When Chaplain Danny Sierra โ who has been with AdventHealth Wesley Chapel since it opened on Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. as โFlorida Hospitalโ โ introduced the hospitalโs new president & chief executive officer (CEO) Ryan Quattlebaum at a meet & greet event on Jan. 29, he was trying to figure out how best to re-introduce more than 100 guests to the hospitalโs former chief financial officer (CFO).
โI thought about the Bible story of the prodigal son, but then I thought, โMaybe not, because he wished his father not well and there are kids here.โโ
Instead, Chaplain Danny went with Philippians Chapter 4, Verse 4: โRejoice in the Lord always. And again, I say, rejoice.โ
To which he added, โAnd, we rejoice that Ryan is back with us. And let us pray more. Lord, thank you for this special homecoming of your son, his wife and his children. You knew them before they were conceived. You numbered the hairs on each one of their heads, and you brought them back to us. And, as a campus with all our friends, we rejoice of this man.โ
Quattlebaum, who served as the CFO at AHWC from 2020-22, left to become the president and CEO of AdventHealth North Pinellas in Tarpon Springs, but returned to AHWC when Erik Wangsness left to take the same position at AdventHealth Tampa. He thanked Chaplain Danny and said he was thrilled to be โback home.โ
First, Quattlebaum thanked the elected officials who attended the event, including Dist. 20 State Senator Danny Burgess and Pasco County commissioners Ron Oakley and Jack Mariano. He also thanked the AHWC Foundation and hospital Board members, as well as the doctors, nurses and staff members in attendance.
โIโm beyond blessed to be able to be here with each one of you,โ Quattlebaum said. โAnd to be welcomed back. My youngest daughter Emily was born here at this hospital, so I am blessed to be back. My first job in a hospital was in the dish room when I was in high school. So, my roots in Advent Hospitals go way back and this is where my heart is.โ
Quattlebaum also said that he, โultimately wants to make sure that everyoneโs family member gets treated like how our families are treated and I firmly believe that we do this together. So, thereโs a whole team of people here as well thatโs made that work happen. So I want to acknowledge and say thank you to all of them for this important work.โย
And finally, Quattlebaum said, โWhat I really care about is people. And Christโs Healing Ministry was really about people, and this is representative of what our community truly looks like.โ He then gave everyone in attendance his cell phone number.
For more information about AdventHealth Wesley Chapel (2600 BBD Blvd.), call (813) 929-5000, visit AdventHealth.com. โ GN