Linda S. Quick, who has dedicated 21 years of service to the Dania based South Florida Hospital & Healthcare Association (SFHHA) yesterday announced her retirement from this position, effective December 31, 2015. Quick is credited with leading the growth of SFHHA from an association of only hospitals to a health industry wide membership and advocacy organization in four counties: Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach. It remains the only independent metropolitan hospital association in the Southeastern United States, and the only one in the nation with its breadth of active membership. 

 

As Quick gets ready to exit the association, it remains an active and influential voice for hospitals and their industry partners in South Florida. "I leave with mixed emotions," said Ms. Quick "knowing that I have given all of my time, energy and enthusiasm to providing collaborative and collegial environments where members identified common problems and shared best practice solutions. As I embark on the next phase of my life's work, I am leaving the organization in superior condition and in good hands with our Board of Directors, committee chairs, and our small but amazing leadership team. I am so grateful for the support of SFHHA Vice President, Jaime Caldwell, and know he's been the one making me look good."

      

At the September 3rd Board meeting, many thanked Ms. Quick for her years of service, devotion to full implementation of the Affordable Care Act and her representation of the association's members to the larger South Florida community.  Lincoln Mendez, South Miami Hospital CEO and this year's SFHHA Chairman, said "We are all so happy for Linda. In some ways she has outgrown our market area and we have already seen where her expertise and influence are being sought by national companies."  

 

"I am not giving up on those values or goals," Quick added, "and will only join like-minded companies when agreeing to accept consulting or governance opportunities."

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