Author: Dorron Blumberg

Baptist Health Names Barry Katzen, M.D. Chief Medical Innovation Officer

June 8, 2020 – Barry T. Katzen, M.D., FACR, FACC, FSIR, founder and chief medical executive of Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute and world-renowned pioneer in interventional radiology has also been named Chief Medical Innovation Officer for Baptist Health South Florida in a joint announcement by Joe Natoli, executive vice president and chief administrative officer, and Jack Ziffer, Ph.D., M.D., executive vice president, chief clinical officer and chief physician executive for Baptist Health South Florida. 

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HCA East Florida Hospitals Offer Health Coverage Hotline

  The resource is available for patients impacted by COVID-19 in Broward County
 
June 9, 2020 – Northwest Medical Center, Plantation General Hospital, University Hospital and Medical Center, Westside Regional Medical Center, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Kendall Regional Medical Center and Mercy Hospital; members of the HCA Healthcare network of hospitals, are now offering an insurance hotline. If you need insurance coverage option assistance, call (833) 867-8771 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. 
 

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Fifth Third Bank Grants $25,000 to Lee Health to Aid in COVID-19 Support and Relief Efforts

June 9, 2020 – Lee Health Foundation has received $25,000 from community partner Fifth Third Bank to help address the immediate and evolving needs arising as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Southwest Florida. While the needs are changing on a daily basis and long-term effects of the novel coronavirus are unknown, supportive funding has been crucial to providing necessary equipment, support and assistance to employees, patients and families

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