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Our Members – Board of Directors
Teaching Hospitals
 Dr. Eneida Roldan, MD, MPH,
MBA Chief Executive Officer
Jackson Health System
1611 N.W. 12th Avenue
West Wing Building, Suite 117
Miami, FL 33136-1005
305.585.6754
Eneida O. Roldan, MD, MPH, MBA is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of the Public Health Trust and Jackson Health System. Previously having served as Interim President and Chief Operating Office, Senior Vice President, Associate Chief Medical Office and Chief Administrative Officer of Jackson Memorial Hospital. Prior to her position at Jackson, she was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pan American Hospital. Under her leadership, Pan American Hospital evolved from Chapter 11 and was successfully sold and renamed Metropolitan Hospital where she remained Chief Executive Officer.
Dr. Roldan has 30 years experience in the healthcare industry having served in multiple roles both in the private and public sector to include administration: both in the non-for-profit and for-profit sectors; private practice; she was Assistant Clinical Professor of the University of Miami School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and MD-PhD program and currently Assistant Professor of Pathology and Course Director for the Foundations of Health Care at the Florida International University College of Medicine. Dr. Roldan is a known national and international speaker and has authored several peer review scientific papers as well as book chapters in the field of Medicine.
She has served and currently serves on multiple medical boards as an executive board member to include: Action for Healthy Kids, national organization for the prevention of childhood obesity under the US. Surgeon General; Board of trustees, American Society of Bariatric Medicine; Chairman of the American Board of Bariatric Medicine; Advisory Board for Our Nation’s Health of the American Public Health Association; Co-Chair for the City of Miami Mayor Youth Fitness and Nutrition committee; Dade County Public School Food, Nutrition, and Physical Education Advisory Board; and Advisory Board for the School of Business Administration (PEMBA) University of Tennessee. She has also held executive positions in community boards and holds membership in numerous medical and business societies.
Dr. Roldan is a graduate from the residency program in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and Pediatric Pathology fellowship program at the University of Miami School of Medicine. She received her Master of Public Health with Honors from the University of South Florida and her Master of Business Administration with Highest honors from the University of Tennessee. She is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society in Business. Dr. Roldan has been the recipient of numerous awards in her profession. She is also a member of the Harvard School of Business Executive Education.
Dr. Roldan was born in Havana Cuba and is married to an ophthalmic surgeon and is a mother of three. She has resided in the United States since the age of two. As a family they have traveled extensively throughout Europe, Asia, Scandinavia, Russia, Middle East, and Africa. She enjoys music, reading, art, and travel.
 Steven D. Sonenreich
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mount Sinai Medical Center
4300 Alton Road
Warner Building, 5th Floor
Miami Beach, FL 33140-2849
305.674.2223
Over the last six years as president and chief executive officer of Mount Sinai Medical Center, Steven D. Sonenreich has led a dramatic operational turnaround that has financially stabilized the landmark not-for-profit teaching hospital.
Mr. Sonenreich began his health care career at Mount Sinai in 1976. During his initial 20-year tenure at Mount Sinai, he worked his way through the ranks, starting in the finance division. He was Mount Sinai’s first director of Marketing and Business Development and later was named a vice president of Administration. In 1990, he became executive vice president and chief operating officer, responsible for all the operational management of the Medical Center.
In 1996, Mr. Sonenreich left Mount Sinai for the opportunity to become chief executive officer of Cedars Medical Center in Miami. Under his direction, Cedars won several awards for customer service and overall performance including Florida Medical Business Journal’s Annual Healthcare Awards for the Best Run Hospital and Best Hospital Administrator; Nation’s Top 100 Hospitals; Mercury Awards for Overall Performance; Oncology and Orthopedics; Orthopedic Benchmarks for Success; and the Systema Group’s Consumer Opinion Award in 2000.
The Mount Sinai Medical Center Board of Trustees recruited Mr. Sonenreich back to the hospital in his current position in late October 2001. Under his leadership, the hospital has won numerous awards, including the Solucient 100 Top Hospitals®; designation as a UnitedHealth Premium Cardiac Specialty Center; the Clinical Trials Participation Award presented by the American Society of Clinical Oncology; Excellence in Facility Expansion (Mount Sinai’s cardiac catheterization lab) South Florida Business Journal; Excellence In Health Services (Mount Sinai’s Community Clinical Oncology Program) South Florida Business Journal; Kids Crown Award — Best Place to Give Birth in Miami-Dade County South Florida; Outstanding Achievement Award, American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer.
Mr. Sonenreich is a member of the University of Miami School of Business Administration Health Administration Faculty Advisory Board and 5000 Role Models of Excellence, and also serves on numerous community and health care association boards and committees.
He earned his bachelor of arts degree from the State University of New York at Binghamton and a master of business administration and certification in healthcare administration from the University of Miami. He enjoys all sports, particularly golf, tennis and bicycling. He and his wife Eleni have two children, Katrina and Brooke.
 John W. Hillenmeyer
President and Chief Executive Officer
Orlando Health
Administration
1414 Kuhl Avenue, MP4
Orlando, FL 32806-2093
321.841.5203
John Hillenmeyer came to the Orlando Health in 1982 as vice president of operations, responsible for development of Orlando Regional’s 150-bed Sand Lake Hospital. He served as executive director of that hospital until 1987, at which time he was appointed executive director of Orlando Regional’s flagship institution, the 600-bed Orlando Regional Medical Center. In 1989, Mr. Hillenmeyer was appointed senior vice president and chief operating officer, responsible for the operations of Orlando Regional’s six hospitals in the Central Florida area. In 1994, Mr. Hillenmeyer was appointed executive vice president of Orlando Regional with overall management responsibility for development and operation of Orlando Regional’s integrated delivery system. He was appointed president and CEO in July of 1997.
Prior to his tenure at Orlando Regional, Mr. Hillenmeyer worked in various administrative positions at the Greenville, South Carolina, Hospital System from 1974 to 1978. From 1978 to 1982, he was employed by American Medical International as an administrator in Birmingham, Alabama, and Orlando, Florida.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Kentucky and a master’s degree in health care administration from Duke University. He is a diplomate of the American College of Health Care Executives, serves as chairman of the Statutory Teaching Hospital Council, is immediate past chairman of the Florida Hospital Association Board, and is a member of the executive committee and board of VHA-Southeast. He is active in many civic organizations and currently serves on the Boards of the Economic Development Commission of Mid-Florida, the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, SunTrust Bank, Presbyterian Retirement Communities, and the University of Central Florida Foundation.
 James Burkhart, MHHA, FACHE
President/Administrator
Shands Jacksonville Medical Center
Administration, 1st Floor
655 S. 8th Street
Jacksonville, FL 32209-6597
904.244.3002
Jim Burkhart was appointed president and administrator of Shands Jacksonville in 2003. He came to the organization in 2001 as a consultant. Previously, he served as president of Endeavor Health Group of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and spent 16 years with Covenant Health in Knoxville, Tennessee. Mr. Burkhart has his bachelor of arts from the University of Tennessee and his master’s degree in hospital and healthcare administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He currently serves as immediate past president of the Alumni Association for graduate programs in health administration. He became a certified health care executive in 1988 and achieved his Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) in 1995.
Mr. Burkhart served in the military for 35 years and recently retired in July 2007. He held the position as colonel and commander of a medical group for the Tennessee Air National Guard at the time of his retirement. He served as a Tennessee Quality Examiner for two years and currently serves as a first-year Sterling Examiner. He serves on the Board of Community Hospice, Dreams Come True and is a member of the University of North Florida Deans Council. Mr. Burkhart resides in the Palencia community of St. Augustine, has been married for 28 years and has three children.
 Timothy M. Goldfarb
Chief Executive Officer
Shands HealthCare
1515 S.W. Archer Road
Suite 23C1, Rm. 2319
Gainesville, FL 32608
352.733.1500
Timothy M. Goldfarb joined Shands HealthCare as chief executive officer in July 2001.
Mr. Goldfarb has been active in a variety of professional associations. He currently serves as Chair of both the Governing Boards of the University HealthSystem Consortium and the Florida Hospital Association. He previously served as chairman, Council of Teaching Hospitals of the Association of American Medical Colleges and chair of the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems. Mr. Goldfarb also serves as a member of the United Way of North Central Florida Board of Directors in which he was the 2006 campaign chair.
Mr. Goldfarb received his bachelor of science degree in political science and his master's in health services administration from Arizona State University. He and his wife Laura have three daughters and three grandchildren.
 Ronald A. Hytoff, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tampa General Hospital
Suite A109
1 Tampa General Circle
Tampa, FL 33606
813.844.7000
Ron Hytoff became president and CEO of Tampa General Hospital in February 2000. Tampa General has annual net revenues of more than $800 million and is a major tertiary-level teaching hospital providing transplant, burn, trauma, neonatal and other high-technology medical services. Tampa General is the major teaching hospital for the University of South Florida School of Medicine. Mr. Hytoff also served as chief operating officer of Tampa General when he joined the organization in May 1997.
Mr. Hytoff is on the visiting faculty of both the University of South Florida and the University of Florida and is currently a member of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce’s Committee of 100, the Tampa Bay Partnership, the Florida Hospital Association, and the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Mr. Hytoff was employed by Columbia and its predecessor Humana from 1978 through 1996. His positions included:
- President and CEO, University of Louisville Hospital, a 404-bed teaching hospital (1990-1996).
- Executive Director and CEO, The Wellington Private Hospital, London, England, a 265-bed acute-care private hospital with a satellite day surgery center (1985–1990).
- Executive Director, Humana Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky, a 170-bed acute-care hospital (1980-1985).
- Associate Executive Director, Audubon Regional Medical Center, Louisville, Kentucky, a 484-bed acute-care hospital (1978–1980).
Prior to employment with Humana, Mr. Hytoff held the following positions:
- Senior Vice President, Galesburg Cottage Hospital, Galesburg, Illinois, a 225-bed non-profit acute-care community hospital (1973–1978).
- Mental Health Administrator, Elisabeth Ludemann Mental Retardation Center, Park Forest, Illinois (1972–1973).
Prior to his years as a chief executive, Mr. Hytoff was an administrative resident, a graduate student, a schoolteacher and also served in the United States Army.
Mr. Hytoff received his bachelor of arts degree from Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago (1967), and his master's in hospital administration from Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia (1972).
Public Hospitals
 Steve Johnson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Bay Medical Center
Administrative Offices
615 North Bonita Avenue
Panama City, FL 32401-3623
850.747.6045
Steve Johnson began his duties as President and CEO at Bay Medical Center in August 2001. He came to Bay Medical Center with more than 20 years experience as a health care administrator, including 15 years as CEO of Coosa Valley Baptist Medical Center, a 226-bed hospital in Sylacauga, Alabama. In addition to serving as CEO there, he also served as interim CEO of Citizens Baptist Medical Center, a 123-bed hospital in Talladega, Alabama, from 1996 to 2000. He holds a master's degree in hospital and health administration from the University of Alabama in Birmingham.
Under Mr. Johnson’s administration, the hospital has made many strides. In 2005, Bay Medical was recognized as one of Solucient’s 100 Top Hospitals in America. Bay Medical has also ranked among the top five percent in the nation for overall clinical quality from 2004 to 2007. Only 72 hospitals in the nation out of nearly 5,000 have achieved such consistent success. Bay Medical is recognized both regionally and nationally as a top-quality provider of cardiac and pulmonary care. Bay Medical is currently nationally accredited by the Joint Commission as a Center of Excellence in the areas of Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Stroke, and Hip and Knee Replacement.
Mr. Johnson serves on the Board of the United Way and the American Heart Association. He is a Fellow in the American College of Health Care Executives and a Board member of Voluntary Hospitals of America — Southeast and the Florida Hospital Association.
He is an avid golf and football fan. He and his wife Linda have four children.
 Frank Nask
President/Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Broward Health
Corporate Offices
303 Southeast 17th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Frank Nask is the chief financial officer of Broward Health and is currently serving as the interim president/CEO. He started in that position on January 8, 2008, and will remain in that role while the Board of Commissioners searches for a new president/CEO for the health system.
As chief financial office, Mr. Nask’s primary responsibility is to oversee all financial operations for one of the largest public health care systems in the United States.
Mr. Nask received a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a focus on accounting from Florida Metropolitan University.
Prior to joining Broward Health, Mr. Nask was self-employed as interim CFO and turnaround consultant. Before that, he served as CFO for a number of Florida health providers including Intracoastal Health System (Good Samaritan and St. Mary’s) in West Palm Beach and Bayonet Point and Oak Hill hospitals, a two-hospital system with one of the largest open heart/cardiac programs in Florida. Prior to his work in Florida, he was CFO of Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, a 650-bed teaching hospital; University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, in Newark. Additionally, Mr. Nask was with the HCA Management Company serving as district controller overseeing up to 12 managed facilities in the mid-Atlantic region.
Broward Health, providing service for more than 50 years, is a nationally recognized community health system offering world-class health care services to its neighbors in South Florida. One of the five largest public health systems in the nation, Broward Health operates Broward General Medical Center, North Broward Medical Center, Imperial Point Medical Center, Coral Springs Medical Center, the Chris Evert Children’s Hospital, Broward Health Weston and more than 30 health care facilities of the Community Health Services and Broward Health Physician Group.
 Jeffrey G. Feasel
President and Chief Executive Officer
Halifax Health
480 Fentress Blvd.
Suite K
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
386.322.4769
Jeff Feasel is the president and CEO of Halifax Health. Mr. Feasel joined Halifax Health in 2000 to lead the Patient Business and Financial Services Department. He served in that role for three years overseeing the organization’s tremendous financial turnaround before becoming chief operating officer. In January 2005, Mr. Feasel was named president and CEO, succeeding Ron Rees.
Prior to joining Halifax Health, Mr. Feasel was director of Patient Financial Services for The Medical College of Ohio Hospitals, Toledo, Ohio. He also worked for Wood County Hospital, Bowling Green, Ohio.
As an active community leader, Mr. Feasel serves on the Executive Committee of the Halifax Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and on the Boards for VHA Southeast, Florida Hospital Association, EVAC, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
In addition, he serves on the Advisory Board of Bethune Cookman College of Business, the Community Advisory Board of Florida State University, and the American Hospital Association Regional Policy Board. Mr. Feasel is a member of the Civic League of the Halifax Area, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
Mr. Feasel has a bachelor of science in business administration from Bowling Green State University and an MBA from the University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio.
 Jim Nathan
President
Lee Memorial Health System
9800 South Health Park Drive
Suite 200
Ft. Myers, Florida 33908
239.985.3502
Jim Nathan has served as Lee Memorial Health System president for a little less than three years when he was an organizational leadership consultant and was involved in health care reform discussions at the national level. Mr. Nathan joined Lee Memorial Hospital as an administrative resident in 1975 and served as vice president from 1976 through 1981. As CEO, Mr. Nathan led Lee Memorial’s emergence from a single hospital into a health system with five acute-care hospitals, a rehabilitation hospital, a children’s hospital, a skilled nursing system, a home health agency, multiple physician practices and outpatient services. Lee Memorial Health System has received many recognitions, including Solucient 100 Top Hospitals, HealthGrades Excellence, Employer of Choice, AARP Top 10 in nation, and Premier Healthcare Employer.
Mr. Nathan is immediate past chairman of the Florida Hospital Association, co-chairs the Trauma Alliance of Florida and is past chairman of the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida. He serves on the Boards of Voluntary Hospitals of America — Southeast Regional Partnership, Southwest Florida Community Foundation, Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation, Southwest Florida Branch of the American Heart Association, and the Southwest Florida Branch of the American Red Cross. He was the founding chairman of the Coalition for a Drug-Free Southwest Florida and previously served as campaign chairman and president of the United Way of Lee County. Mr. Nathan was recently recognized as a “Man of the Decade” by GulfShore Life Magazine. Previous awards include the Clara Barton Humanitarian Award by the American Red Cross, the Business Building Leadership Award by the Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Florida, the Distinguished Alumni Award for Xavier University’s Graduate Program in Health Administration, and the Founder’s Award from Lee Mental Health.
Mr. Nathan has been a national keynote speaker on many health care topics including the history of health care from a social, economic and political perspective; health care reform; and funding for uninsured population. He has testified before the U.S. Senate on competition and antitrust issues related to health care delivery and financing. Mr. Nathan holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Miami University; master's degrees in both business administration and in health care administration from Xavier University; and an honorary doctorate in healthcare administration from Southwest Florida College; and is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE). He has been married to Karen, Ph.D., for 37 years and they have two sons, Zachary and Adam.
 Frank V. Sacco, F.A.C.H.E.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Memorial Healthcare System
Executive Offices
3501 Johnson Street
Hollywood, FL 33021-5121
954.985.5823
Frank V. Sacco has served as the president and CEO of the South Broward Hospital District, d/b/a Memorial Healthcare System, since July 1987.
Memorial Healthcare System is a 1,874-bed health care system, which consists of a major tertiary hospital with a dedicated children’s hospital, four community hospitals, a nursing home, two same-day surgery centers, a large freestanding outpatient center, a home health agency and various other sites.
Mr. Sacco joined Memorial Hospital in 1974, where he held various management and administrative positions before becoming chief operating officer in 1985. He served as a commissioned officer in the Army Medical Service Corps. Mr. Sacco received his master’s degree in health care management from Florida International University and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami.
He is a fellow and past regent in the American College of Healthcare Executives; past chairman of the Florida Hospital Association; past chairman of the Association of Community Hospitals and Health Systems of Florida, Inc.; board member of Broward County Health Planning & Development Council; past chairman and board member of the Hollywood Business Council; and board member and former chairman of the Coordinating Council of Broward. He is past president of the Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and received their Community Service Award in 1994.
Mr. Sacco chaired the Governor’s Medicaid Reform Task Force in 1996, and served on both the Governor’s Task Force on Healthcare Reform and represented non-profit and public hospitals at the Florida Healthcare Summit held in 1992. Mr. Sacco served on Governor Jeb Bush’s Transition Policy Team in 1998 and 2002. In 2006, he was honored with the National Conference for Community and Justice’s Silver Medallion Award. Mr. Sacco was recently inducted into the 2007 Miami Dade College Alumni Hall of Fame and Studer Group Fire Starter Hall of Fame. He is currently the chairman of the Board of the United Way of Broward County for 2007-2008.
 Gwen M. MacKenzie
President and Chief Executive Officer
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
Administration
1700 S. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34239-3555
941.917.2498
Gwen M. MacKenzie is president and CEO of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, a regional medical center consisting of an 806-plus-bed hospital, physician practices and a network of specialized medical campuses and clinics that include a nursing home and rehabilitation center, home health, psychiatric hospital, walk-in medical centers and outpatient care centers that offer the latest diagnostic and imaging services available.
The only public hospital and the only not-for-profit hospital remaining in the four-county Southwest Florida region, Sarasota Memorial has more than 3,000 employees, 1,000 volunteers and 750 physicians. It is Florida’s second-largest acute-care public hospital, and Sarasota County’s second-largest employer. Total annual revenue equaled approximately $550 million in fiscal 2007.
Despite the challenges of being the county’s only safety net hospital for the uninsured and underinsured, Sarasota Memorial continues to attract the nation’s best doctors and best nurses, and offer a breadth and depth of services usually found only in major academic medical centers. Among its many achievements, Sarasota Memorial repeatedly ranks among US News and World Report's “America’s 50 Best Hospitals” and remains the only hospital in this region listed in Solucient’s 100 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals in the nation. Sarasota Memorial also is the only hospital in the region with “Magnet” status — the nation’s highest honor for excellence in nursing. A number of other quality awards continually recognize Sarasota Memorial as a national benchmark for clinical excellence, specialty care and patient safety.
Since joining Sarasota Memorial in May 2005, Ms. MacKenzie has successfully opened a number of new outpatient facilities — including the Institute for Advanced Medicine neuroscience specialty campus — while streamlining internal operations. She shepherded the hospital through an ER initiative that resulted in a 30-minute wait time guarantee for all patients, eliminating ambulance diversions while significantly increasing patient volume and satisfaction. Those kinds of operational improvements, coupled with a strong focus on growth opportunities and cost-saving measures, have helped Sarasota Memorial reduce a longstanding operating loss despite significant increases in bad debt expense. Indeed, for the first time in five years, Sarasota Memorial expects to turn a positive operating profit of 3.5 percent in fiscal 2007.
Trained as an oncology nurse, Ms. MacKenzie worked for 25 years at the nine-hospital Detroit Medical Center, the largest health care provider in southeast Michigan. Starting as an advanced practice nurse practitioner, she worked her way from bedside care and clinical management to executive vice president and chief operating officer at DMC. She was also president of a number of the DMC hospitals and for a time served as interim CEO of the system. A native of Michigan, Ms. MacKenzie attended the University of Michigan, receiving a bachelor of science and a master’s in health services administration. She also received a master’s from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Children’s Hospitals
 Gary A. Carnes
President and Chief Executive Officer
All Children’s Hospital
801 6th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
727.767.4474
A permanent resident of St. Petersburg since 1990, Gary A. Carnes has two children ages 22 and 18 who are both in college. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Girls and Boys Clubs of the Suncoast, Great Explorations — The Children’s Museum, the Tampa Bay Partnership, the Child Health Corporation of America, the National Association of Children’s Hospitals, and the Florida Hospital Association. He is a member of the Exchange Club of Northeast St. Petersburg and the Suncoasters. He holds a bachelor of science degree in allied health professions and a master of business administration in finance. He is a military veteran.
Mr. Carnes has served All Children's Health System as CEO since 2002. He was president and chief executive officer of All Children's Hospital from October 2001 until being named to his current position, and from 1997 until 2001 he was executive vice president and chief operating officer. Additionally, for a total of 16 months, he concurrently served as CFO.
Mr. Carnes worked as an independent consultant from 1994 to 1997, primarily in the areas of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, financial and operational turnarounds, interim executive management and strategic planning. Clients included All Children's Health System, Tampa General Healthcare, Columbia Healthcare Corporation, Sisters of Charity, and The Hunter Group.
From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Carnes served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of St. Anthony's Health Care in St. Petersburg, and for six months he also held the position of CFO. Responsibilities focused on financial turnaround efforts, and operation of the hospital and corporate subsidiaries.
Prior to joining St. Anthony's, Mr. Carnes was regional vice president and a corporate officer of Ramsay Healthcare Corporation at their U.S. headquarters in New Orleans from 1985 until 1991. Ramsay Healthcare was an international, publicly traded for-profit health care company. He simultaneously held the position of CEO and Board member at several hospitals, while supervising local administrative officers. His division led the company in financial performance each of the last four years of his tenure. He was a member of the Corporate Strategic Planning Committee.
During the years 1983 until 1985, Mr. Carnes worked for Charter Medical Corporation at the corporate headquarters as director of development. In this role, he was responsible for the planning, regulatory and political approval, construction, and initial operation of several new hospitals throughout the United States.
Mr. Carnes began his professional career at The Deaconess Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the director of medical records and medical staff services. He later served as assistant administrator, and left in 1983 as associate administrator. Primary responsibilities at that time were hospital operations, strategic planning, marketing and development.
 M. Narendra Kini, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Miami Children’s Hospital
3100 S.W. 62nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33155-3009
305.662.8203
M. Narendra Kini, M.D., joined Miami Children’s Hospital in January of 2008 as president and CEO He is responsible for overseeing management of the 275-bed pediatric specialty hospital and its growing ambulatory services network. Dr. Kini brings to the post particular expertise in clinical care, informatics, quality care models and advocacy that will support Miami Children’s in building on its reputation for clinical excellence and pediatric care leadership.
Prior to joining Miami Children’s, Dr. Kini served as executive vice president for Clinical and Physician Services at Trinity Health, the fourth largest Catholic health system in the U.S. He was responsible for physician issues, clinical informatics, patient safety, quality of care and pharmacy operations at the $5.7 billion health system.
Prior to his work with Trinity Health, Dr. Kini served at GE Medical Systems in various roles related to information technology. He was responsible for developing an integrated approach to the enterprise clinical information system. He also advanced the understanding of customer workflow by the sales force, enabling GE Medical Systems to develop a deeper appreciation of the clinical environment and needs. Dr. Kini was named director of the GE Healthcare Leadership Institute. The Institute is dedicated to transferring GE management best practices to health care as well as enabling providers to optimize workflow around technology.
Earlier in his career, Dr. Kini served for four years as ancillary and support vice president at the Children’s Health System in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was involved in outcomes research, technology assessment and e-business at both the hospital and national levels, serving as medical director of Outcomes for the Child Health Corporation of America Outcomes Group (CHAI). Dr. Kini is also a board-certified and practicing pediatric emergency physician and held the rank of associate clinical professor of pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Dr. Kini obtained his medical degree in 1985 and completed a master’s degree in hospital and health administration in 1988. He is board-certified in general pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine through training at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Centers
 Laura S. Kaiser
Chief Executive Officer
Sacred Heart Health System
5151 N. Ninth Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32504
850.416.7010
Laura S. Kaiser, Gulf Coast/North Florida Market Ministry Leader, Ascension Health President and Chief Executive Office, Sacred Heart Health System.
Ms. Kaiser joined Sacred Heart Health System in 2008 as Chief Operating Officer after relocating from the Ascension Health System Office in St. Louis where she served as President, Non Acute Operations. In this role, she was responsible for the Community Health Centers, independent long-term care facilities, and System strategy for these services. As part of the leadership team at Ascension Health for more than 12 years, she also served in other roles including Vice President of Ministry Positioning and Operations, and Vice President of the Strategic Resources Team.
Prior to joining Ascension Health, Ms. Kaiser was Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer of a large pediatric multi-specialty practice in Kansas City, COO of a physician-owned medical corporation in Kansas City and COO of a 270-bed hospital in northeast Ohio.
Ms. Kaiser holds a bachelor's degree in Health Services Management from the University of Missouri, and a Master of Business Administration degree and a master's degree in Hospital and Health Care Administration from St. Louis University. She is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Ms. Kaiser is President and Board Member of the Daughters of Charity Foundation and serves on the boards of the Florida Hospital Association and Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce.
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