Leadership

Janet D. Moreland, APRN, MSN, LHRM

Associate Vice President and Hospital Administrator

Janet Moreland has more than 35 years of experience in hospital, home health, skilled nursing, community and public health primary care environments and has served as clinical faculty. As Hospital Administrator, Mrs. Moreland oversees the daily operations of the 70-bed, acute-care teaching facility in Belle Glade.

Before she was named Hospital Administrator in June 2019, Mrs. Moreland served as Lakeside Medical Center’s Director of Nursing, overseeing the leadership and direction of nursing, case management, nurse navigation, and clinical education at the hospital. Prior to that, she served as the hospital’s Director of Quality and Patient Safety.

In that role, Mrs. Moreland led successful initiatives to improve the safety, effectiveness and efficiency of the medical services Lakeside Medical Center provides to its patients. Thanks in large part to her leadership, Lakeside Medical Center was named an “A” rated, top hospital in the nation for patient safety, as recognized by Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grade for the fall of 2018. The hospital also received the 2018 Florida Hospital Association (FHA) Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) Award for excellence in patient safety.

Before joining Lakeside Medical Center in August 2013, Mrs. Moreland served with the Florida Department of Health Palm Beach County for more than 25 years. She was the Health Center Administrator for the C. L. Brumback Health Center in Belle Glade where she oversaw daily operations. Other positions she held during her tenure with the Health Department include senior community health nurse, community health nursing supervisor, senior community health nursing supervisor and ARNP coordinator.

Mrs. Moreland received her Master of Science in Nursing Education and Master of Science in Nursing at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida and is licensed as a Health Care Risk Manager.

Mrs. Moreland made her home in the Glades area when she was one year old. She enjoys mentoring young adults in the community where she was raised to help them succeed in their future careers.

Jennifer Dorcé-Medard, DO

Associate Chief Medical Officer

Jennifer Dorcé-Medard, DO serves as the Associate Chief Medical Officer for Lakeside Medical Center. This position is a liaison between medical staff and administration.

She also plays an active role in developing the policies and procedures that ensures our patients at Lakeside Medical Center are getting the highest standard of Medical Care.

Dr. Dorcé-Medard is a Board Certified Family Medicine physician. She earned her Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine from Touro College of Ostepathic Medicine in New York City, NY. She completed her residency in Family Medicine at Broward Health Medical Center. Dr. Dorcé-Medard speaks English and Creole.

Medical Executive Committee

The Medical Executive Committee of Lakeside Medical Center has primary governance over the Medical Staff and serves a liaison between the Medical Staff, Hospital Administration and the Governing Board.

Responsibilities

Act on behalf of the Lakeside Medical Center Medical Staff
Adopt, amend and implement policies, Bylaws, Rules & Regulations of the Medical Staff
Make recommendations to Governing Board relating to
- Structure
- Medical Staff Appointments and Reappointments
- Quality improvement processes and activities
Review of quality indicators
Provide leadership regarding patient safety
Oversee and improve patient satisfaction
Promote continuing medical education

Structure

The Medical Executive Committee is comprised of elected active medical staff members, which include Department Chiefs and Service Chiefs
Terms are two years and are based on a calendar year.