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Stephen C. Quintyne, FACHE

As a pharmaceutical sales representa- “One of the
tive, Stephen C. Quintyne, FACHE, saw biggest chal-
firsthand the difference that behavioral lenges is Stephen C. Quintyne
health professionals could make in the finding peo-
lives of patients. And while he worked in ple who are
other areas of healthcare, including at a passionate about our patient population;
med-surg hospital, he felt drawn to try to this field isn’t for everyone,” he
help this underserved market. explained. “It’s gratifying when you can
“Though I originally stumbled into the find people who love this job and can
behavioral health field when I was work- give them a good place to work where
ing in pharmaceutical sales visiting psy- they have the resources they need.”
chiatric facilities, prisons and long-term He added that there’s a huge opportu-
state hospitals, as I learned more about nity for specialty programing in the
this niche I was attracted to what I saw as behavioral health field, such as the chil-
an area that had been lacking in dren’s intensive outpatient programs that
resources for a long time,” he explained. will soon be offered at Coral Shores. He
“I wanted to advocate for patients to get also hopes to see an increase in outpa-
them the help that they needed. tient programming, which would benefit
“There is kind of an underdog feel to patients by providing opportunities for
working in the behavioral health field them to follow up with providers after
because it has been so underserved, but they leave the hospital.
now that more people are talking about As a fellow of the American College of
the importance of behavioral health and Healthcare Executives (ACHE),
it is getting more news coverage, I hope Quintyne said that he is constantly look-
to see more funding and resources put ing at the ‘big picture’ in healthcare to
toward these patients,” he added. assist him meeting the needs of this
After earning his undergraduate degree underserved population.
at the University of Florida and his MBA “I really enjoy the opportunities that
at the University of Miami, Quintyne ACHE provides in education, career
worked in a variety of positions for development and networking, whether
Universal Health Services Inc. (UHS), I’m meeting other behavioral health pro-
including serving as the director of busi- fessionals or those in different areas of
ness development, COO and CEO at a healthcare,” he explained. “Managing a
number of their facilities, including The specialty hospital, it pulls me out of my
Vines Hospital in Ocala. It wasn’t until he zone to see what’s going on in healthcare
left UHS to take a job outside of behav- in general, and gives me a better grasp of
ioral health that he realized how much the overall industry.”
he missed it. While the fellowship path was
“When the opportunity came up to demanding, Quintyne said that it was
rejoin UHS as the CEO of Coral Shores important to his mission of making a dif-
Behavioral Health in December of last ference in behavioral health.
year, I couldn’t pass it up,” he explained, “It shows my commitment to my pro-
adding that while there are many chal- fession, my career, to ACHE and to con-
lenges in behavioral health, there are tinuing education moving forward,” he
opportunities as well. said.

Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer

Institute Expands Services to
Bethesda Hospital East in Boynton Beach

Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital
has expanded its life-saving cancer diagnosis and treatment services in Palm Beach
County to a new location at Bethesda Health City, part of Bethesda Hospital East. The
facility is located at 10301 Hagen Ranch Road in Boynton Beach.
“We look forward to this partnership that will help us bring state-of-the-art com-
prehensive oncology care closer to our patients and community,” says Nelson Lazo,
CEO of Bethesda Hospital East and Bethesda Hospital West.
“When we work together, we can accomplish more,” says Louise Morrell, M.D.,
medical director of Lynn Cancer Institute. “With every cancer diagnosis, our goal is
to provide patients and their families with personalized care driven by the latest
molecular testing and state-of-the-art technology, while maintaining an unsurpassed
patient experience.”
In addition to its main location at Boca Regional, Lynn Cancer Institute already
operates two satellite facilities in Delray Beach — one on Military Trail and the other
on Linton Boulevard. With increasing cancer specialization and the need for the latest
technology, the expansion to Bethesda Hospital will greatly benefit patients.

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