Palms West Hospital is pleased to announce that Madeline Nava has joined the hospital as Chief Operating Officer. Madeline comes to Palms West Hospital from a local affiliate HCA facility, JFK Medical Center, where she was Vice President of Operations since 2008. Madeline has over 17 years of healthcare experience and started her healthcare career as a Respiratory Therapist. She has a proven track record of demonstrating operational improvements, management of construction projects, implementation and restructuring of key service lines and strategic planning.