at end of life. We are excited to have her working with our teams and our com-
erature and trade EMS journals and is a recognized leader in the fields of adult cardiac munity, educating and bringing awareness of the best care and treatment options at the
arrest resuscitation, prehospital use of Ketamine, regional prehospital stroke triage end of life.”
systems, and EMS integration of medication assisted treatment for chronic opiate “As human beings,” says Dr. Ortiz, “we often don’t know how we’re going to react to
dependency. Dr. Scheppke has presented scientific abstracts both nationally and inter- death until we have to face it directly. I believe that in hospice and palliative medicine,
nationally at large scientific symposiums. He volunteers his time during medical dis- we provide patients and families the opportunity to plan, as best they can, the future care
asters such as the Haiti Earthquake and Hurricane Irma. He is also an instrument of their very ill loved ones. The goal is to improve their quality of life. We’re here to sup-
rated private pilot and routinely volunteers his time to fly animals at risk for euthana- plement patients’ care and avoid suffering.”
sia to safety. Dr. Ortiz studied medicine at the University of Guadalajara School of Medicine, com-
pleted her degree at New York Medical College, and is an associate professor at Florida
International University College of Medicine.

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