Hospital Names New BirthCare Center Nursing Manager

DELAND, Fla., June 8, 2016 Florida Hospital DeLand has named Lisa Steele to serve as nurse manager of the hospitals BirthCare Center.

In this new role, Steele oversees the daily operations of Florida Hospital DeLand's BirthCare Center and coordinates the units clinical education.

Lisa has a strong passion for women's health and is committed to providing excellent patient experience and evidence-based standards of care practices, said Becky Vernon, director of women and children's services at both Florida Hospital DeLand and Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center.

Steele is a registered nurse and has 15 years of women's health and obstetrics experience. She has been with Florida Hospital since September 2014 and most recently served as assistant nurse manager at Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center in Daytona Beach. In this role, she was responsible for assisting in overseeing staff to ensure that patients received the highest standard of care.

A Palm Coast resident, Steele earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Keuka College located in New York.

About Florida Hospital DeLand

Florida Hospital DeLand 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. With 156-beds, Florida Hospital DeLand 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 899 beds and nearly 5,900 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.