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A message from our President EVENTS

The South Florida Hospital 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
FEBRUARY 15
& Healthcare Association EDUCATIONAL ROUNDTABLE
(PARTICIPANT ONLY EVENT)

Unveils Two New Programs FEBRUARY 20
HIT EDUCATIONAL EVENT
As organizations grow and develop, there comes a time when we need to take a step back
MARCH 8
and ask the question, “Are we driving value for our members?” During one of those ses-
5:30 - 7:30 PM
sions where we went through each of our membership classes and asked that question, we NETWORKING EVENT
decided to make some changes. Those changes involve the development of two new pro-
grams. The first called the Provider Spotlight and the second called Academic Talks. MARCH 14
4:00 - 6:30 PM
The Provider Spotlight is intended to allow our provider members an opportunity to
Jaime Caldwell PROVIDER SPOTLIGHT
highlight new programs, new facilities, new practitioners, research studies, and any other
activity underway at the provider’s facility that deserves positive attention. These programs will have a usual start in the later MARCH 20
afternoon and the provider will be responsible for the program. It offers providers an excellent opportunity to share informa- 12:00 - 2:00 PM
ACADEMIC TALKS
tion about their facility to a “health” knowledgeable audience. We are planning to have a Provider Spotlight in March, May,

July, September, and November. We will be releasing the locations for these “Spotlights” in early February. APRIL 5
The Academic Talks program was created to allow our academic institutions an opportunity to provide a short educational EDUCATIONAL ROUNDTABLE
program focused on healthcare specific topics. The Academic Talk will allow the institution to discuss research grant results, (PARTICIPANT ONLY EVENT)

program opportunities, facility changes, and major projects. We plan to have these Academic Talks in the same months as our
APRIL 10
Provider Spotlights, but they will be mid-day programs trying to take advantage of available time around the lunch hour. 8: 30 - 10: 00 AM
I am excited to share that Florida Atlantic University is the first university to take advantage of this program and by the time NEW MEMBER BREAKFAST
you read this article, their Academic Talk will have already occurred!
MAY 8
I look forward to seeing you at these events.
4:00 - 6:30 PM
PROVIDER SPOTLIGHT

MAY 22
Please go to www.sfhha.com and look at our events 12:00 - 2:00 PM
ACADEMIC TALKS
page to see the exact dates for these programs.

2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NEW MEMBERS:
CHAIRMAN: David Wagner, Kindred South Florida Market CEO
VICE CHAIR: Mark Doyle, Chief Executive Officer, Memorial Hospital Pembroke
SECRETARY: William "Bill" Duquette, Chief Executive Officer, Homestead Hospital, Baptist Health South Florida February 2019
TREASURER: Charles Felix, Publisher, South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR: Lincoln Mendez, Chief Executive Officer, South Miami Hospital
AT-LARGE: Ben Riestra, Chief Administrative Officer, UHealth’s Lennar Foundation Medical Center
AT-LARGE: Joel Wherley, Chief Operating Officer, VITAS Centric Consulting Services
AT-LARGE: Maria Currier, Partner, Holland & Knight, LLP
Jorge M. Abril, P.A.
Doug Bartel, MBA Patricia Greenberg Jared Smith
Sr. Director of Business Development, Media President Chief Executive Officer
and External Relations National Healthcare Associates Broward Health Coral Springs
Florida Blue
Ralph A. Marrinson, NHA, FACHA Patrick Taylor, MD
Wael Barsoum, M.D. President Chief Executive Officer SFHHA COMMITTEES
Chief Executive Officer Marrinson Group Holy Cross Hospital
Cleveland Clinic Hospital
Don McKenna, FACHE Steven Ullmann
Kevin Conn President & CEO Director Education Committee
Regional Vice President of Operations Jupiter Medical Center University of Miami Health Policy
HEALTHSOUTH Corporation Management Healthcare Finance and Management Committee
Charles Michelson
Darcy Davis Partner Ana M. Viamonte Ros, M.D. Health Information Technology Committee
Chief Executive Officer Saltz Michelson Architects Medical Director for Palliative Care
Health Care District of Palm Beach County and Bioethics Marketing and Public Relations Committee
Aristides (Ardy) Pallin Baptist Health South Florida
Michael Gittelman Chief Operating Officer Membership Committee
Chief Executive Officer Catholic Health Services Jonathan Watkins
University of Miami Hospital and Clinics Chief Executive Officer Quality and Patient Safety Committee
Michael Roffelson Broward Health Imperial Point
Chief Executive Officer, HEALTHSOUTH Safety and Security Committee
Rehabilitation Hospital – Sunrise

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