Business Notes
DDWS HIRES NEW OFFICE MANAGER
Last month, Joy Robertson joined the “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge staff as business office manager to oversee financial operational systems and processes and policies in support of the DDWS mission.
She fills the position vacated by Joann Hinman, who is retiring after five years of service.
In July, Robertson moved to the Fort Myers area from Florida’s east coast, where she had worked as the assistant accountant at a healthcare linen service company in Pompano Beach. A native of Miami, she has worked in office managerial positions in Atlanta, Georgia, and Buffalo, New York.
Robertson looks forward to her duties managing office operations for the nonprofit based at the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, and she will also help the team with the annual lecture series and other programs and events.
Besides spending the past weeks learning the bookkeeping systems, she has spent time getting to know the DDWS and refuge staff and volunteers and becoming acquainted with the refuge’s flora and fauna.
Robertson holds a master of science degree in accounting and information systems.
HAMMONS RETURNS TO RE/MAX OF THE ISLANDS
RE/MAX of the Islands recently announce that Sheila Hammons has rejoined the company.
Born and raised in Kentucky, she relocated to Southwest Florida in 1999. Hammons first joined RE/MAX in 2006. In the 25 years prior to becoming a Realtor, she held management positions with a transportation company and a financial institution with offices in Kentucky, Georgia and Florida.
Hammons is a member of the Sanibel and Captiva Islands Realtor Association, where she served as a director from 2009-11. She also holds membership in the Greater Fort Myers Association of Realtors and Florida and National Realtor Associations. Hammons completed the educational requirements and holds the professional designation as a Sanibel and Captiva Island Specialist.
GIATTINI RETIRES FROM TRUST COMPANY BOARD
The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company recently announced the retirement of Cheryl Giattini from the board of directors after serving for nine years, having reached the maximum three consecutive terms allowable by the company’s bylaws. She will continue to hold the title of board member emeritus.
Founder and Chairman S. Albert D. Hanser reported that Giattini was a strong board member, providing guidance and professional expertise across legal, marketing and public relations matters. Her long-standing dedication to the role and her constructive relationships with board members and employees alike demonstrated the character that has built her reputation on the islands.
Giattini is an attorney and public relations/marketing consultant with over three decades of experience working with clients primarily in the financial services and commercial real estate industries, as well as the non-profit sector. As a full-time Sanibel resident, she has led capital campaigns for the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation to preserve hundreds of acres of wildlife habitat and improve regional water quality.
SAN CAP COMMUNITY BANK PROMOTES TERRELL
Sanibel Captiva Community Bank recently announced the promotion of Brian Terrell to executive vice president. He will continue serving as chief credit officer and remain a key member of the executive management team.
Since joining the bank in 2010, Terrell has served on the executive management team. He leads the bank’s credit and loan administration departments with proven industry knowledge and a drive to deliver excellent customer service.
Terrell brings three decades of business and banking credit experience, including establishing credit departments for financial institutions ranging from $250 million to $850 million. His past positions include various credit positions at several national and regional banks.
Terrell holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Hanover College in Indiana and a Master of Business Administration from Miami University in Ohio.
LEE HEALTH HOSPITALS EARN TOP RATINGS
Lee Health recently announced that its hospitals have been awarded four stars by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Cape Coral Hospital, HealthPark Medical Center and Lee Memorial Hospital have all risen from three stars in the 2020 rating period to four stars in this period, and Gulf Coast Medical Center has maintained its four-star status. Children’s hospitals are not included in this ranking system.
The four-star ratings reflect the continuous improvements Lee Health takes to provide the highest quality of care to the community it serves. In the past four years, all its hospitals have risen from two-stars to four-stars by finding ways to constantly improve patient care.
CMS’s overall star rating is based on how well a hospital performs across different areas of quality, such as treating heart attacks and pneumonia, readmission rates and safety of care. The rating shows how hospitals perform compared to all hospitals across the country for the five groups or categories of quality measures that make up for the overall star rating.
Lee Health was also recently recognized by The Leapfrog Group in its Spring 2021 Hospital Safety Grades.
Cape Coral Hospital, Gulf Coast Medical Center and Lee Memorial Hospital each earned an “A” grade for the fifth straight reporting period. HealthPark Medical Center earned an “A” grade for the fourth straight reporting period.
The Safety Grade assigns letter grades of “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” and “F” to hospitals across the country based on their performance in preventing medical errors, infections and other harms. Only 33 percent of the approximately 2,700 acute care hospitals Leapfrog graded received an “A.”