June 24th 2020 – Good Samaritan Medical Center promotes Sheri Montgomery to the role of chief executive officer (CEO). In this role, Montgomery will be responsible for all strategic growth, operations and finances for the hospital.
“With her track record of success, I know Sheri is going to be a major asset to the innovative care we are providing at Good Samaritan Medical Center,” said Maggie Gill, chief executive officer of the Palm Beach Health Network. “This hospital has a 100 year history of healthcare excellence in the community, and I am confident Sheri will continue that legacy throughout this pandemic and into the future."
Montgomery has over 20 years of healthcare leadership experience with an extensive background in hospital operational, financial and strategic excellence. For the last three years, she served as the group chief financial officer for Delray Medical Center, and the other hospitals making up the Palm Beach Health Network, including Good Samaritan Medical Center, Palm Beach Children’s Hospital, Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, St. Mary’s Medical Center and West Boca Medical Center.
Over her many years with Tenet Healthcare, Montgomery has proven herself through a variety of leadership roles, including chief financial officer of Delray Medical Center and Coral Gables Hospital. Montgomery also contributed to important strategic initiatives, including the Delray Medical Center campus expansion, which included a four-story patient tower, and expansion of orthopedics and cardiovascular care, as well as other key service lines.
Montgomery is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University where she earned her Bachelor of Business Administration degree before completing her Master of Business Administration in Finance at Nova Southeastern University.
About Good Samaritan Medical Center
Good Samaritan Medical Center is a 333-bed acute care hospital providing sophisticated, personalized medical care to Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast for 100 years.
As one of the area’s leading oncology centers, the hospital’s Cancer Institute provides general and highly specialized cancer services and is accredited by the Commission on Cancer, a program of the American College of Surgeons. Good Samaritan Medical Center’s Breast Institute is designated by the American College of Surgeons as a National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a designation reserved for breast centers that achieve high standards across the most effective breast cancer treatments. The Breast Institute is also a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology.
Additional services include general and robotic surgical options through the hospital’s Surgical Institute, a Certified Primary Stroke Center, 24-hour emergency care, advanced cardiac care through the Cardiac and Vascular Institute, diagnostic imaging, maternity services and a Sleep Disorders Center.
Good Samaritan Medical Center has been a recipient of the Healthgrades Labor and Delivery Excellence Award for two years in a row (2018-2019), placing Good Sam in the top 10% of all hospitals evaluated for L&D services. The hospital has one of the lowest C-section rates in Florida: Good Samaritan Medical Center is proud to be one of only 19 hospitals in the state of Florida to achieve a C-section rate below 23.9% for first time mothers with low risk pregnancies, meeting the AHCA recommended C-section rate.
Good Samaritan Medical Center earned Chest Pain Center Accreditation from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. The hospital was also the recipient of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get with the Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for 2020 and is a designated Center of Excellence for Hidden Scar Breast Cancer Surgery™.
To learn more about Good Samaritan Medical Center, or for a complimentary physician referral, visit www.goodsamaritanmc.com or call 561-650-6023.
