Author: Dorron Blumberg

Orthopedic Surgeon Frantz Lerebours, M.D.,joins Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute

Posted by | Dec 18, 2020 | |

December 17, 2020 – Board-certified orthopedic surgeon Frantz Lerebours, M.D., joins Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, a part of Baptist Health South Florida. Dr. Lerebours specializes in orthopedic trauma surgery and fracture surgery. With a background in sports medicine, he has expertise in treating both fractured bones and surrounding soft tissues. He is fluent in English and Haitian Creole.

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Representative Kelly Skidmore Named Palm Beach County Medical Society CEO

Posted by | Dec 18, 2020 | |

Tenna Wiles Retires after 22 Years in Position
 
Palm Beach County Medical Society (PBCMS) President Larry M. Bush, MD, announced today the appointment of Kelly Skidmore as the new CEO of the Society as well as its charitable arm, Palm Beach County Medical Society Services.  Skidmore, who was recently elected to the Florida House of Representatives, District 81, also served as public relations specialist for the Marine Industries Association of South Florida (MIASF) since 2016. She replaces Tenna Wiles, who is retiring after 22 years at the organization.

 

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HOLY CROSS HEALTH ADDS TWO PHYSICIANS

Posted by | Dec 18, 2020 | |

December 17 2020 – Holy Cross Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician employed group of more than 160 physicians providing services throughout Broward and Palm Beach counties, announces the addition of Elena Pimanova, M.D. and Ronald Pham, D.O.

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Century Ambulance Service to Provide State’s First COVID-19 Vaccines To Senior Living Facilities in Partnership with Department of Health

Posted by | Dec 17, 2020 | |

December 17, 2020 – Century Ambulance Service will administer the COVID-19 vaccinations in Broward and Pinellas counties and will follow with counties in northeast and north central Florida through the Florida Ambulance Association (FAA), who has partnered with the Florida Department of Health to administer the first COVID-19 vaccinations in the state. As part of Phase 1(A) of the state’s vaccination plan, Century Ambulance paramedics will administer vaccines to long term care and nursing facilities throughout the counties which started yesterday.

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AMA Statement on the Nominations of Xavier Becerra to be HHS Secretary and Vivek Murthy to be U.S. Surgeon General

Posted by | Dec 17, 2020 | |

December 17 2020  –  “The American Medical Association strongly supports the nominations of Xavier Becerra to be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Vivek Murthy, M.D., to be Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service.
 
“While in Congress, then-Rep. Becerra worked closely with the AMA to pass the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and eliminate the Sustainable Growth Rate. As Attorney General of California, he led a coalition of 17 states defending the ACA in the case of Texas v. United States – a case in which the AMA filed an amicus brief championing access to meaningful, affordable health care for all Americans.
 

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