Author: Dorron Blumberg

December 16, 2019 –  Denise Hernandez – Figueroa, MSN, RN, joins the staff of Coral Gables Hospital as the hospital’s new Chief Nursing Officer. Hernandez-Figueroa has more than 10 years of clinical and administrative experience in nursing. In her new role at Coral Gables Hospital, she will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating the care and staffing of the hospital’s nursing units, and their daily operations, along with implementing quality initiatives.

 December 19 2019  – Healthier Glades, a Palm Health Foundation Healthier Together initiative focused on supporting the behavioral health and well-being of Glades residents, hosted its first-ever Mini-Grant Awards Celebration on November 21, 2019 at the Drawbridge Cafe in Belle Glade, Florida. Seventy community members attended the event where ten Glades residents and nonprofit agencies received grants from $2,500 to $3,000, totaling $28,500 in funding to support grassroots behavioral health programs in the region.

December 18, 2019 – The Holy Cross Hospital Women Owning Wellness (WOW!) committee hosted the 12th Annual “This One’s for the Girls!” Luncheon at the Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort, raising nearly $80,000 for the non-profit hospital’s Partners in Breast Health program.

December 17 2019  – More than 100 guests attended the Dec. 3 launch event at Scripps Research for its new Women in Science Education (WISE) initiative, a program designed to encourage more women in science education and careers by enabling a permanent student endowment at its Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences