HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, a Top 100 Hospital and Top 15 Major Teaching Hospital recognized by Fortune/PINC AI, has promoted Andrew Hiller, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon to the position of Department Chair of Surgery. "Dr. Hiller's leadership in our surgical services space will advance the clinical excellence of our operating room with a focus on the patient experience, on-time start, and...
Numerous studies over the past decade have established a strong link between poor sleep and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Poor sleepers have elevated levels of toxins in the brain, a hallmark of AD. However, the mechanism linking sleep to elevated toxin levels has remained unknown. Noam Alperin, PhD, professor of radiology and biomedical engineering at the University of Miami Miller School of...
Expanding on the high-quality, patient-centered health services it provides throughout South Florida, Memorial Healthcare System has opened its 13th primary care office in Weston. It is located at 17130 Royal Palm Boulevard, Suite 1, between Weston Road and Bonaventure Blvd. Natalie Jorge-Rodriguez, MD is the facility’s attending physician. She is a family practitioner who specializes in caring...
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center recently announced that Christina Rasmussen has joined the executive leadership team as an Associate Administrator. In her new capacity, Rasmussen will oversee vital aspects of our operations, including the emergency management program, imaging, plant operations, security, food & nutrition, marketing, orthopedics, and environmental services. Prior to joining...
By providing expert specialized care for a complex hereditary disease involving malformed blood vessels, UHealth – University of Miami Health System has been certified as an HHT Center of Excellence, the only such program in South Florida and one of two designated centers in Florida. “This certification by the international organization Cure HHT marks a significant step forward in our commitment...
Jewish Family Home Care (JFHC), a not-for-profit agency, has received a $10,000 grant from the MassMutual Foundation as part of the foundation’s national Community Service Award (CSA) program. Jewish Family Home Care is one of 32 organizations to receive an award. The MassMutual Foundation made the grant in honor of the volunteer efforts of Sam Eppy, CPFA a financial professional affiliated with...
