Entries by jortega

The IT Revolution

Healthcare and technology have always been intertwined. And this interconnection has lead to the tools we use to diagnose and treat patients evolving to further enhance the practice of patient care. Now with the ability to harness data like never before, information technology is…

Modernizing Healthcare

Over the past few decades alone, the healthcare industry has undergone rapid growth and change thanks to new emerging technologies. But few have had as great of an impact on clinical outcomes as our ability to harness data and use it to our patients’ advantage. No one understands this better than…

Using Technology to Drive Better Care.

Memorial Healthcare System is moving health forward, always seeking ways to better serve our patients, their families, and the community. While we have earned a hospital system that practices sound fiscal responsibility, and a healthcare employer of choice – we never stop searching for ways to improve our processes, offer the latest in technologies and […]

Home Is Where The Healing Begins.

Flexibility and Autonomy For over 15 years, Dawn de la Vega has been a part of Memorial Healthcare System. Starting with direct patient care in a procedural area, Dawn then climbed the Clinical Ladder and advanced to a Manager position when she earned her Master’s degree. Now as Director of Nursing for Memorial Home Health, […]

Educating Patients

Making the Environment Work for You Since 2002, Nafee Khan has called Memorial Healthcare System home. Starting in Acute Care Inpatient Rehabilitation, Nafee is now a Home Health PT with a doctorate in Physical Therapy. For the past eight years, Nafee has visited countless patients in their home, helping them recover and rehabilitate themselves from […]

Healing in the Home

Home Health: Taking Recovery to the People As treatments have improved over the past few years, the need for Home Health practitioners has increased. Patients are now being discharged sooner than ever before, and they need passionate, dedicated, and determined healthcare professionals to help them on their journey to recovery. Take our Home Health Nurses, […]

Exceptional Nurses. Extraordinary Care.

At the heart of Oncology are teamwork and passion. Ana Rosa Espinosa, Administrative Director of the Oncology Clinical Services at Memorial Cancer Institute (MCI), and Nicolette Christie, Nurse Manager for Inpatient/Outpatient Oncology, have spent a combined total of 17 years with Memorial Healthcare System. Ana and Nicolette know first hand how Memorial’s culture has shaped […]

Stronger Against Cancer.

Memorial Cancer Institute: Supporting Patients Every Step of the Way As one of the largest cancer centers in the state of Florida, Memorial Cancer Institute treats more than 4,300 new cancer patients every year, providing them with innovative technology and a team of more than 300 medical and support professionals who are dedicated to offering […]

Growing Our Pharmacy Team. Growing Your Career.

Meet the Director of Clinical Pharmacy for Oncology Services On March 7th, Khang H. Pham, PharmD. joined the team at the Memorial Cancer Institute as the Director of Clinical Pharmacy for Oncology Services. “I was the pharmacy director at a hospital in Beaufort, South Carolina, where I oversaw both inpatient pharmacy and outpatient oncology pharmacy […]

Nothing more rewarding.

Bring your passion to Rehab Nursing. With 18 years of experience at Memorial Healthcare System, Jackie Zayas, Director of Nursing at Memorial Regional Hospital South, knows a good rehab nurse when she sees one. “Rehab Nursing has a different philosophy when it comes to patient care,” begins Zayas. At Memorial, nurses work closely with physicians […]