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Ernesto Perez Elected to the South Florida Hospital and Healthcare Association's Board of Directors

Posted on December 20th, 2011 at 11:52 am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HOLLYWOOD, FL (December 20, 2011) – The South Florida Hospital and Healthcare Association (SFHHA) re-elected Calvin Glidewell Chairman of the Board during the organization’s annual meeting on December 1, 2011.   Mr. Glidewell is the Chief Executive Officer of Broward General Medical Center, in Ft. Lauderdale.  Calvin has over 20 years of healthcare experience and was with the University Community Health System in Tampa for sixteen years, before coming to Broward Health 4 years ago.  Mr. Glidewell received his undergraduate degree with honors from Vanderbilt University and holds a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Public Health from Tulane University.

 

In addition to his re-election, SFHHA announced other officers: Mark Bryan, CEO, Delray Medical Center, is Vice Chairman; Anthony Degina, CEO, University of Miami Hospital is Immediate Past Chairman. James Ball, COO, Catholic Health Services, is Treasurer; and Bo Boulenger, CEO, Baptist Hospital, is Secretary.    Two additional Board members serve “at large” on the Association’s Executive Committee; Dian Backoff, Vice President of Operations, Vitas and C. Kennon Hetlage, CEO, Memorial Hospital West.

 

Newly elected Board of Directors members include; Alex Contreras, CAO, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Derek Murzyn, CEO, Kindred Hospital Fort Lauderdale, Ernesto Perez, CEO, Dade Medical College, J Michael Cowling, CEO, Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, Jeffrey Freimark, CEO, Miami Jewish Health System, Patricia Greenberg, President, National Healthcare, Susan Pinnas, Senior Vice President, AvMed Health Plan.   

 

Existing Board of Directors include Agustin Arellano, President, Ohl/Arellano Construction, Aurelio Fernandez, CEO, Memorial Hospital Miramar, Charles Felix, Publisher, South Florida Hospital News and Report, Dan Brady, Executive Director, Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center, Lincoln Mendez, CEO, South Miami Hospital, Manny Linares, CEO, North Shore Medical Center, Michele Chulick, Associate Vice President, UM Miller School of Medicine, Steve Ullmann, Director, University of Miami Health Policy Management and Stuart Podolnick, Executive, Trane.  They all take office January 1, 2012. 

                                                                                                    

About the SFHHA

The SFHHA was formed in 1944 to create a cooperative alliance between healthcare providers throughout South Florida. The association’s membership includes hospitals, clinics and organizations that work in different aspects of the healthcare industry in Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach counties.  SFHHA provides educational programs and seminars, legislative advocacy, shared services and networking opportunities between and among all members.

 

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MEDIA CONTACT:

Linda Quick

954.964.1660

lquick@sfhha.com

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