The Health Care District of Palm Beach County is pleased to announce that Thomas J. Leach has joined Lakeside Medical Center in Belle Glade as the hospital’s Administrator.

 

In March, Leach retired from the U.S. Navy after a 23-year career. Over the past 14 years, Leach served as a Medical Service Corps Officer/Healthcare Administrator for multi-specialty medical practices and roles onboard the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier and Naval Medical Clinic, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

 

Leach most recently served as Officer in Charge of the Naval Branch Health Clinic at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton, Florida. Prior to that, Leach led the Naval Branch Health Clinic at Naval Air Technical Training Center. Leach’s experience also includes several leadership roles within Naval Hospital Pensacola, a 60-bed family medicine teaching hospital.