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Profiles IN LEADERSHIP

HEALTH CARE DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY

Belma Andrić , MD, MPH Karen Harris
Chief Medical Officer and VP & Vice President of Field Operations
Executive Director of Clinic Services
Karen Harris is the Vice President of Field Operations
Belma Andrić , M.D., MPH is the Chief Medical Officer with the Health Care District of Palm Beach County. Her
and Vice President and Executive Director of Clinic responsibilities include oversight of the Health Care
Services of the Health Care District of Palm Beach County, District’s 120-bed skilled nursing facility, its rural, acute-
a diverse public health care system. She is responsible for care teaching hospital, Lakeside Medical Center, and its
quality and patient safety across the system and supervises model School Health program that staffs more than 200
the District’s Quality and Patient Safety departments, with registered nurses in the county’s public schools. Ms. Harris
indirect oversight of the District’s other physician leaders. also serves as Chair of the hospital’s Graduate Medical
She is also responsible for the overall medical, administra- Education Committee. At the onset of the COVID-19 pan-
tive and regulatory leadership of the C. L. Brumback demic, Harris ensured the implementation of required
Primary Care Clinics, the District’s Federally Qualified Health Centers that served nearly preparation and protocols to provide timely, safe and quality hospital and skilled nursing
50,000 patients last year. Dr. Andrić oversees operations of the Palm Beach County care for patients and residents. Harris joined the District in 2015 as Administrator of the
Trauma System, Trauma Agency, Aeromedical Program and Pharmacy Program. Under Edward J. Healey Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riviera Beach. Under her leader-
her leadership, the District launched a COVID-19 testing operation at the FITTEAM ship, Ms. Harris guided the Healey Center to achieve a deficiency-free survey from the
Ballpark of the Palm Beaches and six other sites that has surpassed 60,000 tests. In 2020, Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. The Healey Center has consistently been
she was instrumental in the opening of the county’s first-of-its-kind Addiction listed as a Best Nursing Home by U.S. News & World Report.
Stabilization Unit and played a key role in implementing and expanding a Medication
Assisted Treatment (MAT) Program for patients with substance use disorders. Hyla Fritsch, PharmD, CPh

Executive Director of Clinic Operations
Steven Hurwitz and Pharmacy Services
Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer
Dr. Hyla Fritsch serves as the Executive Director of
Steven Hurwitz is Vice President, Chief Administrative Clinic Operations and Pharmacy Services for the Health
Officer for the Health Care District of Palm Beach County Care District of Palm Beach County. She oversees opera-
leading the Human Resources, Communications, tions of the District’s C. L. Brumback Primary Care Clinics,
Community Engagement, Project Management Office, a network of ten Federally Qualified Health Centers that
Construction, Facilities, Corporate Security and Mail provides medical, dental, behavioral health and pharmacy
Services functions for a public, safety net health care sys- services for adults and children. The Brumback Clinics
tem with over 1,300 employees. In response to the also operate two Mobile Health Clinics for the homeless
COVID-19 pandemic, Hurwitz oversaw the District’s and underserved. Dr. Fritsch played a key role in opera-
mobilization of corporate staff to a remote working envi- tionalizing Palm Beach County’s drive-thru testing site at
ronment within four days. To return staff safely to the the FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, along with six other test sites at the
office, Hurwitz lead the implementation of an employee Brumback Clinics, which have provided COVID-19 testing to over 60,000 people. That
hotline, mandatory mask-wearing, staggered schedules, a daily electronic health survey number is more than a quarter of all people tested in the county. In her prior role as the
and the establishment of an Employee Health Team to conduct monthly COVID-19 test- Director of Pharmacy Services, Dr. Fritsch achieved workflow efficiency and productivity
ing of staff. Hurwitz has over 25 years of experience in leading human resource teams in while simultaneously decreasing prescription errors and operational costs.
health care, technology, retail and manufacturing industries. His career includes execu-
tive positions at Starbucks Coffee Company as well as Seattle Children’s, a pediatric hos-
pital and research institute with 5,500 employees.

CLEVELAND CLINIC WESTON HOSPITAL CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA
REGION AND WESTON HOSPITAL
Jacobo Kirsch, MD
Chief Medical Officer/Associate Chief of Staff Kerry Major,
MSN, RN, NE-BC
As the Chief Medical Officer/Associate Chief of Staff at Cleveland Clinic Weston
Hospital, Jacobo Kirsch, M.D., is excited about the opportunities to deliver world- Chief Nursing Officer
class care to different communities in Florida. In his role, Dr. Kirsch says he is
constantly seeking ways to enhance the hospital’s operations, patient experience Kerry Major, MSN, RN,
and caregiver engagement. As part of these efforts, he is leading a project that NE-BC, is an advocate for
could predict, and therefore prevent, patient falls in hospitals. “I think it could be nurses. In her role as Chief
a game-changer for our industry,” he said. Dr. Kirsch looks forward to the contin- Nursing Officer for the
ued alignment of the Cleveland Clinic Florida region hospitals and the benefits Cleveland Clinic Florida
throughout South Florida and the Treasure Coast. “I think that the future for region and for Weston
healthcare in Florida is bright, and I am just proud to be able to be a part of it,” he said. Hospital, Major works to
ensure nursing excellence
through education, research, innovation and high-quality
CLEVELAND CLINIC MARTIN HEALTH
clinical outcomes.
Collaboration between teams in South Florida and on
Fernando Petry, DO, MBA the Treasure Coast is helping to do just that. In addition to
delivering world-class care to their patients, Major says
Chief Medical Officer
that these caregivers are sharing best practices and creat-
Fernando Petry, D.O., MBA, is the Chief Medical Officer for Cleveland Clinic ing positive environments supportive of professional
Martin Health, a role he has served in since 2015. Prior to assuming this role, Dr. growth and fulfillment. As Cleveland Clinic continues to
Petry practiced in urgent care and family medicine settings, worked as a hospitalist grow in Florida, she sees “endless possibilities” in the
and served as the General Medical Officer in the U.S. Army at Fort Stewart, Georgia. state. “Watching our team come together to accomplish
Cleveland Clinic began integrating with Martin Health in 2019. Dr. Petry is excited our common goals and truly become one Cleveland
to be part of the physician-led organization and by the benefits Cleveland Clinic Clinic, is something that inspires and excites me every
brings to the Treasure Coast. These include an electrophysiology lab opening soon in day,” she said.
Stuart, a new neuro-interventional lab and the Florida Research and Innovation Changes in healthcare and a pandemic have presented
Center in Port St. Lucie “We are bringing more specialized care to our community, unique challenges in 2020, but Major also sees the oppor-
as well as clinical and translational research,” he said. Dr. Petry adds that the research center “will help our com- tunities that arise. “As healthcare evolves, nursing is right
munity become a leader of transformational research.” there, at the forefront of this transformation,” she said.

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