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Broward Health Coral Springs Welcomes New CEO and Auxiliary Board BY STACEY BOMSER
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roward Health is pleased to announce Jared M. Smith, CPA, has been named chief executive officer of Broward Health Coral Springs. In this role, Smith is responsible for leading hospital operations as well as working closely with the management team and medical staff to expand service and provide high-quality patient care at the 200-bed community hospital. Broward Health President and CEO Beverly Capasso says she is confident Smith will provide strong leadership to support continued growth at Broward Health Coral Springs. “He is a visionary and decisive leader with a proven track record of success in high-performing healthcare organizations.” Smith brings with him more than 23 years of extensive hospital operations experience. Prior to joining Broward Health, he was a leader within the Tenet Healthcare organization where he served as the national service line administrator for cardiac and vascular services. Before that, Smith was chief operating officer of Delray Medical Center, where he led day-to-day operations and was responsible for implementing nearly $100 million of major program development initiatives. He also led the efforts of Tenet’s first proton center in BHCS COO Michael Leopold with auxiliary board Palm Beach and chaired the members Judy Shutowick, Risha Niziol, Lucrecia COO group of the coastal diviMichalopolous, and Claire W. Bojanoski.
sion, comprised of 17 hospitals. In addition to welcoming a new CEO, Broward Health Coral Springs also recently installed six new members to its Auxiliary Board. The 2018 board members are President Claire Bojanoski, Vice President and Assistant Treasurer Anita Greenberg, Vice President of the Volunteer Office CEO Jared M. Smith, CPA Lucrecia Michalopolous, Vice President of Ways and Means Janet Groman, Parliamentarian and Recording Secretary Judy Shutowick, and Treasurer Risha Niziol. They were inducted during the 31st board installation ceremony, which took place during the Auxiliary’s holiday party. The Auxiliary is a group of dedicated volunteers who have pledged to work in conjunction with the general membership, executive committee and board of directors in support of Broward Health Coral Springs. “Our patients benefit from their generous financial donations and our staff benefit from their volunteer hours, allowing clinicians to dedicate more time to care for our patients,” shared Michael Leopold, chief operation officer of Broward Health Coral Springs, adding that the volunteers’ human touch cannot be quantified as they provide everything from directions to a patient who is lost to sharing smiles and light-hearted moments with nurses. Broward Health Coral Springs has been providing comprehensive general medical and surgical services since 1987. Featuring more than 50 medical specialties, it is a leader in addressing the health and medical needs of the northwest Broward community. For more information visit www.browardhealth.org/locations/broward-health-coral-springs.
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