Author: Dorron Blumberg

Even in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, DocMJ remains dedicated to helping its patients. As the largest medical cannabis recommendation physician network in the state of Florida, DocMJ has 25 locations and over 45 physicians. While in-person visits have been minimized, DocMJ is primarily using telemedicine to service the needs of patients.

Julie Abbate is a nurse practitioner on staff at Delray Medical Center. Julie has been a nurse for 24 years, 15 of them at Delray Medical. She says the most rewarding part of being a nurse is working with such wonderful, positive and dynamic people who improve patients’ lives each day. Abbate sites the relationships she builds with patients and their families

Taylor Pool has worked as a nurse for the past three years in the Intensive Care Unit at Good Samaritan Medical Center. Pool says being able to inspire other nurses she works with is easily the most rewarding part of her job. By finding ways to educate and empower other nurses, Pool believes it allows them to ensure the best patient care.

Maribel Torres is the chief nursing officer at Hialeah Hospital. Maribel has over twenty years of clinical and administrative experience in nursing. In her role at Hialeah Hospital, she provides strategic leadership as the senior executive position responsible for all nursing and other designated patient care functions and services within the hospital organization.

Leanna Pereira has worked as a nurse for 24 years. She recently came to work in the infection control department at West Boca Medical Center. Pereira believes being a nurse is about making a difference in other people’s lives. She loves the teamwork approach that it takes to be successful in her field.