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Volume 17 • Issue 2 • $5.00 August 2020
THE REGION’S MONTHLY NEWSPAPER FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS & PHYSICIANS

Profiles in Leadership

Leadership Profile: Amit Rastogi, New Holy Cross Hospital CEO

MD, MHCM, CEO Focusing on Pandemic, Future Goals

of Jupiter Medical Center
BY VANESSA ORR
BY DANIEL CASCIATO
When Mark Doyle joined Holy Cross Hospital this
past June, he expected to face some challenges as he
Last September, Jupiter Medical Center adapted to a new corporate culture after being the
announced the appointment of physician leader CEO of Memorial Hospital Pembroke for the past six
Amit Rastogi, M.D., MHCM as the next Chief years. Starting during the COVID-19 crisis, however,
Executive Officer of Jupiter Medical Center. Dr. added a whole new dynamic.
Rastogi is responsible for providing strategic direc- “The transition has been like drinking from a fire
tion and leadership for the medical center’s hose,” he laughed. “I’ve been busy trying to deal with
expanding clinical programs, state-of-the-art facili- the global pandemic, my new role at the hospital,
ties and cutting-edge technologies. establishing my vision and making plans for its exe-
Prior to coming to Jupiter Medical Center, he cution—it’s all been very challenging.
held several executive roles at Yale New Haven “The good news is that it’s all within reach,” he
Health, serving as Chief Medical Officer, Chief added. “It will take a lot of hard work, but we’ll get
Operating Officer, and interim Chief Executive Mark Doyle
Continued on page 18 Dr. Amit Rastogi Continued on page 15

Education

South University - FORTIS College-Cutler Bay:

Flexible Foresight Fights Personalized Hands-on

COVID-19 Consequences Training for a Healthcare Career

BY BARBARA R. FALLON
BY DANIEL CASCIATO
Annually, approximately 2,000 students and their faculty
took advantage of the South University, Royal Palm Beach As a leading, post-secondary network of colleges and
campus academic portfolio of a full range of on-site, Mark Everett institutes, FORTIS prepares its students with hands-on
online, and remote learning classes to accommodate their education with a focus on nursing, medical, dental and
academic schedules. A wide range of undergraduate and post graduate degree levels in skilled trades programs.
a variety of health care (Nursing and PTA), public health, business, criminal justice, Currently, FORTIS has more than 30 schools across the
legal, and clinical counseling tracks were on the course menu. Then, enter COVID-19 country with four here in Florida: Cutler Bay, Orange
in Winter Quarter with a massive array of documented, predicted, and unknown con- Park, Pensacola and Port St. Lucie. FORTIS College–
Continued on page 24 Cutler Bay has been providing career-based training and
diploma and degree programs for more than 11 years now,
Miami Dade College Medical Campus according to campus president, Bruce Smith. Bruce Smith
“FORTIS College–Cutler Bay prepares students for
careers in healthcare,” he says. “Our programs lead to
Facing 'Much Different World' careers as Registered Nurses, Practical Nurses, Medical Assistants and Limited Scope
of Practice in Radiography.”
The benefit to being a part of a larger network of colleges, schools and training
BY LOIS THOMSON
facilities is that FORTIS College offers a large variety of program offerings for stu-
dents, and the ability to create partnership opportunities for hospitals and healthcare
There isn't a phase of life that hasn't been affected by the clinics. For example, explains Smith, with its Associates of Nursing program, a stu-
COVID-19 virus, and colleges are just one entity that have dent with no prior college experience can graduate and sit for the national licensure
had to learn how to adjust over the past few months. Dr. test (the “NCLEX exam”) to become a registered nurse in as little as 24 months.
Bryan Stewart, president of Miami Dade College's Medical “Moreover,” continues Smith, “Our graduates have an opportunity to receive a sub-
Campus, agrees that "it has indeed been challenging." stantial discount to attend one of our sister institutions to complete a RN to BSN pro-
He said the timing of the shutdown in March was a pos- gram, and achieve a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, in as little as 15 months,
itive, because the College had almost completed spring all while they are working as a RN.” “Our students and graduates have the ability to
semester and many students had therefore already done be BSN prepared with at least one year of direct RN experience in as little as 39
their clinical rotations and were progressing toward gradu- months. This is a major and unique benefit for area healthcare institutions recruiting
ation in May. The challenge, however, "was our faculty
for Registered Nurses.”
Continued on page 25 Dr. Bryan Stewart
Continued on page 26