New Nurse Manager Named

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., January 10, 2017 Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center has named Jodi Russo to serve as neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and pediatric nurse manager.

In this role, Russo will be responsible for overseeing the nursing team for the Daytona Beach hospitals 16-bed NICU. Opened in August, Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Centers NICU cares for newborns 32 weeks and older, and is the only NICU in Volusia County with private, family-centered rooms, allowing parents to stay 24 hours a day with their babies.

Shell also be responsible for the 10-bed inpatient pediatric unit, slated to open spring of 2017.

With nearly a decade of experience, Russo has been with Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center in the BirthCare Center since 2012.

About Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center

Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center is a member of Adventist Health System, a faith-based health care organization with 46 hospital campuses and nearly 8,200 licensed beds in 10 states. Our locations include Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center in Daytona Beach and Florida Hospital Oceanside in Ormond Beach, as well as outpatient facilities in Port Orange, Daytona Beach Shores and New Smyrna Beach. With 277-beds, Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center is one of the six Florida Hospitals in Volusia and Flagler counties that composes the Florida Hospital East Florida Region. As the largest hospital system in the area, the Florida Hospital East Florida Region has 923 beds and more than 6,000 employees. With a mission to extend the healing ministry of Christ, the Florida Hospital East Florida Region collectively contributed nearly $120 million in benefits in 2015 to the underprivileged, the community's overall health and wellness and spiritual needs, and capital improvements.