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Diane Psaras Joins VITAS as Chief Gino Santorio Named Acting
Human Resources Officer CEO of Broward Health

Diane Psaras, a human resources executive with more than The North Broward Hospital District Board of
26 years of experience across multiple industries, is the new Commissioners has named Gino Santorio acting CEO of
Chief Human Resources Officer for VITAS® Healthcare. Broward Health. Santorio has been executive vice president
Psaras will oversee talent acquisition, benefits, compensa- and chief operating officer of Broward Health since 2017.
tion, payroll and employee relations at VITAS, the nation’s Beverly Capasso, who resigned as President/CEO of
leading provider of end-of-life care. Since 2014, she held the Broward Health on Oct. 3, 2018, will remain with Broward
same title at wound-care provider Healogics Inc. in Diane Psaras Health in a consultative role until January 2019 to assist with Gino Santorio
Jacksonville, FL. Psaras spent six years as senior vice president Santorio’s transition. During that time, the North Broward
of HR at Darden Restaurants in Orlando, and 14 years in HR Hospital District Board of Commissioners will determine next
roles at specialty materials firm Avery Dennison in Cleveland, where she spent three of steps for permanently filling the role of President/CEO of Broward Health.
those years as HR global vice president Before joining Broward Health in September 2017, Santorio served as senior vice pres-
ident and chief executive officer for Jackson North Medical Center and was VP/COO of
Jackson Memorial Hospital. He has served as COO and CFO/Hospital Compliance
Martha Musino Brings 30 Years of Officer at Spring Hill Regional Hospital in Spring Hill, FL, and Assistant CFO at
Brooksville Regional Hospital.
Healthcare Management to VITAS Santorio has a master’s degree in public administration from the Rockefeller College of
Public Affairs and Policy at the University of Albany in New York, a bachelor’s degree in
Martha Musino has been appointed General Manager of business leadership from Le Moyne College in Syracuse, NY, where he graduated magna
VITAS Healthcare in Broward County, responsible for VITAS’ cum laude, and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE),,
program operations in Fort Lauderdale, Miramar and through-
out Broward County.
Musino brings more than 30 years of healthcare manage- New General Counsel Joins
ment and operations experience. Prior to joining VITAS, she
served as chief nursing officer for Westchester General Martha Musino Jupiter Medical Center
Hospital in Miami, administrative director of surgical inpatient
units and director of cardiovascular telemetry for University of Miami Hospital in Miami, Jupiter Medical Center in Palm Beach County recently
and director of community relations for SightlineWorks, LLC in Boca Raton. Musino named Karen Davila its new general counsel. Prior to joining
holds a master’s degree in nursing from University of Miami, a bachelor’s degree from Jupiter Medical Center, Davila served as senior associate gen-
Columbus College in Columbus, GA, and an associate degree from Miami Dade College eral counsel for Walmart Inc., providing regulatory compli-
(MDC). ance advice on its health and wellness related products and
services. Davila has previously served as executive and general
counsel for several other hospitals/health systems, including Karen Davila
MediXall Group Appoints Kuldeep Mercy Health Partners, in Cincinnati, OH; Wuesthoff Health
System (now part of Steward Health Care), in Rockledge, FL; and Rush-Copley Medical
Hajela as CFO of MediXall.com Center in Aurora, IL. In these roles, Davila served as strategic advisor and business part-
ner, advising on complex health care law issues and strategy. A graduate of Wheaton
MediXall Group Inc., creator of MediXall.com, is pleased to College with a degree in economics, Davila earned a Juris Doctorate from IIT Chicago
announce the appointment of Kuldeep Hajela, CPA, as CFO of Kent College of Law and a Masters of Business Administration from Case Western
MediXall.com and to the MediXall Group Board of Advisors. University in Cleveland. She is a frequent speaker on various health care topics and for-
Hajela brings more than 20 years of executive-level financial mer adjunct professor at University of Central Florida.
leadership in the healthcare industry to MediXall and holds a
CPA and law degree. Most recently, Hajela was Chief Financial Palm Beach Gardens Medical
Officer of NationsHearing, a national hearing care network of Kuldeep Hajela
1,500+ locations that offers comprehensive hearing aid and Center Names Teresa C. Urquhart
hearing services solution for patients, health plans, partners
and providers. Prior to his role at NationsHearing, Hajela served as Chief Financial Chief Executive Officer
Officer of MDLive. Previously, Hajela served as CFO and COO of MTI America. In addi-
tion, Hajela previously served as CFO and Senior Vice-President of Liberty Medical With more than 30 years of healthcare experience, Teresa C.
Supply. Urquhart returns to Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center to

serve as the hospital’s chief executive officer. Previously,
Community Care Plan Promotes Urquhart was the chief operating officer at Delray Medical
Center. Prior to her time at Delray Medical Center, Urquhart Teresa C. Urquhart
Jessica Lerner to President and CEO served as the chief operating officer at Palm Beach Gardens
Medical Center, chief operating officer at North Fulton Hospital in Roswell, GA, and as
chief executive officer at Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville, SC. Urquhart received
South Florida-based Community Care Plan (CCP) is pleased her Bachelor of Science in Medical Records Administration at Western Carolina
to announce the promotion of Jessica Lerner to President and University in Cullowhee, NC. She continued her education and earned her Master of Arts
Chief Executive Officer of the company, as the former Chief in Health Services Administration from Webster University in El Paso, TX.
Executive Officer, John A. Benz, announces his retirement.
Lerner, who will take over the leadership role immediately, pre-
viously served as the company’s Executive Vice President and Lee Health Welcomes New Mental
Chief Operating Officer. Benz will transition to the role of
President Emeritus and Chief Strategic Officer of the organiza- Jessica Lerner and Behavioral Health Leader
tion. Benz and Lerner, who have worked together in the
healthcare industry for over 23 years, will continue to work together to ensure a seamless Paul Simeone, Ph.D., has joined Lee Health as Vice
transition. The two were part of the original leadership team who cofounded CCP. As President of Mental and Behavioral Health. Dr. Simeone has
President and CEO, Lerner will continue to grow CCP and provide quality-based health- more than 30 years’ experience in mental and behavioral
care to the South Florida community. health as an educator, administrator and practicing clinical
Alongside Benz, Lerner co-founded CCP and played a major role in the operations and psychologist. Dr. Simeone most recently served as the
monitoring of local activities of the health plan to ensure that CCP is in accordance with Program Coordinator for the Cultural/Linguistic and Fee-
contract requirements. She was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief For-Service Teams in Adult Outpatient Psychiatry at
Operating Officer in 2016. Prior to joining CCP, Lerner served as Executive Director for Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) in Somerville, MA. He Paul Simeone
Memorial Integrated Health for more than 19 years. has also held several faculty positions at universities in the Boston area and most
Lerner received a Bachelor’s Degree in marketing and management from Florida recently served as a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School.
International University’s College of Business, and a Master’s of Healthcare
Administration Degree from Florida Atlantic University. She also serves on the Board of
Trustbridge Hospice Foundation and the Association of Community Affiliated Plans.

16 December 2018 southfloridahospitalnews.com South Florida Hospital News