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A message from

our President

SFHHA Unveils New Logo

at Annual Meeting

At the December 7th meeting of the SFHHA, Association Chair Chantal Leconte,
CEO, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, announced that after much hard work and
many hours, the SFHHA would unveil their new logo. Then, in a presentation made SFHHA Annual Installation Gala
by staff from VS Brooks, they shared the new logo with about 325 members and
guests. In fact, for those that attended the event, each walked away from the meeting (l-r) 2018 SFHHA Chairman of the Board David Wagner, Kindred South
with a gift of a very attractive lapel pin showing our new SFHHA logo. Florida Market CEO; SFHHA President Jaime Caldwell; and Immediate Past
We created our new logo to reflect several elements that we developed as part of Chair Chantal Leconte, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital CEO
our strategic plan and rebranding efforts. First, the logo incorporates the thought
that the SFHHA, “is the single most authoritative source of information, advocacy
and education for the South Florida healthcare industry.” We created these thoughts
as part of our face-to-face planning sessions and is further reinforced by our SFHHA
Promise.
Our Promise is that, “We empower our members to keep up with—and stay on top Cover Story: Winnergy …
of—the rapid changes in the healthcare industry. We support our members in their
mission to improve the overall health and well-being of our South Florida population. New Chairman’s Philosophy
Behind our Promise are our three pillars, our mainstays.
Our first pillar is to EDUCATE by being unparalleled in our knowledge of South
Florida’s health-related issues. The second pillar is that we will FACILITATE by fos- Continued from page 1
tering relationships and collaboration among industry leaders. And, our third pillar including Respiratory Therapist, Certified Nurse Assistant and Ultrasound
is that we will ADVOCATE as we are the outspoken and powerful supporters on Technician careers. He spent the last 15 years in executive positions with CHA,
issues that impact our community’s health. Baptist Health, and Sunshine Health. Most recently he joined Kindred Palm Beach as
You can get a preview of our new logo by going to our website [ www.sfhha.com ] CEO and in 2016 became South Florida Market CEO Kindred Healthcare.
and our new website is set to launch the first week in January. Look for new func- What’s on tap for the tenure of this three-year SFHHA board member, you ask. A
tionality with more opportunities to interact and be part of the local healthcare dis- first order of business was to coin a new term … Winnergy … which summarizes
cussion. the enthusiasm, resolution and grit with which he intends to pursue the
The annual meeting also gave us an opportunity to share our new Membership Association’s agenda. Wagner’s definition is to weave a blend of focused energy and
Incentive Program. This program rewards current members for recommending new perseverance into all projects to reach and exceed goals that are measurably mean-
organizations to become members. If you are interested in learning more about this ingful to members.
program, please send an e-mail to either Lourdes Barroso at lbarroso@sfhha.com or New and continuing trends such as - coverage and access, quality delivery, high
Jaime Caldwell at jcaldwell@sfhha.com and ask for a copy of the program brochure. value care, wellness and prevention, seamless delivery, virtual medicine, outsourc-
For staff at small organizations reading this article, those having three or less full- ing, mergers and acquisitions, environmental awareness, consum erism, eldercare,
time employees, you can enjoy a full year of membership for as little as $500!
and technological advances countered with cyberterrorism - all promise to be topics
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2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS SFHHA COMMITTEES

CHAIRMAN: David Wagner, Kindred South Florida Market CEO
VICE CHAIRMAN: Mark Doyle, Chief Executive Officer, Memorial Hospital Pembroke
TREASURER: Charles Felix, Publisher, South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report Education Committee
SECRETARY: William "Bill" Duquett Chief Executive Officer, Homestead Hospital, Baptist Health South Florida
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR: Chantal Leconte, Chief Executive Officer, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
AT-LARGE: Ben Riestra, Chief Administrative Officer, UHealth’s Lennar Foundation Medical Center Healthcare Finance and Management Committee
AT-LARGE: Joel Wherley, Chief Operating Officer, VITAS
Doug Bartel, MBA Patricia Greenberg Patrick Taylor, MD
Sr. Director of Business Development, Media President Chief Executive Officer Health Information Technology Committee
and External Relations National Healthcare Associates Holy Cross Hospital
Florida Blue
Ralph A. Marrinson, NHA, FACHA Steven Ullmann Marketing and Public Relations Committee
Wael Barsoum, M.D. President Director
Chief Executive Officer Marrinson Group University of Miami Health Policy
Cleveland Clinic Hospital Management
Lincoln Mendez Membership Committee
Kevin Conn Chief Executive Officer Ana M. Viamonte Ros, M.D.
Regional Vice President of Operations South Miami Hospital Medical Director for Palliative Care and
HEALTHSOUTH Corporation Bioethics Quality and Patient Safety Committee
Charles Michelson Baptist Health South Florida
Darcy Davis Partner
Chief Executive Officer Saltz Michelson Architects Enrique Vicens-Rivera, JD, MHSA
Health Care District of Palm Beach County Chief Executive Officer Safety and Security Committee
Aristides (Ardy) Pallin HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital Miami
Michael Gittelman Chief Operating Officer
Chief Executive Officer Catholic Health Services
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

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