{"id":68367,"date":"2025-12-02T19:15:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T19:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/68367\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T19:15:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T19:15:09","slug":"holy-cross-health-names-2025-director-colleague-leader-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/68367\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy Cross Health Names 2025 Director, Colleague & Leader of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>left to right) Holy Cross Health 2025 Director of the Year Brandon Charette, Director of Strategy and Performance; 2025 Leader of the Year Simone Atkinson, inpatient nurse manager; and 2025 Colleague of the Year Teresa Ables, Patient Care Coordinator<\/p>\n

Holy Cross Health has named Boca Raton resident Brandon Charette as Director of the Year, Fort Lauderdale resident Teresa Ables as Colleague of the Year and Tamarac resident Simone Atkinson as Leader of the Year for 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Annual Recognition Ceremony is a momentous occasion where we come together as a unified health care family to celebrate the extraordinary people who make our Mission possible every single day,\u201d said Rachel Thompson, Chief Human Resources Officer at Holy Cross Health. \u201cI\u2019ve had the privilege of witnessing the compassion, excellence and unwavering dedication that radiates throughout our hospital, medical group and ambulatory centers. These three individuals embody our values, inspire their teams and elevate the care we provide to our patients and communities, and for that we are grateful. They are quiet heroes and visionary leaders who bring heart to health care.\u201d<\/p>\n

Director of the Year: Brandon Charette<\/p>\n

Director of Strategy and Performance Brandon Charette was named Director of the Year for the second time since joining Holy Cross Health in 2013. He joined Holy Cross as an Operational Performance Coordinator and was soon promoted to Director of Performance Excellence. Since 2020, Charette has also served as an administrative leader for all initiatives relating to strategy. His impact extends far beyond Broward County and the state of Florida. He provides strategic ideas and support to Trinity Health, the nationwide, not-for-profit Catholic health system of which Holy Cross is a member.<\/p>\n

With bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in industrial engineering from University of Miami, Charette leads a highly successful team at Holy Cross Health that\u2019s focused on operational support, strategic growth and project management. Over the past several years, he secured capital support for transformational projects including new health centers and freestanding EDs in Deerfield Beach and Fort Lauderdale, multiple new medical group ambulatory and urgent care locations, and enhancement of surgical services.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Charette is a daily thought partner to executive leadership, department managers and colleagues across the health care system. He is always willing to brainstorm, help with problem solving and action plans and can easily translate a high-level idea into a detailed situation, background, assessment and recommendation to achieve needed attention and momentum. He has developed his team into a highly effective and relied upon part of the total infrastructure of Holy Cross Health. He is the glue that keeps finance, operations, strategy, planning\/design, real estate and other functional departments aligned and moving in a forward trajectory.\u00a0As a mentor to several up-and-coming leaders across Trinity Health and Holy Cross, he\u2019s passionate about helping others advance and grow.<\/p>\n

Charette\u2019s dedication, work ethic and perseverance to achieving goals is unmatched and appreciated by his colleagues. During executive vacancies, he\u2019s stepped up to take on responsibilities outside his regular job to add value and help in any way he can.<\/p>\n

Colleague of the Year: Teresa Ables\u00a0<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s\u00a0Colleague of the Year Award\u00a0was presented to Patient Care Coordinator Teresa Ables in recognition of her dedication, compassion and commitment to truly embody the Mission and values of Holy Cross Health. A shining example of serving others with excellence, she consistently goes above and beyond not only in the quality of her work, but also in the way she uplifts her team, supports physicians and ensures patients and families feel cared for every step of the way. Colleagues describe Ables as dependable, thoughtful and tireless in her commitment to doing what is right. She is always the first to step up, whether it\u2019s helping to solve a problem, mentoring a peer or finding solutions that make Holy Cross Health\u2019s programs and services even stronger.\u00a0With a positive attitude that creates an environment where both colleagues and patients feel valued and supported, Ables has a gift for bringing people together and serves as a healing presence.<\/p>\n

Leader of the Year: Simone Atkinson, DNP, MBA, RN, CCRN, SCRN, NEA-BC<\/p>\n

Simon Atkinson, an inpatient Nurse Manager at Holy Cross Health, has been named Leader of the Year. She is quietly powerful, relentlessly dedicated and consistently impactful and embodies what it truly means to be a servant leader. When a project demands precision, technological expertise or large-scale coordination, Atkinson\u2019s name is always among the first mentioned. Her ability to \u201cget to yes\u201d is not just a phrase, it\u2019s what drives her. Over the past several years, she has worked on initiatives that have improved clinical outcomes, provided new opportunities for nursing education and increased nurse engagement.<\/p>\n

Atkinson has studied multiple languages to better connect with colleagues and patients. In high-pressure situations, she remains calm and focused, communicating with clarity and compassion. Her leadership is defined by the lives she touches, systems she improves and example she sets. She is the kind of leader who inspires excellence simply by being who she is.<\/p>\n

Atkinson also serves as a mentor and educator to colleagues as they pursue advanced degrees. She teaches at a local nursing school and is a trusted resource for onboarding new leaders.<\/p>\n

ABOUT HOLY CROSS HEALTH<\/p>\n

A member of Trinity Health, Fort Lauderdale-based Holy Cross Hospital, dba Holy Cross Health, is a full-service, not-for-profit, Catholic, teaching hospital operating in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy. Holy Cross has been recognized for six Types of Care in U.S. News and World Report\u2019s 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings,\u00a0was named among the 2024 America\u2019s Best-In-State Hospitals by Newsweek and selected as a Forbes America\u2019s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals\u00a0in 2025. Holy Cross has also\u00a0been designated as a High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for LGBTQ+ health care access. Through strategic collaborations and a commitment to being a person-centered, transforming, healing presence, the 557-bed hospital offers progressive inpatient, outpatient and community outreach services and clinical research trials to serve as the\u00a0community\u2019s trusted health partner for life. Holy Cross Health also includes Holy Cross HealthPlex outpatient facility, urgent care centers and more than 40 Holy Cross Medical Group physician practices. To learn more about Holy Cross Health, visit\u00a0holy-cross.com.<\/a>\u00a0Connect with Holy Cross\u00a0Health on\u00a0Facebook,<\/a>\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photo Credit:\u00a0Robert Mayer, Holy Cross Health<\/p>\n


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