PALM COAST, Fla., October 21, 2019 — AdventHealth Palm Coast has named board certified intensivist Dr. Gilles Chemtob as the physician of the quarter.
He was nominated for this recognition by staff and his physician peers.
“Dr. Chemtob knows that the gift of time is really important to patients and their families and he goes the extra mile to help them make well-informed decisions,” one colleague wrote in a nomination.
“He encourages nurses to have well-rounded knowledge of their patients and empowers them to participate in the plan of care of their patients,” another colleague wrote in a nomination.
About AdventHealth Palm Coast
AdventHealth Palm Coast has 99-beds and is one of the six hospitals in Flagler, Lake and Volusia counties that composes the AdventHealth Central Florida Division - North Region. Formerly known as Florida Hospital Flagler, the organization’s parent company changed the name of all wholly-owned entities to AdventHealth on Jan. 2, 2019. Based in Altamonte Springs, AdventHealth is a connected system of care. With more than 80,000 team members, AdventHealth is one of the nation’s largest faith-based health care systems with nearly 50 hospitals and hundreds of care sites in nearly a dozen states. With the mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ, AdventHealth Palm Coast provides whole person care to heal the body, mind and spirit. For more information about AdventHealth Palm Coast, visit http://AdventHealthPalmCoast.com.
Photo Caption:
AdventHealth Palm Coast chief of staff and general surgeon, Dr. John Cascone (right), presents intensivist Dr. Gilles Chemtob (left), with the hospital’s Physician of the Quarter award.
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