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Accolades Accolades Accolades Accolades

Broward Health Cancer Treatment Centers of
Medical America® and American

Center's Lung Association Receive
Cardiology Health Means Business

Fellowship Healthy10 Award
Receives Initial The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s

ACGME Dr. Michael Chizner, Dr. John E. Delzell and the group Health Means Business campaign recently named (l-r) Janice Nolen, Assistant Vice
of outstanding Residents Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA) and President of National Policy,
Accreditation the American Lung Association co-recipients of the ALA; and Ellen Crane, Director
Healthy10 Award in the Healthy Community catego-
ry for their collaborative work to improve communi- of Public Affairs, CTCA
The Cardiology Fellowship Program at Broward Health Medical Center has received
Initial Accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education ty wellness and access to economic opportunity. CTCA has supported LUNG FORCE
(ACGME). The ACGME is an organization that sets standards for US graduate medical nationally for the past two years with such activities as paid media highlighting women
education (residency and fellowship) programs and the institutions that sponsor them lung cancer patients, promotional efforts to encourage people touched by lung cancer to
and renders accreditation decisions based upon compliance with these standards. share their stories on LUNGFORCE.org, social media outreach and events at all five
Broward Health Medical Center is one of only two cardiovascular programs in the coun- CTCA hospitals with both patients and Stakeholders.
try to receive Initial Accreditation through the Single Accreditation System and the only
one in Florida. Palmetto General

Hospital Names
NAI Global Ranked Among Top Five
2016 Directors
Commercial Real Estate Brand
of the Year
in the 16th Annual Lipsey Survey
Palmetto General Hospital honors
NAI/Merin Hunter Codman, Inc. is pleased to announce that NAI Global has earned a its 2016 recipients of the Outstanding
top four spot in the 2017 Lipsey Survey of Top 25 Commercial Real Estate Brands. NAI Service Award who have also been (l-r) Oscar Vicente, Karen Weaver,
Global provides commercial real estate services through a network of over 375 offices named the Directors of the Year. Barbara Vazquez, Odalys Santa, Ana Mederos,
around the world. The survey was conducted among 100,000 commercial real estate Karen Weaver, director of surgical
professionals using a combination of ballot voting, phone interviews and focus groups to services, Odalys Santa, director of Hopeton English
identify the top global brands. NAI Global is the only commercial real estate network rep- case management, and Hopeton English, director of finance, are being recognized for
resented in the top five. NAI/Merin Hunter Codman is a Member of NAI Global.
their accomplishments and leadership at Palmetto General Hospital during the past year.
The winners were selected by the administrative team based on their initiative, depend-
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital First ability and positive attitude.

Pediatric Hospital in the World Awarded FAU’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
“Person-Centered Organization” Ranks No. 44 and No. 45 in Latest

Designation by Planetree, Inc. ‘U.S. News & World Report’ National Ranking

What does it mean to be a “Planetree Designated® Person-Centered Organization?” of Best Graduate Nursing Programs
“Since opening our doors in 1992, we have been focused and committed to the care of
our patients and families. Our philosophy of patient- and family-centered care means that The Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University has received a
families and healthcare professionals are true partners working together to serve the best ranking of No. 44 for its Doctor of Nursing (DNP) program and No. 45 for its Master of
interest of the patient,” said Chantal Leconte, Administrator and Chief Executive Officer Science Nursing (MSN) program by the U.S. News & World Report 2018 Best Graduate
of Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital.Planetree, Inc. knows this too well, and recently des- Schools Guidebook. The College’s MSN is the second-ranked program in Florida and the
ignated Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital as the first and only children’s hospital in the top-ranked DNP program in the state.
world to achieve such an honor. This provides the children’s hospital a unique commen-
dation for the compassion and care provided to patients beyond the clinical treatment
and places them in a distinguished network of only 86 other healthcare organizations
worldwide with the same designation.

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