Elizabeth Leon Rodriguez was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She obtained her Nursing bachelor’s degree and graduated from Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. She held several healthcare positions in Puerto Rico as a RN in ER, Telemetry Unit, Post Open Heart Unit, Hospice and as a Nurse Coordinator at Ponce School of Medicine. In Florida she worked as a Nurse Manager at Florida Center for Allergies & Asthma Care. She has been working with Catholic Hospice for five years as the Case Manager for the Pearl Team in Broward County. She recently received the 2021 Registered Nurse of the Year Award at the Annual Employee Recognition Awards Ceremony. “As a Hospice Nurse, I can help patients feel more comfortable and improve their overall quality of life by providing physical, emotional, social, and spiritual support for patients and their families and I Love It!” said Rodriguez.
