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CORAL GABLES HOSPITAL JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER

Mayra Guerrero, BSN Tracy Faunce, RN

Mayra Guerrero joined the Coral Gables Tracy Faunce, RN, is the assistant clinical manager of the Intensive
Hospital family three years ago, and has been Care Unit (ICU) at Jupiter Medical Center. Her responsibilities
employed with its parent company, Tenet include coordinating the efforts of the ICU team to produce excellent
Healthcare, since 2004. She works in the sur- outcomes for their patients. Tracy has worked at Jupiter Medical
gical step down unit, and is also an assistant Center for more than 27 years and has been a registered nurse for
nurse manager. Mayra says that she wanted to more than 34 years.
become a nurse because she worked at a Thanks to Tracy, the Jupiter Medical Center ICU has a distinct fam-
nursing home and saw how much the elderly ily feel that creates a sense of camaraderie among everyone on the
needed help, and that was her motivation and unit. She treats her colleagues like members of her family, and they
inspiration. One of the reasons that she describe her as “a lifesaver” and “the foundation of the unit.” The
enjoys being a nurse is because she likes to feeling of comfort is apparent in the calm atmosphere that permeates
make sure the patients are being provided the the unit whenever Tracy is in charge, even on the most challenging
best quality of care. She graduated from Atlantic Union College in South days.
Lancaster, Massachusettes with her Bachelor’s degree in nursing. In her Tracy attended the Albany Memorial School of Nursing. When she is not working at the hospital,
spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and going to the Tracy enjoys cooking and crocheting.
beach.
Christina Smith, MSN, RN
Karina Gomez, RN
Christina Smith, MSN, RN, has worked at Jupiter Medical Center
Karina Gomez has been working as an OR for more than 12 years and has been a registered nurse for more than
nurse at Coral Gables Hospital since 2014. She 14 years. In her role, Christina works in the medical surgical oncology
is charismatic, energetic and positive. She unit at the hospital. Prior to joining Jupiter Medical Center, Christina
always gives of herself to her peers, surgeons worked at the University of Florida Health Shands Hospital.
and most of all to her patients; she demon- For Christina, the most rewarding part of being a nurse is serving
strates this with care on a personal level, pas- as a patient advocate. She enjoys getting to know all of the patients
sion and interest for what she does on a daily that come through the hospital and providing support for families
basis. With a smile on her face, Karina enjoys during some of the most difficult periods of their lives. Her colleagues
working in any type of surgical case, and she describe her as the ultimate patient advocate, and someone who is
is known for doing it proficiently. When the always focused on how the hospital can improve.
hospital’s robotic program launched, she was Christina received her Bachelor’s of Nursing degree and Master’s of Nursing in Public Health
the RN specially selected to coordinate this service. The trust she instilled degree from the University of Florida. She is married with two daughters.
in her by the surgeons, her peers and the patients is invaluable.

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