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Imperial Point CEO MRI that will enable the hospital to provide more
patients with high-quality imaging. More recently,
is making her mark another grateful patient, Joe Bonifacic, was so

appreciative of his caretakers’ kindness and
n her first year at Broward Health Imperial Point, compassion he returned to the hospital with his
CEO Judy Frum received an Influential Business wife to deliver handwritten thank-you notes.
IWoman award from the South Florida Business
Journal, was appointed to the Florida Board Frum is a firm believer in always paying it forward,
of Nursing by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and over the span of her career, she has mentored
spearheaded the ongoing celebration of the hundreds of nurses and hospital administration
hospital’s 50th anniversary and secured a $5.5 staff. In her new role with the Florida Board of
million donation from a family happy with the care Judy Frum, CEO Nursing, she can now help shape the licensing
they received. She is making a mark on the hospital Broward Health Imperial Point requirements and education and training programs
and Broward Health, and she’s only just begun. for Florida’s nurses to ensure their fitness and
competence to provide health care services.
Frum and her team have recruited a number of new talented
physicians, including three new bariatric surgeons, supporting “Being in healthcare is the most rewarding career you could ever
one of the hospital’s specialized surgical service lines. As have and it’s truly an honor to help ensure that our nurses have
a result, the hospital has experienced sustained growth in the training and knowledge they need to succeed,” said Frum.
both its surgical and inpatient volumes while continuing to Looking ahead, Frum plans to continue focusing on attracting
make real connections with the patients it serves through its and retaining great physicians, nurses and caregivers,
compassionate care. expanding services and ensuring that every patient gets a
level of service that is second to none.
“We’ve got a great momentum going, with an increase in
our surgical volumes over the past eight months and higher Learn more about what makes Broward Health Imperial Point
admission levels than we’ve seen in years,” said Frum. special by visiting www.BrowardHealth.org/locations/
broward-health-imperial-point.
To continue attracting and retaining high-caliber surgeons, Frum
continues to explore capital campaigns to fund surgical services
and support the renovation of the hospital’s operating rooms by
investing in new technology and state-of-the-art equipment.

Since taking the helm, she has amplified the caring culture
and reputation the hospital has had for decades. A former
nurse who started her career as a respiratory therapist, Frum’s
priority is providing excellent clinical care and treating
patients and their families with great compassion.

Sometimes a kindness given is also returned. Last October, a
local couple gifted $5.5 million to Broward Health Foundation
after receiving exceptional care at Broward Health Imperial
Point. The gift is being used to establish the Jacqueline J. L to R: Ray Berry, North Broward Hospital District commissioner; Fernando Narvaez,
Bernstein and Marvin H. Weiner Imaging Center and to M.D. with Broward Health Physicians Group; Shane Strum, CEO of Broward Health;
purchase cutting-edge imaging technology, including a new Judy Frum, CEO of Broward Health Imperial Point; Nancy Gregoire Stamper, North
Broward Hospital District commissioner; Stacy Angier, North Broward Hospital
District board chair
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