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The Honorable Elaine Bloom, Plaza Health Network president and CEO and former Florida State Representative, has been recognized as a Gold Medal Award winner by Miami Today. Bloom is among three individuals and three organizations to receive this honor for their outstanding contributions to the community.
Bloom came out of retirement in March of 2015 to assume the role of president and CEO of Plaza Health Network. Bloom has provided leadership to South Florida for over 40 years. In 1974, she was only the 16th woman to be sworn into the Florida House of Representatives since 1845. Five of those sixteen woman were sworn in with Bloom. She went on to serve two different tenures in the Florida House of Representatives — the first from 1974-1978, the other from 1986-2000 — and chaired eight different committees and subcommittees including Health Care, and Social and Economic Services. She was the prime sponsor of more than 100 major new laws and was elected Speaker Pro Tempore (1992-1994).
