Jupiter Medical Center has received final approval from the Town of Jupiter for a new five-story, 92-bed patient tower. The building is a $110 million project and will add to the hospital’s existing 248-bed capacity. In addition to the tower, the medical center is also approved to build a five-deck garage with 800 parking spaces, a project estimated to cost approximately $25 million. Both...
Broward Health Medical Center's cancer program recently earned a three-year national accreditation from the Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons. This significant accomplishment demonstrates the hospital's success at providing optimal care for its cancer patients. "This accreditation reflects the tremendous dedication of our multidisciplinary cancer...
Nima Sharifi, MD, has been named scientific director of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Desai Sethi Urology Institute, a role in which he will collaborate with Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center to drive translational science focused on prostate and other genitourinary cancers. Currently the director of research on genitourinary cancers and endowed chair for prostate...
Miami based VITAS Healthcare has appointed Alexander Fernandez to its leadership team as executive vice president (EVP) and chief financial officer (CFO). As CFO for the nation’s leading provider of end-of-life care, Fernandez oversees the company’s finance, accounting and investor relations functions. As EVP, he helps drive the executive team’s growth, optimizing financial performance and...
Entitled Managing Through Uncertainty, the University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School Center for Health Management & Policy presented its 12th annual The Business of Health Care event on February 24. The conference was held online and live at Donna E. Shalala Student Center, University of Miami, Coral Gables Campus. Florida Blue was again a presenting sponsor and major...
UM’s Miami Herbert Business School Center for Health Management & Policy presented its latest iteration of The Business of Health Care event on February 24. Entitled Managing Through Uncertainty, this year’s program was centered around three Keynote Panels, titled A View from the Field, A Potential Roadmap and Innovation & the Role of Technology. Steven G. Ullmann, Professor and...
