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Health Care District Board Elects Leslie B. Daniels Palm Beach Hospice and Palliative
as Chair and Honors Outgoing Chair Care by MorseLife Names

Brian R. Lohmann Pallative Care Manager

Palm Beach Hospice and Palliative Care by MorseLife has
named Felicia Gonzalez, MSN, RN, CHPN, as Palliative Care
Manager. Gonzalez will be responsible for overseeing care
goals, advance care planning and pain and symptom Gonzalez
most recently served as a home-based palliative care nurse with
Hebrew Senior Life in Dedham, Massachusetts, a Harvard Felicia Gonzalez
Medical School affiliate. Gonzalez received her bachelor’s
degree in nursing from Barry University in Miami and her master’s degree from the
University of Phoenix. She is also BLS certified, a Certified Hospice and Palliative Care
RN, ELNEC trained, and trained in the Serious Illness Conversation project.

(l-r) Sean O’Bannon, Health Care District Board Secretary; Nancy C. Banner, Esq.,
Board Vice Chair; Darcy J. Davis, Health Care District CEO; Brian R. Lohmann, Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center
outgoing Board Chair; Leslie (Les) B. Daniels, Board Chair; Edward G. Sabin, Appoints New Controller
Board Member and Dr. Alina M. Alonso, Board Member.

Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center announces the
As outgoing chair Brian R. Lohmann passed the gavel to newly elected chair Leslie appointment of Yvonne Hoang as its new Controller.
(Les) B. Daniels, Commissioner Lohmann said, “I have always been a firm believer in Hoang brings over 10 years of financial expertise to her new
leaving it better than you found it.” role at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. Prior to her
Commissioner Daniels and other members of the Health Care District of Palm Beach appointment, she worked at sister facility, West Boca Medical
County Board agreed that during Lohmann’s eight years on the board, his leadership left Center, where she assisted in managing the daily operations of
the community better off, as the public health care system expanded access to care while the accounting department including ensuring disbursements Yvonne Hoang
reducing the burden on taxpayers. are timely and in compliance with corporate policies and
“I have tremendous appreciation and respect for Brian,” said Darcy J. Davis, CEO of guidelines, and assist the leadership team, directors and outside parties with financial
the Heath Care District. “He set the tone for fiscal responsibility and efficiency with an inquires. Prior to working at West Boca Medical Center, Hoang worked as an accounting
eye on meeting future needs. From the rich soil in the western communities, to the supervisor at Kane Financial Services.
beaches on the coast, he governed equally and fairly.” Hoang holds a bachelor of arts degree in accounting from California State-Fullerton in
After recognizing Commissioner Lohmann, the Board elected Commissioner Daniels Fullerton, California.
as new chair during the Board’s September meeting. Daniels was appointed to the Health
Care District Board in May 2013 by former Florida Governor Rick Scott and was reap-
pointed for a second four-year term in 2017. The Board re-elected Nancy C. Banner, Esq. Rogelio E. Ribas, MD, Named
as Vice Chair and Sean O’Bannon as Secretary.
Commissioner Daniels is an Operating Partner of AE Industrial Partners, L.P. He serves Corporate Vice President
on the board of directors of Moeller Aerospace, as well as GAMCO Investors, Inc. (GBL).
Daniels also serves on the Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiation of Baptist Health International
(ACTPN) as a presidential appointee. He is a former chair and former member of
Florida’s State Board of Administration, Investment Advisory Council (IAC). Daniels Baptist Health International, a part of Baptist Health South
received his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Fordham University. Florida, has named Rogelio E. Ribas, M.D., corporate vice pres-
ident. Dr. Ribas joined Baptist Health International in 2011 as
director of international healthcare partnerships and insurance
St. Mary’s Medical Center development and was promoted to assistant vice president in Dr. Rogelio E. Ribas
2013. Prior to being named corporate vice president, Dr. Ribas
& Palm Beach Children’s Hospital served as interim leader of Baptist Health International
Dr. Ribas has nearly 30 years of healthcare administration experience, including direct
Appoints Cynthia McCauley oversight of healthcare operations, HMO experience in utilization review and adminis-
tration with United Healthcare and the development of strong physician networks.
as Chief Administrative Officer Additionally, he has worked with private domestic and international companies to devel-
op and implement growth strategies and has brought several organizations to Joint
St. Mary’s Medical Center & Palm Beach Children’s Hospital Commission Accreditation status. Dr. Ribas has been a board member of national and
announces the appointment of Cynthia McCauley as Chief state nonprofit associations in the ancillary field.
Administrative Officer. McCauley is a healthcare executive Dr. Ribas received both his bachelor’s and medical degrees from the Escuela Autónoma
who has worked in a variety of roles during her close to 20- Cynthia McCauley de Ciencias Médicas in San Jose, Costa Rica.
year tenure with Tenet. She most recently served as the chief
executive officer of Tenet Florida Physician Services (TFPS).
McCauley serves as a Board member of GCI Worldwide Corporation, and was a pan- North Shore Medical Center
elist at the Extraordinary Women Leading Change Conference. Prior to joining TFPS, she
served as the Chief Financial Officer at sister hospital Good Samaritan Medical Center in and Florida Medical Center
West Palm Beach, West Boca Medical Center in Boca Raton and North Ridge Medical
Center in Fort Lauderdale. Her career with Tenet began as the director of finance at Appoint Charles Tyson
Delray Medical Center. Before coming to Tenet, she was the regional director of finance
at a public hospital in Broward for 11 years. She holds an MBA in Finance from Long as Chief Financial Officer
Island University, and a BA in Foreign Language from Adelphi University.
Charles Tyson rejoins the staff at North Shore Medical
Center and Florida Medical Center as the hospitals’ chief Charles Tyson
financial officer. Tyson has been with Tenet Healthcare, North
Shore Medical Center and Florida Medical Center’s parent
company, since 2010. He began his career as an accountant at sister hospital, Palm Beach
Gardens Medical Center. Charlie has since held a range of positions at various other
E-mail Your Editorial Submissions to Tenet hospitals including as chief financial officer of Florida Medical Center. He was also
editorial@southfloridahospitalnews.com recently the chief financial officer at Bayfront Health Systems in St. Petersburg.Tyson
received his Master’s in Accounting and Health Administration from Florida Atlantic
University and his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Georgia.

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