Board-certified breast surgical oncologist Hilary Shapiro-Wright, D.O., joins Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute and Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute, a part of Baptist Health South Florida.

Dr. Shapiro-Wright joins Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute and Lynn Cancer Institute from the Kettering Health Network and Kettering Cancer Care.
 
She earned her medical degree from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her general surgery residency at Botsford Hospital at Michigan State University and her surgical breast oncology and diseases of the breast fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital. Dr. Shapiro-Wright is board-certified in general surgery.


Holy Cross Medical Group announces the addition of Elena Pimanova, M.D., Ronald Pham, D.O., Astha Bhatt, M.D., and Ann Vu, M.D.

Dr. Pimanova joins Holy Cross Health from Cleveland Clinic Tomsich Health and Medical Center of Palm Beach County where she was a primary care physician. She completed her residency in internal medicine at the Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia and completed a residency in internal medicine at Minsk Medical University in Belarus where she received her Doctor of Medicine.  

Dr. Pham joins Holy Cross Health as a specialist in osteopathic medicine. Dr. Pham completed his internal medicine residency at Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah. He graduated with a medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Pham graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a post baccalaureate graduate certificate in premedical graduate health sciences and received a bachelor’s degree in physiological science from UCLA.
 
Dr. Bhatt is a board-certified general surgeon, and competed a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery. She received her Bachelor of Medicine and her Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) from the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in India. She was a surgical resident at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, where she designed an ultrasound teaching course while in her surgical residency. She is joining Holy Cross from Advent Health Hospital in Tampa.
 
Dr. Vu is board certified in pulmonary by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is board eligible for critical care medicine. She was most recently a Fellow with the Mayo Clinic Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and instructor in medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in Rochester, MN. Dr. Vu has extensive academic experience at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital and Mayo Clinic in Rochester. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science from University of Miami and received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She completed her residency and was chief resident at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital before moving to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.
 
 


Residents of Miami-Dade County now have improved access to compassionate end-of-life care through VITAS Healthcare’s newly constructed inpatient hospice unit (IPU) at MedSquare in Kendall.

“Miami has been the home of VITAS since its foundation over 40 years ago, and today I’m proud to announce this expansion of patient-centered, comfort-focused services and clinical support in the community that has embraced us from the start,” said Patty Husted, executive vice president of operations for VITAS.
 
“At VITAS, we are defined by our continued commitment to serve our community by providing compassionate end-of-life care to local patients and their families,” said Husted. “We have deep roots in Miami as we currently serve more than 4,000 hospice patients in Dade and Broward and remain committed to making an impact by providing a suite of services that supports quality of life near the end of life."
 
Located within walking distance of Baptist Health’s main campus in Kendall, the VITAS IPU’s quiet, homelike environment features 16 private rooms, a shared family room and kitchen, children’s activity area and overnight accommodations for guests. Patients receive high-acuity care, as needed for their individualized care plan, including medicine and nutrition, and modalities to ease pain and other symptoms. The IPU is expected to serve 750 patients annually.
 
Patients can experience comfort via specialized music therapy, Paw Pals® pet visits and care specific to the needs of veterans near the end of life, including bedside salutes and virtual-reality Honor Flight experiences. Each patient room features a dedicated iPad and smart TV to connect virtually with local and out-of-town family members, live-stream photos and videos, and access relaxation apps. Family members and visitors can access the unit at any time, in adherence with current COVID-19 regulations.
 
“The Baptist Health South Florida family is glad to welcome our new neighbor and long-time healthcare partner,” said Patricia Rosello, chief executive officer of Baptist Hospital of Miami. “The proximity of the new VITAS IPU ensures that our hospice-eligible patients and their families can experience smooth, timely transitions to end-of-life care that offers comfort, dignity, and quality of life when it’s needed most. We’re looking forward to working more closely with an organization whose efforts and values focus on how to make patients and their families feel safe and at peace during such a difficult time.”


Holy Cross Health was awarded an ‘A’ in the fall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Holy Cross Health’s achievements protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care. 

“Above all, we are focused on quality and safety,” said Holy Cross President and CEO Mark Doyle. “I am so proud that Leapfrog recognizes our strong commitment in serving the community with a Grade A rating. Our team does a tremendous job, particularly this year navigating through the COVID crisis, and they should be commended for that. Our continued focus will be to sustain our ‘A’ in years to come.”
 


Joseph J. Ricotta, M.D., MS, DFSVS, FACS, National Medical Director of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy for Tenet Healthcare, Chairman of Vascular Surgery Department at Delray Medical Center and Professor of Surgery and Program Director of the Vascular Surgery fellowship at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University has been recognized as a 2020 TCAR Clinical Operator of Experience for improving carotid artery disease treatment using an innovative procedure called TransCarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR). Delray Medical Center performed the first TCAR procedure in South Florida and the hospital has performed over 160 TCAR procedures, which is the most in the state of Florida.