gina melby - News - The Coastal Star2024-03-29T15:51:06Zhttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/gina+melbyHealth and Harmony: Celebrating 50 years: JFK Medical Center, Atlantis – Feb. 17https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/health-and-harmony-celebrating-50-years-jfk-medical-center-atlant2016-03-02T17:19:07.000Z2016-03-02T17:19:07.000ZChris Felkerhttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/ChrisFelker<div><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960636279,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="500" class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960636279,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="7960636279?profile=original" /></a><em>Gina Melby, CEO of JFK Medical Center, addresses employees and board members</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>as part of the celebration of the 50th year of the hospital.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960636484,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="500" class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960636484,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="7960636484?profile=original" /></a><em>Dino Gavazza (foreground) and Frank Gueits help carry the capsule that was buried in 2003</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>after a major expansion of the hospital.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960636300,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="750" class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960636300,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="7960636300?profile=original" /></a><br /><em>One of the most interesting objects in the capsule was a banner with signatures of the employees addressing the future hospital.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>The facility has grown to a 472-bed medical center with more than 600 physicians, 2,000 health care workers and 250 volunteers.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star</strong></p></div>