The Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance (GFLA) has named Broward Health SVP and Chief Financial Officer Alex Fernandez to its Board of Directors for the 2019-2020 term.
Tracy Edelstein, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, has been named vice president and chief nursing officer of Bethesda Hospital.


A. Luis Soto, MHA, CMRP, has joined Lee Health as its first vice president of supply chain management.
Javier Hernández-Lichtl has been named Chief Executive Officer of Doctors Hospital and Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute. The seasoned healthcare leader currently serves as CEO of West Kendall Baptist Hospital. He will succeed Nelson Lazo, who has been named CEO of Baptist Health’s Bethesda Hospital East and Bethesda Hospital West.
University Hospital & Medical Center is excited to announce Ben Harris had assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer for the organization.
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Foundation has appointed Oscar Feldenkreis, Mojdeh Khaghan, Adam Schimel, Jeffery A. Thornton, Brett Trembly, and Christine Valls to its board of directors.
Baptist Health Medical Group has added internal medicine physician Aldo Ribeiros Jr., M.D., to its Baptist Health Primary Care team. He specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and compassionate care of adults across the spectrum – from health to complex illness. He has expertise in numerous specialty areas, including rheumatology, infectious diseases, nephrology, cardiovascular disease, endocrinology, neurology, dermatology, gastroenterology, non-operative orthopedics, palliative medicine, sleep medicine, geriatrics and rehabilitation medicine, making him uniquely qualified to provide comprehensive care. He also focuses on wellness and prevention strategies to help patients avoid disease, decrease disability and maintain good health.
Family medicine physician Sophia Malary Carter, M.D., has joined Baptist Health Medical Group.