The Health Care District of Palm Beach County announces the promotion of Candice Abbott to Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and welcomes Bernabe A. Icaza as Vice President and General Counsel, as well as Heather Bokor as Vice President and Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer.
Abbott joined the safety net health care system earlier this year as the Vice President, Chief Clinical Integration Officer. Her prior leadership experience includes serving as the Regional Executive Director for Cleveland Clinic Florida Integrated Health Network and Assistant Vice President of Finance for Martin Health System.
Icaza specializes in health law with over 20 years of experience. Before joining the Health Care District, he was in private practice where he represented health systems, hospitals, academic medical centers and physician group practices in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and complex business transactions. Prior to that, Icaza worked for UF Health Shands, Tenet Healthcare Corporation and Broward Health. Bokor brings over 15 years of experience specializing in hospitals and health systems. Since 2019, she served as the interim Vice President of Compliance and Privacy and Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer for the University of Florida Health System. Bokor previously served as the Senior Director of Compliance Services and Director of Compliance for UF Health Hospitals. The South Florida native also served on the leadership teams of Tenet Healthcare’s Good Samaritan Medical Center and West Boca Medical Center as the hospitals’ Compliance and Privacy Officer.
