THURSDAY - JANUARY 11, 2024 South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report
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MANNY LINARES NAMED NEW CEO OF BROWARD HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER
Former Interim CEO Aurelio Fernandez Transitions to Corporate Role
January 9, 2024 – Manuel “Manny” Linares has been named the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Broward Health Medical Center.
Aurelio M. Fernandez III, FACHE, who served as interim CEO of Broward Health Medical Center while the health system conducted a national search for the position, is transitioning to a new role at Broward Health’s corporate offices, where he will manage special projects with members of the health system’s executive team.
“We’re excited to welcome Manny as Aurelio transitions to his new role,” said Shane Strum, President & CEO of Broward Health. “Manny brings more than 30 years of healthcare experience, mostly served in South Florida. He has the industry experience and local perspective needed to lead our flagship hospital as we pursue Broward Health’s new vision to be the champion for a healthier community.”
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DR. BERNIE FERNANDEZ JOINS BROWARD HEALTH
January 8 2024- Bernardo “Bernie” B. Fernandez Jr., M.D., former chief executive officer of Baptist Health Medical Group and Cleveland Clinic Florida, has been named Broward Health’s new Corporate Physician Executive.
“I’m thrilled to be joining Broward Health at a time when the health system is experiencing unprecedented opportunity for growth and development,” said Dr. Fernandez. “I’m hopeful that my experience can build bridges with current and future physicians, further expanding Broward Health’s footprint across the region.”
An outstanding healthcare executive with long tenure across the South Florida marketplace, Dr. Fernandez will use his experience as a physician leader to drive strategic growth of the Broward Health Physician Group in collaboration with executive management. He will also provide clinical, technical and management counsel in matters pertaining to quality, business development and the Broward Health Foundation.
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SALTZ MICHELSON ARCHITECTS NAMED AIA FORT LAUDERDALE ARCHITECTURE FIRM OF THE YEAR
January 8, 2024 – We’re proud to announce that SMA has been awarded the prestigious AIA Fort Lauderdale Firm of the Year for 2023. This honor is a testament to our team’s dedication to architectural excellence and community engagement. This award recognizes not just our work but the people behind it—our most valuable asset. Each team member’s talent and commitment have been key to our success and this significant recognition.
We share this achievement with our entire team, clients, and community. Your support has been crucial in this journey. As we celebrate this milestone, we remain committed to innovative, sustainable, and thoughtful architecture.
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NICU FAMILY GIVES BACK TO HOSPITAL THAT SAVED THEIR CHILD’S LIFE
January 8, 2024 – Walker Maymon’s journey began right at the start of the pandemic in April 2020.
On a spring morning, Marla Maymon, already a mother of two, welcomed her third baby into the world. However, the joyous occasion quickly turned into worry because throughout the day Walker refused to eat and had a lot of reflux.
Broward Health Medical Center’s multidisciplinary team took an x-ray of Walker’s abdomen. As the day progressed, the situation worsened, prompting the parents to consult their pediatrician and jointly decide to transfer Walker to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) under the care of NICU Medical Director and Pediatrix neonatologist Johny Tryzmel, M.D.
“I was very nervous and anxious, but it was an absolute blessing that we were at Broward Health Medical Center and a Level III NICU was just steps away,” Marla said.
For eight days, the Maymon family experienced a roller coaster of emotions as they navigated through the unknowns of Walker’s condition.
“Dr. Tryzmel told us that he was going to take care of my son like he was his,” said Walker’s father, David Maymon. “From that point on I put my faith entirely in his hands and what he did was miraculous.”
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ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON AND SPINE SPECIALIST KALMAN D. BLUMBERG, M.D. JOINS HOLY CROSS MEDICAL GROUP
January 9, 2024 – Orthopaedic surgeon and spine specialist Kalman D. Blumberg, M.D. has joined Holy Cross Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician employed group of more than 130 physicians providing services throughout Broward County.
Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Blumberg is a member of the American Medical Association, Broward County Medical Association, Broward County Orthopaedic Society, Caducean Society of Greater Fort Lauderdale, Florida Medical Association and Florida Orthopaedic Society.
Dr Blumberg has exclusively focused on surgery of the spine for the last 30 plus years. He diagnoses and treats all conditions of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, including degenerative disc disease, herniated discs, spinal stenosis, tumors of the spine, sciatica, back and neck pain.
Since 2009, Dr. Blumberg has been a physician with Florida Spine Specialists with offices in Fort Lauderdale, Marathon and Key West. He also previously was affiliated with Broward Health Medical Center and Broward Health Imperial Point in Fort Lauderdale and Lower Keys Medical Center in Key West.
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HCA FLORIDA MERCY HOSPITAL WELCOMES NEW CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
January 9, 2024 – HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, a 488-bed facility, and part of HCA Florida Healthcare, the largest healthcare system in the state, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Marilu Madrigal to the position of chief medical officer (CMO).
Madrigal brings more than 30 years of experience in healthcare serving in clinical and leadership roles, specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. Most recently, she was in private practice with Femwell Group Health – Gynecologic Oncology, located on the campus of HCA Florida Mercy Hospital. A former member of Mercy’s board of trustees, from 1999 through 2011, Madrigal has been in practice at Mercy since 1997.
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SYLVESTER-LED RESEARCH GROUP UNVEILS THE FIRST INDIVIDUAL RISK PREDICTION MODEL FOR MULTIPLE MYELOMA
New machine learning method could improve predictions for treatment response, prognosis
MIAMI, FLORIDA – JANUARY 9, 2024 – A multicenter collaboration led by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has produced the first computational model for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma that predicts an individual’s personalized prognosis based on their tumor genomics and treatments.
The prediction model for individualized risk in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, or IRMMa, improves on previous prognostic tools because it takes into account the biology of patients’ tumors, said Dr. C. Ola Landgren, chief of the Division of Myeloma and director of the Sylvester Myeloma Institute, senior author of an article unveiling the new tool in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. This is important in many cancers, but especially in multiple myeloma, which is highly variable. In fact, the researchers identified 12 distinct subtypes of the disease, a classification that had not been made before.
“The future of the field will have to be focused on precision medicine,” Landgren said. “There’s no other way forward.”
The original method for classifying multiple myeloma, developed in the 1970s, was based on staging for solid tumors. It relied on the amount of cancer present, and with the treatments available at the time, it was fairly accurate, Landgren said. But with newly developed therapies, especially immunotherapies, the amount of cancer is often less important than the nature of the cancerous cells. Different kinds of driver mutations in the tumor genome affect the cancer’s growth, so certain subtypes of myeloma could have a very good outcome even if they’re diagnosed when the cancer is widespread, assuming the right treatment is matched to the patient.
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LEE HEALTH FOUNDATION HIRES JUSTIN BRAND AS DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
FORT MYERS, Fla. – January 8, 2024 – Justin Brand of Cape Coral has been hired as director of development at Lee Health Foundation, a role in which he will focus on philanthropy to support children’s services.
Brand’s experience includes working as chief development officer for the Charlotte Community Foundation since November 2018. In June, he was named as co-interim executive director for the foundation. Prior to joining the foundation, he served as operations manager for four years at the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center. His more than 10 years of experience includes leadership, relationship building, financial management, community engagement and board relations.
“We are excited to welcome Justin to our team,” said Chris Simoneau, Lee Health’s chief development, marketing and communications officer. “In addition to his development experience, he brings a wealth of knowledge about Charlotte County, which Golisano Children’s Hospital serves.”
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PRECISION HEALTHCARE SPECIALISTS ADDS UROLOGIST DR. ELLIOT BLAU TO NAPLES OFFICE
FORT MYERS, Fla. – January 8, 2024 – Dr. Elliot Blau, a board-certified urologist with a decade of experience in urologic care, has joined Precision Healthcare Specialists.
Blau offers comprehensive urologic services, specializing in robotics, urologic oncology, benign prostate hyperplasia or enlarged prostate, kidney stones and urinary incontinence.
Prior to joining Precision Healthcare Specialists, Blau worked for an independent physician group in Collier County.
Blau earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of North Carolina and a Doctor of Medicine degree at Florida State University. He completed a residency at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Washington and a fellowship in minimally invasive and robotic surgery at Swedish Medical Center in Washington. Blau, the only robotics-trained urologist in Collier County, is a published author who’s written about prostate cancer, kidney cancer and robotic surgery techniques.
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NATIONAL TAKE THE STAIRS DAY: MIAMI STEPS UP FOR CLEAN AIR AND HEALTHY LUNGS THIS YEAR
American Lung Association encourages the South Florida community to take the stairs and then support lung health by signing up for the Fight For Air Climb
Miami – January 8, 2024 – This Wednesday, January 10 is National Take the Stairs Day, and the American Lung Association in Florida is challenging people across South Florida to skip the elevator and take the stairs for clean air and healthy lungs. The community can further support lung health by registering for the Fight For Air Climb Miami, presented by Metro-Dade Firefighters IAFF Local 1403, on Saturday, March 2.
National Take the Stairs Day is an annual observance on the second Wednesday of January that gives people an opportunity to adopt healthy routines like taking the stairs. Stair climbing has significant health benefits, including improving balance and coordination strengthening major muscle groups. Consistent stair climbing as a daily activity can help lower mortality risk.
“Many people make resolutions to adopt healthier habits in the New Year, so National Take the Stairs Day is a fantastic way to kick off those goals, as well as exercising your lungs,” said John O’Brien, president of the South Florida Council of Firefighters. “As firefighters, we recognize the importance of improving lung health and preventing lung disease as every breath we take goes into responding to emergencies and keeping our communities safe.”
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Fight For Air Climb Miami, the premier stair-climbing event in South Florida. Metro-Dade Firefighters IAFF Local 1403 has been a partner for all 20 years of the Climb. The climb is designed for every type of participant, from beginners to competitive climbers to first responders in full gear. Participants determine their pace as they climb 1,700 stairs up and down loanDepot park – Home of the Miami Marlins. The stadium is the perfect setting for a day of fun, challenge and camaraderie.
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HDSA’S TEAM HOPE WALK BOCA RATON, FL – JANUARY 14TH!
January 9, 2024 – The Huntington’s Disease Society of America’s (HDSA) Florida Chapter will be hosting the Team Hope Walk – Boca Raton, FL, on Sunday, January 14th at 11:00 AM, at South County Regional Park Cypress Pavilion, Boca Raton, FL. It will be a day of family, food and fun for all ages, that will allow participants and supporters to come together, share stories, and learn more about Huntington’s disease and the vital work being done by HDSA.
Team Hope is HDSA’s largest national grassroots fundraising event, which takes place in over 100 cities across the U.S. and has raised more than $24 million for Huntington’s disease since its inception in 2007. Thousands of families, friends, co-workers, neighbors, and communities walk together each year to support HDSA’s mission to improve the lives of people affected by Huntington’s disease and their families.
Huntington’s disease is a fatal genetic disease that affects the nerve cells in the brain that is described as having ALS, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s disease all at once. Today, there are approximately 41,000 symptomatic Americans and more than 200,000 at risk of inheriting the disease.
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NEW INDEPENDENT LIVING 55+ ALL-INCLUSIVE RENTAL COMMUNITY COMING TO ST. LUCIE WEST
AVIVA Leasing Gallery Opens for Previews
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla., JANUARY 9, 2024— AVIVA, the first independent living senior residential community to be developed in St. Lucie West, has opened its Leasing Gallery at 540 NW University, Suite 106 in Port St. Lucie for preleasing.
The independent-living rental community is under construction and is scheduled to open in summer 2024. Situated on a 10+ acre site, AVIVA is located at 590 NW Lake Whitney Place, just off NW Peacock Boulevard, and minutes from Clover Park, the spring training home of the New York Mets, and PGA Village.
The community is being developed by AVIVA Senior Living, a senior-housing subsidiary of Lloyd Jones, LLC., the over 40-year owner/operator of multifamily and senior housing communities and based in Dallas with communities in 19 states.
“AVIVA is designed to meet the growing demand by people 55+ who are seeking an independent living rental community offering freedom from home maintenance and the financial responsibilities associated with home ownership,” said Chris Castell, COO. “They want to travel, volunteer, pursue hobbies and interests and stay socially connected. The ability to live in a rental community with its ‘lock and leave’ feature is very desirable at this point in their lives.”
AVIVA features 159 one-bedroom, one-bedroom + den and two-bedroom residences with resort-style amenities. The rental fee structure is all-inclusive, including dining, housekeeping, utilities, high-speed fiber optic Wi-Fi, transportation and a full social, event and outing schedule.
Residential apartments in AVIVA offer fully equipped kitchens with an island, a large walk-in closet, upgraded cabinets, washers and dryers and screened-in porches. Hurricane-resistant windows and doors and an emergency generator provide safety, comfort and peace of mind during storms.
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RESIDENTIAL ADDICTION TREATMENT FOR ADOLESCENTS IS SCARCE AND EXPENSIVE
January 8, 2024 – NIH-supported analysis finds just seven states had a facility that accepted Medicaid, had a bed open the same day, and offered buprenorphine.
Access to residential addiction treatment centers caring for U.S. adolescents under 18 years old in the United States is limited and costly, according to a new study(link is external) supported by the National Institutes of Health. Researchers found that only about half (54%) of the residential addiction treatment facilities that they contacted had a bed immediately available, and for those that had a waitlist, the average estimated time before a bed opened was 28 days. In addition, the average daily cost per day of treatment was $878, with close to half (48%) of the facilities that provided information requiring partial or full payment upfront. On average, the quoted cost of a month’s stay at a residential addiction treatment facility was over $26,000.
Published in Health Affairs, this study was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), both part of NIH, and led by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). The results build on previous research revealing that only one in four residential treatment centers caring for U.S. adolescents under 18 years old provide buprenorphine, a medication to treat opioid use disorder.
“The ability to access timely, evidence-based treatment for addiction can be a matter of life or death, and the current system too often fails young people,” said Nora Volkow, M.D., director of NIDA. “We need to make access to timely, affordable, and evidence-based care the norm across treatment settings.”
In 2022, an estimated 2.2 million people between the ages of 12 and 17 had a substance use disorder in the past year, with 265,000 having an opioid use disorder, according to the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health(link is external), which is produced by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). In addition, previous data have reported a dramatic rise in overdose deaths among teens between 2010 and 2021(link is external), which remained elevated well into 2022. This increase is largely attributed to illicit fentanyl, a potent synthetic drug, contaminating the supply of counterfeit pills made to resemble prescription medications.
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A COMMON MARKER OF NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES MAY PLAY ROLE IN HEALTHY BRAINS
Artist’s rendering of a synapse showing phosphorylated α-synuclein in pink “gluing” synaptic vesicles together. Credit Roy Lab, UCSD
NIH-funded research could change how we think about the causes of disorders like Parkinson’s.
Researchers have discovered that a protein called phosphorylated α-synuclein, which is associated with several neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia, is also involved in the normal processes of how neurons communicate with each other in a healthy brain. The research, published in Neuron, was funded in part by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a part of the National Institutes of Health.
Phosphorylation is a process where a phosphate ion is added to a specific amino acid, or building block, of a protein, in this case the protein α-synuclein. This addition can change the shape of that protein, causing it to change its level of activity. Most studies of phosphorylated α-synuclein have studied its role in certain neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia, where it builds up in protein clumps called Lewy bodies. These clumps are thought to be toxic to neurons, and one of the prevailing hypotheses is that the phosphorylation of the protein α-synuclein triggers these diseases.
“In most studies to date, the mere presence of α-synuclein phosphorylation is assumed to be a marker for pathology for certain disorders, like Parkinson’s and Lewy Body dementias,” said Beth-Anne Sieber, Ph.D., program director, NINDS. “Recently, there has been considerable interest in developing drugs that prevent α-synuclein phosphorylation as a way of treating these disorders. These findings challenge the current hypotheses about how these disorders may originate in the brain and may give insight into how we might better treat them.”
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The Hub Will Connect Healthcare Providers, Healthtech Companies and Investors to Drive the Patient Experience of the Future
Miami, FL. – December 12, 2023 – eMerge Americas, the premier technology conference and expo shaping the future of tech, is thrilled to announce its partnership with Jackson Health System and UHealth – University of Miami Health System on the launch of the Healthtech Innovation Hub. The highly-anticipated Healthtech experience will make its debut at the eMerge Americas 2024 Conference and Expo, which takes place on April 18 + 19, 2024 at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Jackson Health System and UHealth on the Healthtech Innovation Hub debuting at eMerge Americas 2024. Given the massive acceleration and growth that we have seen in the healthtech sector over the last several years coupled with Jackson and UHealth as innovative leaders in this space, we are certain that this new partnership and initiative will offer an important perspective on the future of healthcare and the important role technology plays in it,” said Melissa Medina, CEO and President of eMerge Americas. “To say we are excited to work together on something like this is an understatement!”
Powered by Jackson Health System and UHealth – University of Miami Health System, this expansive pavilion will highlight the extraordinary intersection of technology and medicine, bringing life to the Patient Experience. Interactive exhibits and thought-provoking content connect healthcare providers, healthtech companies and investors fueling the advancement of health technology to deliver better patient outcomes. The program will feature an exclusive Executive Track for healthcare senior leaders and the Health Hub Theater dedicated to providing expert insights and revolutionary ideas aiming to improve the patient journey.
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