Florida Hospital Association Announces 2007 “Hospital Hero of the Year”

The Florida Hospital Association (FHA) announced the recipient of its “Hospital Hero of the Year” award at the association’s annual meeting in Orlandoy. Before a room of more than 1,000 hospital executives, medical professionals, and volunteers, FHA Board Chair Jim Nathan, CEO, Lee Memorial Health System, announced that Adrianne Karanusic, an RN on the Endoscopy Unit at Broward General Medical Center in Ft. Lauderdale, was selected as the 2007 Florida Hospital Association’s “Hospital Hero of the Year.”

(l-r) Joseph F. Scott, CEO, Broward General Medical Center; Adrianne Karanusic; Alan Levine, CEO, Broward Health; and Jim Nathan, CEO, Lee Memorial Health System and Immediate Past Chair, FHA

For the past 18 years, Karanusic has been caring for patients and was nominated by Bonnie Yagid, Assistant Nurse Manager of the Endoscopy Unit at Broward General. “Adrianne Karanusic’s commitment to her patients and the people of her community symbolizes the team of hospital heroes that work in our organizations each day,” said Wayne NeSmith, President of the Florida Hospital Association, sponsor of the award.