On Thursday,
November 16th, the Forum held another one of its great Networking Mixers at Bistro Jazziz at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The forty-seven attendees all had a terrific time. Friends both new and old were in attendance The Forum wishes to thank the wonderful staff at Jazziz and event sponsors Danna-Gracey Malpractice Insurance and Coleman Consulting Group. More about Danna-Gracey can be found at
dannagracey.com. More about Coleman Consulting can be found at
askccg.com
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On
October 22nd, the Forum held a Networking Mixer at Gatsby's in Plantation. The sixty attendees all had a terrific time. A special treat across the hall at Gatsby's was watching Miami Dolphins' Coach Nick Saban broadcast his weekly radio show to the delight of attendees.
The Forum wishes to thank the wonderful staff at Gatsby's and gift basket
sponsor Jeff Kramer, CPA of Kramer Weisman and Associates, LLP. Kramer
Weisman is an accounting and consulting practice based in Broward County.
More about the firm can be found at
www.kwacpa.com
On
September 21st, the Forum held an Educational Event at the Coral Springs Medical Center. The sixty attendees included eighteen health administration students. The Forum wishes to thank the panelists/speakers -- Mr. Peter Martin, Humana's Vice President for Network Management; Ms. Lori Perlman, Director of Managed Care at the North Broward Hospital District and Mr. Barry Schwartz, the Vice President for Statewide Contracting at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida.
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In addition, the event would not have been possible without the help of the Medical Center and the North Broward Hospital District leadership teams. Their generosity and support in making this evening possible is much appreciated. More about the Medical Center and Hospital District can be found by visiting them online at
www.browardhealth.org.
On June 22nd, the Forum held a Networking Mixer at Shula's 2 in Miami Lakes. The fifty attendees all had a pleasant time. In addition, eighteen SFHEF members and friends got in a round of golf beforehand at the neighboring Shula's Golf Course. Two health administration students - Demtrice Morrison and Tracy DeWeese - both received SFHEF scholarship awards that evening as well.
The Forum wishes to thank the wonderful staff at Shula's 2 and event sponsors Humana (
www.humana.com) and the Physicians Advocate (
www.phyadv.com), for their generosity in making this evening possible. Humana is a managed care organization and the Physicians Advocate is a Fort Lauderdale based firm specializing in medical malpractice insurance.
On May 25th, the Forum held an Educational Event and Dinner at the Aventura Hospital and Medical Center. Mr. Stephen L. Royal, CHE, President of HCA's East Florida Division was the featured speaker and addressed the group on Disaster Response and Preparedness. Over 100 members and guests attended and heard a very candid and insightful view of recent hurricane emergencies. Attendees reported that it was a very timely event and time well spent. The Forum wishes to thank the Aventura Hospital and Medical Center and HCA -- the Hospital Corporation of America for their generosity in sponsoring and hosting this important event. In particular, the Forum would like to thank Ms. Heather Rohan and Mr. Richard Kennedy, Aventura's CEO and COO respectively, for their hospitality.
On April 20th, the Forum held a Networking Mixer at Bernie Kosar's Steakhouse in South Miami. Thirty-six members and guests attended and had a terrific time. The Forum wishes to thank Sandra Vasquez of Morrison Healthcare Services for sponsoring the event, Jeff Kramer of Kramer Weisman CPAs for beautiful gourmet basket, and Didi Lopez, Manager of Bernie Kosar's Steakhouse, for the $50 in raffled gift certificates. Click here to see highlights from other past Forum events. http://sfhef.com/events.html
On March 16th, the Forum, with co-sponsorship of the Women Healthcare Executive Network of South Florida (WHEN) and ACHE's Southern Florida Regent's Advisory Council, held the 5th Annual Student Educational and Networking Conference at Memorial Regional Hospital. The guest speaker was Frank Sacco, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer for Memorial Healthcare System. Mr. Sacco discussed "Trends in Healthcare - 2006." Over 120 members, students and guests attended and received 2 Category II ACHE credits. The Forum wishes to thank Memorial Regional Hospital for hosting the educational program for providing dinner "by the bite."
On February 16th, the Forum held a Networking Mixer at Gatsby in Ft. Lauderdale which was co-sponsored with the Florida Society for Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing (FSHPRM). Over 60 members and guests attended and had a terrific time. The Forum wishes to thank Welch Allyn for sponsoring the event and the South Florida Hospital News for the beautiful gourmet basket.
The Forum's Annual Installation Dinner of its 2006 Board of Directors was held on January 19 at the Wyndham Miami Beach Resort.
Representative Eleanor Sobel was the evening's guest speaker. Special recognition was given to Zeff Ross, Administrator for Memorial Hospital West and the American College of Healthcare Executive's Southern Florida Regent 2003-2006. Over 150 healthcare professionals attended the event. We would like to thank our sponsors of the event:
- Baptist Health South Florida
- Barry University, School of Natural & Health Sciences, MS Program in Health Services Administration
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Clean Image, Inc.
- Economic Opportunity Family Health Centers
- FIU Stempel School of Public Health, Healthcare Policy & Management
- Humana
- MedLab
- Memorial Healthcare System
- Merrill Lynch and American Century
- Morrison Healthcare Food Services
- Plantation General Hospital and Westside Regional Medical Center
- The R.A. Ritter Foundation
- St. Thomas University, Graduate Studies in Health Management
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