New appointments
• Access Health Care Physicians appointed Dr. Rosario Tucci, primary care physician, to its staff. Dr. Tucci received her medical degree from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Medicina de San Fernando, Lima, Peru. She completed her medical internship at Hospital del Maestro in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
She also is fluent in both her native Spanish and English, and conversationally skilled in American Sign Language.
Dr. Tucci will practice in Hudson and can be reached at (727) 378-8503.
• North Tampa Behavioral Health’s newly appointed leadership started at the facility last December:
Clint Hauger, CEO, has more than five years of experience as a behavioral health executive, and spent the last five years as the CEO of Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health in Charleston, South Carolina.
Lorenzo Rivera, director of human resources, previously served as the manager of human resources at Belmont Behavioral Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has more than eight years of experience as a human resources professional in behavioral health care.
• Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point has appointed Dr. Joseph Pino has program director for hospice and palliative care, and as site director for geriatrics in the hospital’s Graduate Medical Education Program.
Dr. Pino has served the community since 1984, first as a practicing physician. He is board certified in family medicine, geriatrics, and hospice and palliative medicine.
In December 2013, he became the first chief medical officer at Bayonet Point, a position he has had until now.
Organ donations
LifeLink of Florida provided a record number of organs for transplant (756 organs transplanted in 2019) because of the generosity of 262 organ donors and their families. This marks the most organ donors facilitated by LifeLink of Florida during a year, with nearly a 7% increase over last year, according to a LifeLink news release.
LifeLink of Florida credits the support of donor families, the forethought of individuals who chose to join their state donor registry, continuously improved processes, staff commitment to excellence, strong hospital relationships and education, and community partnerships and public education.
