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ACHE Spotlight:

Rob Rosenbaum, FACHE,

Center Manager, ChenMed

Despite the fact that Rob Rosenbaum,
FACHE, has been in the healthcare field
for more than 30 years, it wasn’t original-
ly the career he planned.
“I got into healthcare in a funny way;
while I was an undergrad biology major
at Vassar College, I learned electron
microscopy, but I began to get cold feet
thinking about spending six years in a
masters’ program to study deep sea
amoeba,” he explained. “I decided to
take a year off and use the skills I’d
developed.”
Rosenbaum took a job as an electron Rob Rosenbaum
microscopy histologist in the pathology
department at Boston Children’s regional administrator at Dartmouth-
Hospital, and realized he’d found his Hitchcock Medical Center.
calling. “Working in an acute care hospital
“It was so exciting to be in an environ- center like Dartmouth, I faced a lot of
ment where everyone was there for a challenges from a reimbursement per-
common purpose; we were all there for spective; for 30 years, I had to do more
the patients, from the physicians, to the with less,” he said. “Now I’m part of an
nurses, to the housekeeping staff to the organization that is revolutionizing
guy cutting slides,” he said. “I realized healthcare, and it’s a tremendous oppor-
that getting into this field meant more tunity, especially in the middle of my
than punching a timeclock. career, to be learning something new and
“Sometimes the work was heartbreak- to be a part of something significant.”
ing,” he said of his role analyzing speci- Rosenbaum is also happy to have relo-
mens to see if there were ultrastructural cated to South Florida, and was especial-
markers for cancer, “but I loved it.” ly pleased to discover that it has a strong,
Rosenbaum brings this same passion active ACHE chapter.
to his current role as Center Manager at “I became a student member of ACHE
Miami Gardens for ChenMed, an organi- when I attended the University of
zation that delivers concierge-style med- Michigan, and became a diplomate and
icine to the neediest populations—mod- later a fellow,” said the board-certified
erate-to-low income seniors with com- healthcare executive. “It’s always been an
plex chronic diseases. amazing organization for continuing
Though only in this position for the education and networking, and this was
past two months, he is excited about the especially important to me when I
possibilities. moved here because I didn’t know any-
“I’ve always worked for traditional one professionally.”
healthcare models, so I’m thrilled to be Rosenbaum volunteered to review the
taking part in a primary care value-based organization’s bylaws and improve the
practice that only treats Medicare board manual, which provided him
Advantage patients,” he said. “The com- access to committee chairs. “It was a
pany’s ambition is to become America’s great way to help the organization and
leading primary care provider, and it’s meet people from all over South Florida
exciting to be in a growing organization who were active in healthcare organiza-
that’s doing such great things for tions,” he said.
patients.” “At this time in my career, it’s all about
Before taking the position at networking, though it’s an absolute
ChenMed, Rosenbaum served as the vice bonus that the group also offers incredi-
president of operations and COO of ble educational panels,” he added. “And
Vassar Brothers Medical Center, and as a everyone has been so supportive.”

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