VITAS Healthcare has promoted Natalia Hernandez to associate vice president of operations for its hospice services in Miami-Dade, Monroe and Broward counties. In this role, she oversees operations and community relations for regional hospice programs and provides leadership, direction and mentorship to program management.
As a 10-year veteran of VITAS, Hernandez steps into the role equipped with the skills, expertise, and cultural understanding necessary to lead hospice teams as they deliver care to patients with advanced illness, their families and caregivers. Hernandez joined VITAS in 2010 as a physician representative. She was promoted to director of market development (DMD) in Central Florida in 2014 and again to regional DMD in South Florida in 2017.
