Columbia Hospital is pleased to announce that Norman Epps has been selected as Director of Plant Operations. Prior to joining Columbia, Epps was the Assistant Director of Plant Operations at Delray Medical Center, and previous to that he was a Plant Operations Manager at Littleton Adventist Hospital near Denver, Colorado.

Epps is a retired Air Force Combat Veteran and served eight tours as a Master Sergeant in the Middle East, 2 tours in Bosnia, Somalia, and Haiti, and spent 15 years of his 20 year career outside the United States.



Boca Raton Community Hospital (BRCH) recently held a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on at their newest outpatient imaging center, BRCH Imaging Hillsboro. The Center is fully-equipped with the latest in imaging technology, including a high field open 1.5 T MRI, a 16 slice CT, digital X-ray, ultrasound, laboratory services, screening and diagnostic mammograms and bone density. Pictured (l-r): Dr. Joseph Kleinman, Medical Director of Diagnostic Imaging at BRCH; Mindy Shikiar, Vice President of Operations at BRCH; Peggy Noland, Mayor of Deerfield Beach; Kathy Tabor McEwan, Executive Director of Imaging Services at BRCH; and Robert Solgat, Imaging Manager, BRCH Imaging Hillsboro.



Delray Medical Center has announced that Jennifer Pittman has joined the hospital as Chief Financial Officer.

Most recently, Pittman was the Chief Financial Officer at North Shore Medical Center in Miami. She has also held positions as the Chief Financial Officer of Town & Country Hospital, and Director of the Business Office at Memorial Hospital, both in Tampa, FL.



Many hospitals offer rehabilitation for their patients following surgery or an accident, but Memorial Regional Hospital South has taken the Rehabilitation Institute of South Florida several steps beyond the standard facility with extensive renovations. A dedication ceremony was held recently to celebrate the innovative transformation and expansion.

The comprehensive therapy facility, located on the hospital’s fifth floor, features 40 private rooms, a 2,000-square-foot cutting-edge gym and a community re-entry area – complete with a one-bedroom apartment as well as an ATM, grocery store, library and car. The gym features new robotic equipment that is designed to help treat a variety of neurological conditions.

Dr. Alan Novick, a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation, serves as Medical Director for the Rehabilitation Institute of South Florida at Memorial Regional Hospital South and Denise Maillet is the Administrative Director of Rehabilitation Services. The facility has been accredited by The Joint Commission and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.

Pictured at the dedication of the Rehabilitation Institute of South Florida at Memorial Regional Hospital South are (l-r): Dr. Alan Novick, Medical Director, Rehabilitation Institute of South Florida; Kathleen A. Durham, Chairman, South Broward Hospital District Board of Commissioners; Douglas A. Zaren, Administrator, Memorial Regional Hospital South; Albert C. Jones, Commissioner, South Broward Hospital District Board of Commissioners; J.E. Piriz, Senior Vice President, East Operations, Memorial Healthcare System, and CEO, Memorial Regional Hospital; Sara E. Wolfer, Vice Chairman, South Broward Hospital District Board of Commissioners; Frank V. Sacco, President and CEO, Memorial Healthcare System. Joanie Tomlin, Former Rehabilitation Institute of South Florida Patient and Guest Speaker.



Martin Memorial has received recognition as a national Employer of Choice. That designation places the health system in an elite group of just 16 health care organizations from across the country that currently hold that title. Organizations that earn the right to be called an Employer of Choice typically enjoy a higher level of system-wide performance and continuity, greater workforce stability, as well as superior levels of customer loyalty and employee satisfaction. And health care organizations that achieve Employer of Choice designation tend to have higher patient satisfaction, greater productivity and lower turnover.

Joyce Gioia, chief executive officer of Employer of Choice, Inc. (second from left) presents the Employer of Choice trophy to (l-r): Amy Barry, vice president and chief human resources officer of Martin Memorial Health Systems; Dr. George H. Rittersbach, chairman of the Martin Memorial Health Systems Board of Directors; and Mark E. Robitaille, president and chief executive officer of Martin Memorial Health Systems.