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AMA statement on Florida ending all vaccine mandates
SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 – The following statement is attributable to:
Sandra Adamson Fryhofer, MD
Trustee, American Medical Association
“The American Medical Association strongly opposes Florida’s plan to end all vaccine mandates, including those required for school attendance. This unprecedented rollback would undermine decades of public health progress and place children and communities at increased risk for diseases such as measles, mumps, polio, and chickenpox resulting in serious illness, disability, and even death. While there is still time, we urge Florida to reconsider this change to help prevent a rise of infectious disease outbreaks that put health and lives at risk.”
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Pediatricians Support Access to Vaccines for Florida’s Children
Ending vaccine requirements for school entry would cause a ripple effect across Florida communities and will limit family choices
September 5, 2025 – The Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FCAAP) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) are concerned that this week’s announcement by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo, MD, to end vaccine requirements for school entry will put children’s health at risk and negatively impact Florida’s communities.
“The ripple effect of removing vaccine entry requirements would affect all of us, not just those with children in school,” said FCAAP President Rana Alissa, MD, FAAP. “Infants, the elderly, and those with compromised immune systems would be at much higher risk. Our state’s theme parks, grocery stores, movie theaters, sports arenas, and the waiting rooms in doctor’s offices and hospitals will all become places for contagious disease to spread easily – making every outing or gathering a risk.”
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Physicians: Help Florida Seniors Make Informed Decisions Miami-Dade and Broward County Medical Associations along with other county associations in Florida are promoting this survey: Your input is extremely valuable to Florida’s seniors as they evaluate their options between Traditional Medicare and the various Medicare Advantage Plans available.
Each October, seniors are inundated with marketing and promotional materials promoting the benefits of switching from Traditional Medicare to Medicare Advantage. However, these materials often lack sufficient information about the rights and protections seniors may be relinquishing by making that switch.
The feedback provided by physicians through this survey will be instrumental in helping Florida’s seniors make informed decisions. Physician organizations across the state are working to develop an annual guide to help seniors and their caregivers assess plan performance and choose the option that best fits their needs.
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Marcalee Sipski Alexander, M.D., Joins Marcus Neuroscience Institute, Named Medical Director of the Cornell Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine at Bethesda Hospital East
September 5, 2025 – Marcalee Sipski Alexander, M.D., has joined Marcus Neuroscience Institute and will serve as medical director of the Cornell Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine at Bethesda Hospital East, both part of Baptist Health. Certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dr. Alexander has more than 30 years of experience helping patients with disabilities restore function after injury to the nervous system, muscle, bone, and soft tissue. She has special expertise in spinal cord injury and a clinical interest in improving quality of life and the development of telemedicine to increase accessibility to healthcare for people with spinal cord injury and other neurologic disorders.
Dr. Alexander has held numerous academic positions and currently serves as an affiliate faculty member of the climate and health program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Her vast clinical experience includes leading multiple Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems on the East coast, holding the role of director of spinal cord injury rehabilitation and medical director at Renown Regional Rehabilitation Hospital in Reno, Nevada, and serving in various leadership roles at the VA Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Prior to joining Baptist Health, she provided patients with telerehabilitation services in private practice.
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Alexandria Alvarez, M.D., Joins Baptist Health Primary Care
September 4, 2025 – Primary care physician Alexandria Alvarez, M.D., has joined Baptist Health Primary Care. She specializes in lifestyle medicine, preventative health and longevity care.
Dr. Alvarez earned her medical degree at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. She completed an internal medicine residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach.
“We are pleased to welcome Dr. Alvarez to our highly skilled team of medical professionals, dedicated to providing the highest quality care to our patients,” said Jack Ziffer, Ph.D., M.D., executive vice president, chief clinical officer and chief physician executive at Baptist Health.
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Eman Ahmad, M.D., Joins Baptist Health Primary Care as a Family Medicine and Geriatric Medicine Physician
September 5, 2025 – Family medicine and geriatric medicine physician Eman Ahmad, M.D., has joined Baptist Health Primary Care. She provides comprehensive care that prioritizes patient-centered strategies and fosters interdisciplinary collaboration. Her clinical interests include preventive medicine, geriatric medicine, chronic disease management and dementia.
Prior to joining Baptist Health, Dr. Ahmad was chief of geriatric medicine at Alameda Health System in Oakland, Calif., where she managed the delivery of geriatric care in both inpatient and outpatient settings and fostered the professional growth of staff, students, residents and fellows.
“We are pleased to welcome Dr. Ahmad to our highly skilled team of medical professionals, dedicated to providing the highest quality care to our patients,” said Jack Ziffer, Ph.D., M.D., executive vice president, chief clinical officer and chief physician executive at Baptist Health.
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Broward Health Imperial Point First in Broward County to Perform the Inspire V Procedure
Broward Health Imperial Point is proud to be the first hospital in Broward County to successfully perform the Inspire V procedure, marking a significant milestone in advanced sleep apnea treatment.
Under the expert care of Dr. Charles Zeller, the hospital began offering the procedure on September 3, 2025, and the first two cases were a success.
Inspire Sleep Therapy is an innovative treatment for people with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), providing an alternative to traditional therapies. It’s clinically proven to reduce apnea events and has shown high patient satisfaction and strong long-term adherence.
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Tampa General Hospital Receives FACT Accreditation in Continued Commitment to World-Class, Innovative Cancer Care
FACT Accreditation represents a gold seal of quality and safety in the world of stem cell transplant and cellular therapy.
September 5, 2025 – As they continue to bring leading-edge cancer care to the region, Tampa General Hospital (TGH) and the TGH Cancer Institute have been awarded accreditation by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT), a testament to the academic health system’s commitment to clinical excellence, innovation and patient safety in stem cell transplant and cellular therapy.
FACT is a nonprofit organization that establishes standards for high-quality medical and laboratory practice in cellular therapies, transplantation of living cells into the body. Receiving the FACT accreditation assures that a program meets internationally recognized standards, uses the best practices in patient care, cell collection, processing and administration. The accreditation is recognized by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies, The Joint Commission and international societies.
“Tampa General is honored to be recognized by FACT,” said Dr. Eduardo Sotomayor, vice president and executive director of the TGH Cancer Institute. “As a leading academic health system, we are always striving to provide innovative treatments to our patients. This accreditation signifies our efforts as we continue to develop the Cancer Institute into a world-class, research-driven resource for cancer patients.
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Holy Cross Medical Group Welcomes Neurologist Eduardo D. Zamora, M.D.
September 3, 2025– Neurologist Eduardo D. Zamora, M.D. has joined Holy Cross Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician-employed group of more than 180 physicians providing services throughout Broward County.
Dr. Zamora’s focus areas include Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, Parkinson’s disease, ALS and other neurodegenerative disorders as well as general neurology, multiple sclerosis, stroke, epilepsy, migraine headaches, trigeminal neuralgia, Botox for neurological disease, tremors, radiculopathies, plexopathies, carpal tunnel syndrome, ulnar neuropathies, peripheral neuropathies and restless leg syndrome.
Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Dr. Zamora most recently served as Director of the Neurology Center of Excellence and prior to that was Director of the Inwood Neurology Clinic at Berkeley Medical Center, both in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Dr. Zamora earned his medical degree from the University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He completed a fellowship in neuroscience at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. and later completed a fellowship in neuropathology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland and accepted a junior faculty position there. During his fellowship, he earned an Excellence in Research Award for studying a new model of vaccine for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. He later obtained a senior research position at National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland to do research on mental diseases and performed clinical training in dementias at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
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SMH Specialist Among Leading Physician Researchers Issuing Latest Guidance for Thyroid Cancer Care
Sept. 5, 2025 – Sarasota Memorial thyroid/parathyroid specialist Ralph P. Tufano, MD, MA, FACS, has been recognized among a panel of leading medical experts who have issued new guidelines for the treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), the most prevalent cancer of the thyroid.
Published in the peer-reviewed journal Thyroid last month, the “2025 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer” provides the most authoritative and respected evidence-based recommendations in the world for managing DTC, which makes up about 90% of all thyroid cancers. Dr. Tufano co-authored the updated guidelines after collaborating the past five years with a task force of endocrinology, oncology, surgery, nuclear medicine, pathology, patient advocacy, and evidence-based medicine specialists.
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AMA advocacy win: New policies boost interoperability for physicians
SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 –Thanks to years of American Medical Association (AMA) advocacy, physician practices will soon benefit from long-overdue federal reforms that make sharing patient data faster, easier, and more complete—without extra logins, endless clicking, or expensive add-ons.
New federal interoperability agreements require all participating electronic health records (EHRs) to connect directly to national data-sharing networks approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. These systems must now deliver real-time, full patient information, including clinical notes, images, and medication lists that physicians actually use in care, rather than the basic data fields that are now available.
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Gearing Up for a Busy Fall as We Urge Congress to Support Hospitals and Protect Access to Care
SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 – Congress returns to Washington, D.C., this week facing a long list of things to do, including several that will impact hospitals’ ability to provide access to care for patients and communities.
At the top of the list: Lawmakers must act by Sept. 30 to fund the federal government — including certain important health care programs — for the next fiscal year. If Congress does not enact all 12 appropriations bills, a continuing resolution would be needed to avoid a government shutdown.
Attached to the government funding deadline is the need for Congress to extend key health care policies, including the Low-volume Adjustment and Medicare-Dependent Hospital programs, telehealth and hospital-at-home programs, as well as the moratorium on cuts to the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital program. Congress also needs to act before the end of the year to extend the enhanced premium tax credits that help individuals and families purchase insurance on the Health Insurance Marketplace. As part of these conversations, lawmakers also are considering deficit reduction efforts that could include further funding cuts to health care.
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Palm Beach Health Network is First Hospital System in Palm Beach County to Acquire OPAL HDx Mapping System to Advance AFib Treatment
September 2, 2025 – The Palm Beach Health Network (PBHN), the largest healthcare system in Palm Beach County, announced that Delray Medical Center and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center are the first hospitals in the county to acquire the OPAL HDx™ Mapping System, one of the latest technologies available to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib). The milestone comes as September marks AFib Awareness Month, reinforcing PBHN’s commitment to providing advanced, lifesaving care for patients living with heart rhythm disorders.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County Unveil Symbolic Panther Sculpture for Panthers on the Prowl Campaign
Rita Case donated the statue to Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County
September 4, 2025 – Four young artists from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County’s Rita & Rick Case Club dedicated four weeks to decorating a panther sculpture generously donated by Rita Case, president and CEO of Rick Case Automotive Group. The artwork is part of Panthers on the Prowl, an initiative launched in collaboration with the American Cancer Society and Florida Panthers President Bill Zito and his wife Julie.
Panthers on the Prowl merges art, community and philanthropy to raise funds for cancer research, patient services and advocacy programs.
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FoundCare and Promise Fund Celebrate Grand Opening of Life-Saving Women’s Health Program at Yolette Bonnet Center
August 28, 2025 – FoundCare, Inc., a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center, in partnership with the Promise Fund, celebrated the grand opening of its newly expanded Women’s Health Program at the Yolette Bonnet Center on Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm Beach.
The ribbon-cutting event brought together local leaders, community partners, and health advocates to recognize the launch of accessible breast and cervical cancer screenings, supported through federal funding and Promise Fund’s donation of medical equipment. This initiative provides on-site mammography and diagnostic imaging, building on the success of FoundCare’s Palm Springs program, which has served more than 10,000 women since 2020.
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Humana and Conviva Volunteers Pack Meals to Fight Hunger in South Florida
September 5, 2025- Humana and Conviva Senior Primary Care joined forces with Feeding South Florida and U.S. Hunger Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, for a powerful day of service aimed at addressing food insecurity in South Florida.
As part of Humana’s annual Community Day, hundreds of volunteers across the region dedicated their time to helping local families and seniors gain easier access to nutritious meals.
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Lee Health and Florida State University Announce OBGYN Residency Program launching at Cape Coral Hospital
Sept. 5, 2025 — Lee Health, in collaboration with the Florida State University College of Medicine, is proud to announce the launch of a brand-new obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) residency program at Cape Coral Hospital.
The program will welcome six new residents each year for an intensive four-year training experience, with the first residents joining Lee Health in Summer 2026. Currently, senior medical students are applying to the program. In March 2026, the annual Match Day event will reveal which six residents will call Southwest Florida home.
Designed to meet the growing demand for women’s healthcare providers, the program aims to address the national shortage of OBGYN physicians while strengthening care in the rapidly expanding Southwest Florida region. Cape Coral Hospital will serve as the home base, with FSU College of Medicine as the official institutional sponsor.
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NCH Recognized by Forbes as One of America’s Best In-State Employers for 2025
September 5, 2025 – Naples Comprehensive Health (NCH) has been included on the Forbes list of America’s Best In-State Employers for 2025, earning recognition as one of Florida’s leading workplaces. This honor reflects NCH’s ongoing commitment, not only to patient care, but also to fostering an exceptional environment for its physicians, nurses, and team members.
Final scores for the Forbes list were based on two types of employee evaluations: personal evaluations given directly by employees, and public evaluations given by friends and family members of employees working in the same industry.
“This recognition is especially meaningful because it comes directly from the voices of our employees and their peers,” said Paul Hiltz, President and CEO for NCH. “We believe our people are our greatest strength. We are proud to provide an environment where our team feels valued, supported, and inspired to deliver world-class care to our patients.”
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The brain-heart connection: Mayo Clinic expert explains powerful tie that works both ways
World Heart Day is September 29
SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 — You may have heard of the mind-body connection: the broad concept that thoughts and feelings, especially those related to stress, can influence physical health. Mohamad Alkhouli, M.D., an interventional cardiologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is researching the relationship between the brain and the heart. Each can have a powerful impact on the other, Dr. Alkhouli explains.
“The mind-heart connection is part of the broader mind-body relationship, but it’s uniquely powerful. Emotional states like anxiety, grief, or even joy can directly influence heart rhythms, blood pressure, and even the risk of heart attacks,” Dr. Alkhouli says. “At the same time, the heart sends signals back to the brain through nerves, hormones, and pressure receptors — affecting our mood, attention, and stress levels. So, it’s not just the brain talking to the heart; the heart talks back.”
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MD Anderson and Phoenix SENOLYTIX announce strategic cross-licensing agreement to enhance inducible switch technologies for cell and gene therapies
Agreement focuses on rimiducid, an agent used to activate certain safety switch technologies in cell therapies
Phoenix receives a supply of rimiducid and support to seek regulatory approval of a new proprietary injectable formulation, retaining exclusive rights for use in its novel in vivo gene therapy programs
MD Anderson receives rights to the new formulation of rimiducid for use with its inducible switches exclusively in ex vivo cell therapies
Collaborators hope to use these tools to further enhance cell and gene therapies
HOUSTON and MIAMI, SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 ― The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Phoenix SENOLYTIX, Inc., today announced a global cross-licensing agreement to facilitate work that will further enhance the development of inducible switch technologies for use in cell and gene therapies.
Under the terms of the agreement, Phoenix will receive a supply of rimiducid from MD Anderson and support for seeking regulatory approval of a new proprietary formulation that can be delivered via intramuscular or subcutaneous (IM/SC) injection as opposed to intravenous infusion. MD Anderson receives exclusive rights to Phoenix’s new formulation of rimiducid for use with its inducible switch technologies in its cell therapy platforms.
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HHS Expands Access to Affordable Health Insurance
SEPTEMBER 4, 2025—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today it is implementing important measures to expand access to more affordable catastrophic health coverage through HHS’ new hardship exemption guidance. This guidance streamlines access to more affordable catastrophic coverage for consumers who are ineligible for advance payments of the premium tax credit (APTC) or cost-sharing reductions (CSRs).
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HHS Announces Crackdown on Health Data Blocking
September 3, 2025 – Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has directed HHS to increase resources dedicated to curbing the harmful practice of information blocking. HHS will take an active enforcement stance against health care entities that restrict patients’ engagement in their care by blocking the access, exchange, and use of electronic health information.
The 21st Century Cures Act of 2016 authorized the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ASTP/ONC) and HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) to take enforcement actions to hold those who block patient information accountable and to prevent future violations. As a result, ASTP/ONC, the principal federal entity charged with coordination of nationwide efforts to implement and use the most advanced health information technology, and the OIG, the primary investigative division of HHS, will play leading roles in this initiative.
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HHS Reinforces Religious and Conscience Exemptions from Childhood Vaccine Mandates
SEPTEMBER 4, 2025- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today issued a letter notifying state awardees of the Vaccines for Children Program (VCP) that participating immunization programs and program-registered providers must respect state religious and conscience exemptions from vaccine mandates.
“Today’s letter makes clear that providers must respect state laws protecting religious and conscience-based exemptions to vaccine mandates,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “States have the authority to balance public health goals with individual freedom, and honoring those decisions builds trust. Protecting both public health and personal liberty is how we restore faith in our institutions and Make America Healthy Again.”READ MORE
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One dose of antibiotic treats early syphilis as well as three doses
NIH-funded clinical trial shows potential to simplify treatment for early syphilis.
September 3, 2025 – Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that a single injection of the antibiotic benzathine penicillin G (BPG) successfully treated early syphilis just as well as the three-injection regimen used by many clinicians in the United States and elsewhere. These findings from a late-stage clinical trial suggest the second and third doses of conventional BPG therapy do not provide a health benefit. The results were published today in The New England Journal of Medicine.
“Benzathine penicillin G is highly effective against syphilis, but the three-dose regimen can be burdensome and deter people from attending follow-up visits with their healthcare providers,” said Carolyn Deal, Ph.D., chief of the enteric and sexually transmitted infections branch of NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). “The new findings offer welcome evidence for potentially simplifying treatment with an equally effective one-dose regimen, particularly while syphilis rates remain alarmingly high.”
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Advance Your Practice With the Latest in Cardiovascular Imaging Stay ahead of the curve in cardiovascular care at the 42nd Annual Echocardiography and Structural Heart Symposium, hosted by Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute. This two-day, in-person event, September 26–27, at Loews Coral Gables Hotel, offers practical, expert-led education in echocardiography and structural heart imaging.
Whether you’re honing foundational skills or sharpening advanced techniques, you’ll gain critical insights to elevate your clinical decision-making and improve outcomes. Learn through hands-on sessions, interactive case discussions, and the latest evidence-based practices in imaging and intervention.
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Baptist Health Brain & Spine Care to Host 2025 Miami Neuroscience Symposium
Leading Experts to Present Latest Advances in Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Neurocritical Care
MIAMI, FL – August 27, 2025 – Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute will host the 2025 Miami Neuroscience Symposium on November 6-7, 2025, at the Hilton Miami Downtown in Miami, Florida. The symposium will bring together national and international leaders in neurology, neurosurgery, neurocritical care, and rehabilitation medicine to explore cutting-edge developments in the diagnosis and treatment of complex neurological disorders.
“This symposium provides a unique opportunity for healthcare professionals to engage with thought leaders across the neurosciences,” said Michael W McDermott, M.D., Chief Medical Executive and Irma and Kalman Bass Endowed Chair in Clinical Neuroscience at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute, as well as co-director of the symposium. “We’re focused on delivering practical, evidence-based updates that clinicians can apply immediately in their practice, especially in high-stakes areas like stroke care, neurotrauma, epilepsy, and neurodegeneration.”
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Community campaign to highlight brain health at every stage of life, aiming to boost resilience and prevent neurological issues.
Spetember 2025 – Palm Health Foundation’s ninth annual Train the Brain community health campaign during October 2025, will focus on “Brain Health Across the Lifespan.” The month-long event series will spotlight opportunities for community members to access practical, science-backed information, and take meaningful steps to support brain health for themselves, their families, and their neighbors—at every age and stage of life.
The Train the Brain campaign is designed to help Palm Beach County residents recognize that taking care of the brain is just as important as taking care of the body.
Throughout October, Palm Health Foundation and partners will promote brain health messaging and resources, and welcome residents to free experiential and educational events for children, parents, seniors, and all ages.
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September 5, 2025 – Magic is in the air as The Cordish Companies Green Blazer Awards Gala & Celebration presented by Florida Blue benefits Community-Based Connections, Inc.(CBCI) at 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 11, at the Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort. For the fourth year, CBCI will recognize outstanding individuals who have made a lasting impact on community health. This year’s honorees are Tim Curtin, Memorial Healthcare System; Rosalyn Frazier, Broward Community & Family Health Centers; Kathy Salerno, Broward Health and Ken Walters, Community Care Plan.
“Improving community health truly takes a village. Community Based Connections, Inc., is thrilled to celebrate four extraordinary individuals whose passion, leadership, and service are creating real change,” said Mikelange Olbel, CEO of Community Based Connections, Inc. “Their advocacy and commitment ensure that more of our neighbors are seen, heard, and connected to quality healthcare and life-changing services.”
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