FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 19, 2010
Contact: Jennifer Martinez, Communications Manager
Hospice of Palm Beach County
(561) 273-2194 or jmartinez@hpbc.com
Faustino Gonzalez Promoted to Vice President of Medical Affairs
of Hospice of Palm Beach County
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL. – Hospice of Palm Beach County is proud to announce that Faustino Gonzalez, MD, FAAHPM, has been promoted to Vice President of Medical Affairs.
Dr. Gonzalez, whose specialties are Internal and Palliative Medicine, has been with the organization since 2001. He has served as both Associate Medical Director and Access Medical Director. Dr. Gonzalez has been integral in creating access for all races and ethnicities, especially the Hispanic community.
“Dr. Gonzalez is an incredible example of someone who lives and breathes our vision of caring for everyone who needs and wants our services,” said Dave Fielding, President and CEO of Hospice of Palm Beach County. “This new role will provide him an even greater opportunity to share his knowledge, as well as his compassionate care approach with our team of physicians and the thousands of patients and families we serve each year.”
Dr. Gonzalez attended Colgate University in New York; College of the City of New York and the Universidad Central del este in San Pedro de Macoris in the Dominican Republic. He is certified by the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine; American Board of Internal Medicine; ABIM, Subspecialty in Hospice and Palliative Medicine; and was recently awarded the degree of Fellow by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
To learn more about the programs and services Hospice of Palm Beach County offers to the community, please call (561) 848-5200 or visit www.hpbc.com <http://www.hpbc.com> .
About Hospice of Palm Beach County:
Hospice of Palm Beach County, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization is dedicated to meeting every need of patients and families faced with advanced illness. The organization offers a comprehensive range of programs and services – from nationally recognized hospice care to music therapy, massage and loss-specific healing services. Full bereavement support is offered to hospice families and to anyone in the community in need.
Care is provided wherever the patient is – the home, skilled nursing or assisted living facility, hospital or hospice care center, including the C.W. Gerstenberg Hospice Center in West Palm Beach, the Jay Robert Lauer Hospice and Palliative Care Center at JFK Medical Center, the Bethesda Memorial Hospice and Palliative Care Center at Bethesda Memorial Hospital, and the Hospice and Palliative Care Centers at Delray Medical Center, Good Samaritan Medical Center, and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. Hospice of Palm Beach County’s focus is on quality of life. The organization is sensitive to and respectful of religious, cultural and personal beliefs. For information about Hospice of Palm Beach County, please call (888) 848-5200 or visit www.hpbc.com.
Licensed since 1981
Accredited by The Joint Commission 501(c)(3) Not-for-Profit Organization
Accredited as a Jewish Hospice by the Palm Beach County Board of Rabbis, Inc.
Serving all of Palm Beach County – Boca Raton to Tequesta, the Glades to the Beach