PROFILES IN LEADERSHIP – DELRAY MEDICAL CENTER – AGANETTE PARKS, MHA, PMP – ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR

Aganette Parks, MHA, PMP, is the Associate Administrator at Delray Medical Center. In her role, she is responsible for planning, overseeing and directing support services at the hospital including environmental services and food and nutrition. She also provides administrative direction for the operations, program development and growth, staffing and construction projects for surgical services. With a robust orthopedics and minimally invasive surgical programs at the hospital, she also manages several of the key service lines including orthopedics, spine, and bariatrics. She also leads several hospital operational initiatives including capital investments, cost-containment, and facility projects and renovations. Prior to this role, Parks was the Surgical Service Line Leader for the Palm Beach Health Network, of which Delray Medical Center is a member. She also led surgical, neurological and neuroscience services at a sister hospital, Desert Regional Medical Center, in California. She received her Bachelor of Health Science and her Master of Healthcare Administration degrees from the University of Florida. She is a National Association of Healthcare Executives member as well as an American College of Healthcare Executives member.