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Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center

Holds Ribbon Cutting for Let’s Connect:

OR Expansion Project
SFHEF Spotlight

SFHEF Spotlight May 2018

Alyssa K. Tobitt
Member-at-Large

Allyssa Tobitt is the Assistant Vice President of
Operations of Aventura Hospital and Medical
Center, a 407-bed acute care facility of HCA East
Florida. As Assistant Vice President of
Operations, Tobitt leads process improvement
FRONT ROW (l-r) : Dr. Ramon Vazquez, Chief of Surgery PBGMC; Rachelle Litt, and special projects in support of the Chief
PBG Councilmember; Dianne Goldenberg, CEO; Dr. Baqir Syed, Governing Board Operating Officer for all Ancillary, Support and
Chairman; Dorilee Kuhns, Director of Surgical Services; Alex Masmela, COO; Jennifer Peri-Operative services.
Kestner, Surgey Manager; Bobby Jones, Director of Facilities Management Tobitt joined the Aventura Hospital and
BACK ROW: Carl Woods, Vice Mayor; Tim Howard, CHRO; Matthew Lane, PBG Medical Center team in September 2016. She
began her career at the corporate campus of
Councilmember; Howard Brown, CFO; Mark Marciano, PBG Councilmember
Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) in Nashville, TN in Information
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center unveiled its new OR expansion project. Some Technology & Services (IT&S) managing epic implementations across the organi-
of the new amenities include: zation. Tobitt then joined the Clinical Services Group (CSG) leading service line
• Ability to accommodate higher acuity, more complex cases in Ortho, Spine, management initiatives driving data transparency and clinical excellence for spine
General, and Robotic Services. and orthopedics.
• Video integration capabilities allowing images to be displaced on large video With a Bachelor of Science Degree, Tobitt graduated Cum Laude and later went
monitors for all members of the surgical team to view. on to receive her MBA both from Middle Tennessee State University. She has been
• New LED surgical lighting for all rooms actively involved in the community serving on the Board of Directors for VSA of
• Aesthetically, modernized rooms to include equipment and anesthesia booms Tennessee, as well as numerous committees for Ronald McDonald House. Tobitt is
• Piped in anesthesia gases, nitrogen, co2, electrical outlets and data support in an active member of ACHE working toward fellow status. In 2018 she was elected
booms eliminating excess cords and clutter. to the South Florida Healthcare Executive Forum as a Member-at-Large.

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