October 18th 2019- St. Mary’s Medical Center & Palm Beach Children’s Hospital announces the appointment of Cynthia McCauley as Chief Administrative Officer. In this new role, McCauley will be responsible for all strategic growth, operations and finances for both facilities. She will begin serving in her new role on October 28th.
“Cynthia is a thoughtful leader who is committed to high standards of quality. She is passionate about fostering relationships with the community and will work tirelessly to ensure the hospital provides the best quality care to those it serves,” said Maggie Gill, CEO of Tenet’s Palm Beach Market. “Her extensive experience, proven leadership and family ties to the community make her uniquely suited for this role at St. Mary’s and Palm Beach Children’s Hospital.”
McCauley is a healthcare executive who has worked in a variety of roles during her close to 20-year tenure with Tenet. She most recently served as the chief executive officer of Tenet Florida Physician Services (TFPS), one of the largest multi-specialty physician groups in South Florida. Under her leadership, TFPS has grown exponentially to over 225 providers and 800 employees, providing care for over 536,000 patients annually across the communities of Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. Her continued success is demonstrated through numerous awards including four Tenet Circle of Excellence Awards for demonstrating the highest levels of success in quality, service and operational performance, and being recognized as one of the “25 Most Influential Business Women in South Florida” by the South Florida Business Journal.
McCauley was also a nominee for the Athena Award in Palm Beach County. She serves as a Board member of GCI Worldwide Corporation, and was a panelist at the Extraordinary Women Leading Change Conference. Prior to joining TFPS, she served as the Chief Financial Officer at sister hospital Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach, West Boca Medical Center in Boca Raton and North Ridge Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale. Her career with Tenet began as the director of finance at Delray Medical Center. Before coming to Tenet, she was the regional director of finance at a public hospital in Broward for 11 years.
She holds an MBA in Finance from Long Island University, and a BA in Foreign Language from Adelphi University.
About St. Mary’s Medical Center
St. Mary’s Medical Center is a 464-bed acute care hospital located at 901 45th Street in West Palm Beach. The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of the greater West Palm Beach area for more than 75 years.
St. Mary’s Medical Center offers a broad array of adult and pediatric services, including: a Level 1 Trauma Center, a state-designated Pediatric Trauma Referral Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center and a state-designated Brain and Spinal Cord Acute Injury Center. Additional services include the Neuroscience Center, High-Risk Obstetrical Unit with a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, the Rehabilitation Institute, the Memory Disorder Center, Kaplan Cancer Center, Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine Center, Schwartz Kidney Dialysis Center and the Institute for Mental Health.
Pediatric services are provided at the Palm Beach Children’s Hospital at St. Mary’s Medical Center, which is the only dedicated children’s hospital between Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando. Along with 24/7 dedicated pediatric emergency and trauma care, Palm Beach Children’s Hospital’s medical staff consists of 196 pediatricians in 36 subspecialties. These include limb reconstruction and lengthening at the Paley Orthopedic and Spine Institute, pediatric oncology program, which includes membership in the Children’s Oncology Group – a clinical trials group supported by the National Cancer Institute, and pediatric orthopedics. In addition, in-house pediatric intensivists work with area pediatricians to care for children while staying at Palm Beach Children’s Hospital.
St. Mary’s Medical Center is fully accredited by the Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency, and is a member of the Children’s Hospital Association. The hospital has won many prestigious awards, including the Tenet Circle of Excellence award. To learn more about St. Mary’s Medical Center and Palm Beach Children’s Hospital, visit www.stmarysmc.com, www.palmbeachchildrens.com or call 561-844-6300.
