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 where she is responsible for quality and patient safety across the organization. Dr. Andrić leads the Health Care District’s strategic initiatives and oversees the clinical performance of providers with the Health Care District’s 10 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Lakeside Medical Center and skilled nursing facility. Additionally, Dr. Andrić oversees the operations of the District’s Trauma Agency and the Corporate Communications department.
Dr. Andrić was instrumental in launching the county’s first-of-its-kind Addiction Stabilization Unit, a specialized and innovative substance use disorder program created through a public-private partnership to curb the county’s opioid epidemic. She oversaw the implementation and expansion of an outpatient addiction treatment program that serves as a model for 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 tocare. During her tenure, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has recognized District’s FQHCs four 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.
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.
Dr. Andrić joined the Health Care District in 2013 after serving as the Medical Director of the Lantana Health Center for the Palm Beach County Health Department since 2009. She holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from College of Medicine, University of Novi Sad in Serbia. Dr. Andrić received her residency training in preventive medicine/public health from the Palm Beach County Health Department as well as residency training in surgery from Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Florida. She also earned a Master of Public Health from Florida International University in Miami, Florida. Dr. Andrić is board certified in Preventive Medicine and Public Health.