Southwest Florida parents can rest easy knowing their infants are sleeping well at three Lee Health Certified Safe Sleep Champion hospitals.

Cape Coral Hospital, Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida and HealthPark Medical Center recently earned the highest possible gold-level certification from the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program for their commitment to best practices and education on infant safe sleep. The hospitals are three of ten in Florida to earn gold certification.
 
“Nothing is more important than the safety and wellbeing of our pediatric patients and this certification reinforces our commitment to creating a zero harm environment in our hospitals,” said Scott Kashman, chief officer, hospital operations at Lee Health.


Barry Gallison, corporate director of clinical quality and risk management at Broward Health, has been appointed president of the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA). Prior to being named AHNA president, he served on the organization’s board of directors as treasurer for two terms.

Gallison is a certified holistic nurse leader with more than 25 years of experience in clinical and nursing operations, quality management and performance improvement. In addition to his role at Broward Health, Gallison also holds a faculty advisor position at the Birch Tree Center for Healthcare Transformation, where he advises in the Integrative Healing Arts Program, and is a manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Holistic Nursing. He is on the Advisory Board for the Advanced Holistic Nursing Master’s Degree at the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University.
 
Gallison graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1995 from Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California. After graduating, he relocated to New York Presbyterian Hospital to begin his holistic nursing career as a senior staff nurse on a vascular surgical floor. His subsequent roles at New York Presbyterian Hospital included geriatric nurse practitioner, patient care director and director of nursing quality and improvement initiatives. Gallison later received his Doctor of Nursing Practice from Stony Brook University, where he completed his research on acute care nurses spiritual care practices.
 


Good Samaritan Medical Center announces Dr. K.C. Cohen as the new Medical Director of Clinical Informatics and Dr. John Rimmer as Medical Director for the Breast Institute. 

In her new role, Dr. Cohen will collaborate with physicians, nursing, and clinical leadership and will train staff as it pertains to the usage of clinical applications. Dr. Cohen is a board certified oncologic and hepatobiliary surgeon specializing in general and oncologic surgery.
 
Dr. Rimmer, will lead the direction and provide strategic, medical, and scientific leadership for the Breast Institute. Dr. Rimmer is a board certified breast surgeon specializing in breast cancer surgical management. Dr. Rimmer has over 30 years of surgical experience in the field of breast health.
 
Dr. Cohen holds a BSA in Biology from the University of Georgia, and earned her M.D. in Allopathic Medicine from American University of the Caribbean.
 
Dr. Rimmer earned his undergraduate degree from Guy’s Hospital Medical School in London, England and his medical degree from King’s College Hospital Medical School in London, England. 


Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Foundation has appointed Ed Jachim as Director of Development – Major Gifts at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Foundation, the fundraising arm of Nicklaus Children’s Health System.

Jachim has over 25 years of senior and executive level experience in the profit, non-profit, and higher education sectors developing and executing growth strategies, performance metrics management, creating engagement activities, and facilitating philanthropic priorities. Prior to joining the Foundation, Jachim spent the last four years working for the American Red Cross South Florida Region as the Director of Development where he personally raised a total of $3 million.
 
Jachim graduated from the State University of New York at Potsdam with a BA in psychology and a minor in economics. In addition, he was a two-time basketball All-American and NCAA national champion. These accomplishments eventually led him to tryout with the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association.
 


Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center earned high performance marks in the category of heart failure for the state of Florida in the annual U.S. News & World Report’s 2019-2020 Best Hospitals rankings for adult clinical specialties.

Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center was the first hospital in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast to perform open-heart surgery, and remains one of the area’s leading heart hospitals.