Belma Andric, MD, MPH, Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
Belma Andrić, MD, MPH is the Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of the Health Care District of Palm Beach County. In this role, she oversees the organization's quality performance and patient safety. Dr. Andrić leads the strategic initiatives of the Health Care District and manages the clinical performance of providers within the District's nine Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Lakeside Medical Center, and the skilled nursing center. Furthermore, she supervises the District's Trauma Agency operations and the Quality and Regulatory, Corporate Risk Management, Business Intelligence, Strategic Initiatives, and Behavioral Health programs.
Dr. Andrić played a key role in the successful launch of the county’s first Addiction Stabilization Unit, an emergency facility dedicated to addressing the opioid crisis. She also led the implementation and expansion of a Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Program for patients with substance use disorders, which has become a model program in the state of Florida. In 2023, the program was honored by the Florida Blue Foundation with a first place Sapphire Award and $100,000 to further expand access to care.
During her tenure, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has recognized District’s FQHCs six years in a row as a gold-level Health Center Quality Leader, ranking among the top 10% of health centers nationally for clinical quality.
In 2020, Dr. Andrić played a leading role overseeing operations of the county’s largest COVID-19 drive-thru testing and vaccination mega-sites which provided over a quarter million vaccines during the first six months.
Dr. Andric received the Palm Beach County Medical Society Physician Hero in Medicine award in 2019. She was honored in 2017 by the American Cancer Society's National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT) for the clinics’ innovative approach in achieving a colorectal cancer-screening rate that was twice the national average for FQHCs. Dr. Andrić played a key role in 2016 when the health centers received NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home recognition.
Joining the Health Care District in 2013, Dr. Andrić previously served as the Medical Director of the Lantana Health Center for the Palm Beach County Health Department since 2009. She earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from the College of Medicine at the University of Novi Sad in Serbia. Additionally, Dr. Andrić completed her residency training in preventive medicine/public health with the Palm Beach County Health Department and a surgical internship at Mount Sinai Medical Center. She holds a Master of Public Health from Florida International University and is board-certified in preventive medicine and public health.