As the person responsible for the daily operations of Broward Health Medical Center, Broward Health’s largest hospital, Associate Administrator David Gidley is a dedicated leader who is committed to patient care. Gidley oversees environmental services, nutritional services, radiology, pharmacy, rehabilitation, security, transportation, facilities, and the division of life safety and environment of care for the 723-bed hospital.
“Although I don’t play a clinical role, there is nothing more rewarding than seeing patients get better, and the smiles from their families as the patients leave our hospital,” Gidley said.
Gidley, who has worked in healthcare for 13 years, believes leadership is about demonstrating compassion and empathy while empowering staff to do the right thing. “Great leadership is building a superb team focused on the vision for the end goal,” he said.
Gidley is a member of the Florida Healthcare Engineering Association. He earned both his bachelor’s degree in health administration with a minor in business administration and his Master of Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University.
