Meet Our AdventHealth Lake Wales Leadership Team

  • A professional headshot of CEO of Heart of Florida, Royce Brown

    Royce Brown

    Chief Executive Officer

  • A professional headshot of Heart of Florida Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Justin Hengesbach

    Justin Hengesbach

    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  • Jose Fernandez Duarte, MD, MBA

    Jose Fernandez Duarte, MD, MBA

    Chief Medical Officer

  • Jacob Cook, Executive Director of Operations

    Jacob Cook

    Executive Director of Operations

  • Kami Harmeling, AVP of Finance

    Kami Harmeling

    Assistant Vice President of Finance

A full view of AdventHealth Lakes Wales' ER building

Leading Care in Lake Wales, Florida

Our families, friends and neighbors in East Polk County rely on AdventHealth Lake Wales, formerly Lake Wales Medical Center, for outstanding health care, right in their neighborhood.

Believing in the power of people to create great care, we work hard to be a place of healing and connection for patients and families in the community we call home.

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