The New Year is filled with success andprogress for Community Health of SouthFlorida. We will be opening three health carecenters in areas previously untouched by CHI.Thanks to a $1.9 million federal grant award,we will be bringing the same high quality ofcare to Coconut Grove and South Miami. That isin addition to the grant previously received for a new facility in West Kendall. The new centerswill translate to nearly 100 new jobs.

It is an exciting time for us, especially as we see how we can play a critical role in implementing the Affordable Care Act. Thenumber of people with health insurance willspike dramatically and we want to make

sure that those people continue to come toCommunity Health of South Florida, Inc. After all, we are very unique in the local healthcare marketplace because of our one stopshopping model. Patients can get all of theirhealth care needs under one convenient roof.

I had the pleasure of attending PresidentBarack Obama’s inauguration. It was an inspiring event that was very reflective of the progress in healthcare that we have seen under the Obama leadership.

We all need to find ways to walk in leadership roles in 2013. January was Cervical Health Awareness month. It’s a reminder that not enough women are

taking advantage of the preventative screeningexams. Every year about12,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and more than 4,000 of them die, according to the American Cervical CancerCoalition. Thousands of lives could be saved by a simple Pap and HPV test. Encourage thewomen in your lives and the patients that youcare for to take advantage of these options.

February is American Heart Month. Yet another important cause that we all need tokeep educating others about. Heart disease isAmerica’s number one killer, according to theAmerican Heart Association. Access to qualityhealth care and prevention programs is the saving grace for this issue. Remind others that CHI is a medical home to everyone. It’s a place where people can get life saving medical care regardless of their income or lack of insurance. Encourage those who needtreatment to be mindful of the “ABCs.” Aspirinfor people at risk, blood pressure control, cholesterol management and smoking cessation. These four steps can help preventheart attack and stroke.

Take care of yourself and others. I encourage you to think about your own goals for 2013 and strive to achieve them. Be positive, be diligent and may you reach all of your aspirations in and out of work.

Brodes H. Hartley, Jr.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

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Colonel Hartley and Family in Washington D.C. Committee Room Dirksen Senate Office Building

CHI HOLIDAY PARTY

CHI's Silver, Red and Gold Holiday Party on December 22nd was a hugesuccess! Held at the Keys Gate Golf and Country Club in Homestead, staff,family and friends were decked out in their finest CHI colors and enjoyeddinner, raffles and holiday fun!

Staff & Guests enjoy the Christmas Party

Gladys Wills–Major & Family

Frantz Germain & Family

Lilly Tuff & Family

Velma Hammond, Kim Ivey & Family

Dr. Robert Johnson & Family

Staff & Guests enjoy the Christmas Party

Nilda Perez, Adlin Rosario & Child Greg Ivey

Carla McCullough

NEW YEAR’S BRUNCH

CHI started the year off right with its third annual New Year's Daybrunch, held on January 1st at the Doris Ison Center. Attendees enjoyed anamazing brunch buffet, flowing mimosas and fun with family and friends!

Darlene Burton-Taylor & Family

Laine O. Williams & Family

Mireya Mayor & Family

Eunice Hines, Flor Sanguily, IvoryWilliams, Hermine Pollard & Colonel Brodes H. Hartley, Jr.

Joseph Prater, Mae K. Goins,Colonel Brodes H. Hartley, Jr.

& Romanita Ford

Felicia Stevens & Family Mae K. Goins & Family

Raquel Newton & Guest Jennifer Laventure & Family

Joann Ortiz & Maima Radcliff

By St. Anthony Amofah,MD, MBA, CHCQM, FACP

February encouragesus to take a moment tothink about our heartsand not just the choco-late kind. In the midst of Valentines and candy,February is also American Heart Month, serving as a reminder to stay educated aboutcardiovascular health.

Heart disease is the leading cause of deathin the United States, resulting in nearly 2,200deaths per day. Unfortunately, these staggering

numbers mean many of us know someone who has been impacted by heart disease or related conditions.

Knowing about heart health can help prevent these numbers from increasing and can also help prevent disabilities related to cardiovascular disease, leading to more productive and healthy lifestyles.

Not to mention, the economic impact of America’s number one killer cost the nation more than $444 billion in health care expenses and lost productivity in 2010 alone!

However, we can fight back against heart disease and stroke. CHI staff is equipped to

help answer all your questions about heart health. Talk to your doctor or health careprofessional about how you can prevent heart disease, and encourage your loved onesto learn more too.

FEBRUARY IS AMERICAN HEART MONTH

Thomasina Simpsonsmiled as she looked at aphotograph of her latemother, Doris Ison. The picture seemed to conjure up proud memories of the Florida City visionary and activist. Simpson is now86 years old. Her recollection of her mother’shealth care legacy comes and goes. But when it isthere, Simpson comes alive, beaming with honor.

“She was never satisfied,” said Simpsonabout her mother.

That dissatisfaction was well warranted back in the 1960’s. Back then, African-Americans living down South in Florida City and South Miami Dade did not have access tolocal health care facilities. James Archer Smithwas the closest hospital in Homestead. But at the time, blacks were turned away. The journeyto Jackson Memorial in Miami was sometimes fatal for those seeking medical help.

“It was a struggle,” said Carolyn Taylor-Pates, Ison’s niece and CHI board member. “Kids were dying on the way to Jackson Hospital.” That struggle and the mounting death toll were the matches that ignited a flameinside of Ison. Even though she only had a third grade education, Ison compelled doctors and legislators to create a health care center in South Miami Dade. The Doris Ison Health Care

Center was born as just two meager trailers and a few volunteer doctors that Ison had gatheredfrom her church. It was a beacon of hope for acommunity that had suffered for too long withoutadequate health care.

That heroic act of activism snowballed into atop-ranking non-profit health care company,Community Health of South Florida, Inc. It hasgrown year by year. In fact, Ison wanted to makesure that the migrant workers also receivedproper medical care.

“She was walking down the street one day and found a group of Mexicans in the field,” recalled Simpson. “One of the children hadwhooping cough and she wanted to know whythey hadn’t seen a doctor.” She discovered migrants shared the same lack of access to healthcare that blacks were experiencing at the time. So she began to make sure that their needs wereaddressed as well.

“My grandmother was a champion for all people,” said Toni Rogers-Manning, Ison’s granddaughter.

When Ison died in 1989, CHI had grown out of its trailers and was operating with fourhealth care center buildings throughout SouthMiami Dade.

“I never envisioned it to be this big,” said Rogers-Manning. “So for me, I’m overwhelmed that my grandmother, her

dream could be ongoing.”Today Ison’s legacy continues to grow. By

April, CHI will be opening up three new healthcare centers bringing its total number of centersto 10. What was once the only place that blacksdown South could go for health care is now an allinclusive health care center. People of all ethnic-ities and income levels go to CHI for a host ofhealth care needs. Those that can’t afford it aretaken care of and services are provided on a sliding fee scale based on their income. It’sgrown from a few volunteer doctors to a staff ofmore than 600 people with a wide variety of specialties: pediatrics, Ob-Gyn, family medicine,radiology, mental health, dental and much more.

“I think that they did a great job,” said Simpson with a smile on her face. The now elderly daughter gleamed with hope for the future of her mother’s legacy, a legacy born out of such a meager beginning.

Toni Rogers-Manning, granddaughter, Thomasina Simpson, daughter and

Carolyn Taylor-Pates, niece stand together in front of Ison's Florida City home

Doris Ison

CHI: A LEGACY BORN OUT OF PAINBlack History Month

CHI’s beloved Jacquelyn Hartley, age 78, of Madison, FL, passed away on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012.

A dedicated wife, mother, nurse, educatorand community volunteer, she is survived by

her husband (Brodes Hartley Jr.), children (Brodes Hartley III and

Jacquelyn White), one son-in-law(WayneWhite), six

grandchildren (Keith Merrell,

Justin Hartley,

Khristian Merrell, Jackie Hartley, Brodes HartleyIV, and Khailah White) and one great grandchild(Justin Hartley Jr.). She also leaves behind numerous loving relatives and friends.

Jacquelyn attended Madison County TrainingSchool, Madison Florida, where she graduated asclass Valedictorian in 1956. She attended FAMU,where she graduated with a Bachelor of Nursingwith honors. Jacquelyn also had a Master of Science degree from University of Marylandand a Doctor of Philosophy from Florida StateUniversity in Education Administration.

Dr. Hartley retired from Florida InternationalUniversity as Special Projects Officer.

Dr. Hartley has received honors and awards for being an outstanding nurse, nurse educator, as well as a nursing administrator.

She volunteered at CHI in the Human Resources Depart-ment and FamilyMedicine.

Additionally, shewas active in ChristFellowship Churchwhere she volun-teered in various capacities. Jacquelyn was also a member of DeltaSigma Theta Sorority, Inc., The Girlfriends Inc., Miami Chapter and the Holidays Bridge Club.

Her legacy as an educator continues through the creation of the Jacquelyn T. HartleyEndowed Scholarship Fund benefitting FloridaA&M University.

REMEMBERING JACQUELYN HARTLEY

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHIESCHI physician Lawrence Alan Goldschlager, M.D.,

72, of Marathon, Fla., died unexpectedly on Dec. 28, 2012.He is survived by his loving wife, J. Deborah Balter, sistersBernice, Allison and Eileen Michel, and numerous niecesand nephews.

He was a graduate of the University of Miami and attended medical school at the State University of New Yorkat Buffalo and did his residency in pediatrics at the

University of Southern California. Dr. Goldschlager practicedmedicine in the Florida Keys for 17 years, and was a valuedmember of the CHI team.

He devoted his life to helping others - generous in his willingness to provide assistance medically, emotionally or practically. He will be greatly missed by his family, friends, patients and all of us at CHI.

CHI LINKS BIRTHDAY PARTYCHI LINKS Healthy Steps had its 1st annual

Birthday Party for its clients on December 21st,2012 at the Doris Ison Center. The event cele-brated the start of the program's third year inpractice, as well as the various milestonesreached by the program's babies and toddlers.

The birthday celebration also offered an ed-ucational component for parents, allowing themto learn the benefits of sensory play. Children

finger painted while parents participated in adiscussion on sensory play given by one of CHI'sDevelopmental Specialists. Following the discus-sion, parents and children enjoyed a luncheoncomplete with music and milestone rewards.

CHI LINKS (Learn, Inform, Navigate, Knowl-edge, Support) Healthy Steps for Young Childrenis an evidenced-based program designed tomaximize Early Childhood Development through

developmental testing and treatment of childrenbeginning with newborns. Family education and other services are offered at three CHI sites - Doris Ison, Martin Luther King Jr. andCOPE South. Developmental Specialists screenand assess for developmental concerns, parental concerns, and for parental stress and depression. Home visits and parent groupsare also offered.

Elivra Puente (Mom) and IlythaMarin is 2 yrs old

Birthday gifts Shameka Louis-Charles 2 yrs old Guests enjoy the Birthday celebration

CHILDREN'S TOY DRIVE

No child should go without gifts during theholiday season. Community Health of SouthFlorida Inc., Miami Dade Police and other local leaders teamed up to make sure the kids of Cutler Manor had a special Christmas.

The Children’s Toy Drive is an annual eventthat has been bringing children joy for the holi-day season. But this past holiday, it was biggerand better than it has ever been. More than 200children were able to enjoy the Toy Drive. Itwas created to provide a positive presence atthe Cutler Manor apartment complex, a place

where poverty and lack of resources can sometimes dampen the holiday spirit.

Santa wasn’t the only one bearing gifts. CHIleaders, police, Miami Dade CommissionerDennis Moss and Cutler Bay Vice Mayor ErnieSochin and Prestige Health Choice brought hundreds of gifts to gleeful children.

But if that wasn’t enough, the kids wereamazed to see the Miami Dade police helicopterup close and personal.

“There is no greater reward than to see thesatisfaction and excitement on the children’s

faces,” said Colonel Brodes Hartley, CHI President and CEO. “We want to thank oursponsors for making it such a success.”

Community Health of South Florida, Inc.(CHI) and Preservation of Affordable Housing,Inc. (POAH) established CHI Community Initiative (CCI). CCI is the program which created the Children’s Toy Drive event. Themain objective for these events is to strengthen,empower, and establish positive community change.

Miami Dade Commissioner Dennis Moss, Vice Mayor of Cutler Bay Ernie Sochin and Romanita Ford, CHI Director of Community

Affairs/Government Relations.

Children check out the Miami Dade Police helicopter

Santa and child

CIRCUS DAYGoing to the circus for most children is a

magical event. But for some kids making theirway to the big top is an unreachable dream.That is why Community Health of South Florida, Inc. made that dream a reality for 35 children from the Cutler Manor neighborhood. Many of them had never been to the American Airlines Arenain Miami nor had they experienced the wonderof “the greatest show on earth.”

The children, ages 3 to 15, enjoyed seeing

acrobats, animals and fire stunts at the Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus.CHI buses transported the wide-eyed childrento and from the event.

“One of our main objectives is to provide

valuable experiences for this community,” saidColonel Brodes Hartley, President and CEO.

“We want to give them the possibilities of being able to do things that they would not be able to do otherwise.”

CHI is forming a youth council in partnership with

Cutler Manor to help assist families that havebeen suffering from hardships. Providing helpand support to so many capable families andchildren is the goal.

CHI provided transportation to and from the circus

The excited crowd under the big top

Do you remember in grammar school when someone would make rabbit ears withtheir hands behind your head as you posed for a photo? The feelings evoked when you saw that photograph were likely surprise anddisappointment. Some of those same feelings can occur today when we don’t realize the non-verbal messages we are sending duringcompany meetings.

Time is precious for you and CommunityHealth of South Florida, Inc. Our primary mission is patient care comes first. So, most of us would rather spend that valuable time tending to our patients and our mission. However, meetings foster the core mission so it’s important to keep them as honest, respectful and succinct as possible.

That is why we have new rules of engagement for every meeting here at CHI.

All of us are now expected to follow the rules to make the most out of our meetings.

Please read the rules thoroughly so that youcan abide by them from now on.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

FOR MEETINGS! Show up on time! No sidebars! Attend meetings that you are a member of! Active participation! No laptops! No cell phone use allowed

(and must be on vibrate)! Mandatory agenda (focused

with goals, decisions, timeline)! Establish a time for all meetings and keep

meeting to scheduled time ! Preparations by members done in advance! Respectful communication! Response to meeting request

(via outlook, e-mail, phone)! Honoring deadlines! No scheduling of meetings during standing

meeting dates and times! State the subject of meetings when invited

! Members are not allowed to consistently get up during meetings to leave the room

! Ask others for feedback and for all to participate

! Clean meeting room when meeting is finished (including removal of all papers and straightening of chairs)

! Use of Roberts Rules of Order at all meetings

PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT! Only e-mail when it is necessary! e-mail should only be used for

simple information! if an immediate response is necessary, then

request should be done in person! Communicate whereabouts to staff! Honest communication! Be mindful of negative nonverbal cues

NEW MEETING RULES

WELCOME TIFFANIYou might have noticed someone with a

familiar looking smile walking around Community Health of South Florida, Inc. Youprobably recognize Tiffani Helberg from CBS 4News. In December she joined the CHI team as the new Vice President for Communicationsand Development leaving behind 15 years of television, newspaperand radio journalism for her new role with the company.

Helberg has worked as a correspondent in Washington DC, and an anchor and reporter at news outlets all over the country. The award winning journalist has interviewed hundreds of notablepeople in her career, everyone from Presidents to celebrities.

“I am so excited for the new challenge,” said Helberg. “It wasimportant for me as I made the switch out of television to find a jobthat was meaningful. Working for CHI will allow me to continue tochange lives, this time from a different vantage point.”

Helberg will be working on marketing, public relations andmuch more.

Dr. Lloyd Miller received the ACTion Hero Award for his commitment to making the holiday season a more joyous onefor the children of South Florida.Dr. Miller has gone above and beyond by providing generousdonations and gifts to CHI for the Children’s Toy Drive. Despite his busy schedule, he volunteeredhis time and effort collecting donations from friends outside of CHI.These important donations help further our mission of providing quality health care to all.

Thanks to Dr. Miller, many children were able to experience a wonderful holiday season! CHI is very fortunate to have him as a part of the team and we are so grateful for his continuous hard work and dedication to our organization.

ACTion HERO AWARD

Colonel Brodes H.Hartley, Jr., Dr. Lloyd Miller and Mireya Mayor