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Appointments and reappointments to the Emergency Medical Services Medical Control Board (Board of County Commissioners as a whole).
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Recommended Action:
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Sitting as the Emergency Medical Services Authority, approve the following appointments and reappointments to the Emergency Medical Services Medical Control Board for two-year terms starting May 2026 and ending April 2028.
• Appointment of Dr. Dan Leiding as the C.W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Emergency Physician primary representative. Dr. Leiding is the Chief of the Emergency Medicine Section.
• Appointment of Dr. Jacob Eastman as the C.W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Emergency Physician alternate representative. Dr. Eastman is an Attending Emergency Physician.
• Reappointment of Dr. Sebastian Strom as an HCA Largo Medical Center Hospital Administrator primary representative.
• Reappointment of Ms. Diane Conti as an HCA Largo Medical Center Hospital Administrator alternate representative.
• Reappointment of Mr. Matthew Novak as a Morton Plant Mease Healthcare Hospital Administrator primary representative.
• Reappointment of Ms. Nancy Hopkins as a Morton Plant Mease Healthcare Hospital Administrator alternate representative.
• Reappointment of Dr. Brian Charity as a Morton Plant Hospital Emergency Physician primary representative.
• Reappointment of Dr. Hasan Rasheed as a Morton Plant Hospital Emergency Physician alternate representative.
• Reappointment of Dr. Krista Gillis as a Bayfront Health St. Petersburg Emergency Physician Trauma Center primary representative.
• Reappointment of Dr. Sid Goyal as a Bayfront Health St. Petersburg Emergency Physician Trauma Center alternate representative.
• Reappointment of Dr. Roberto Bellini as a Mease Countryside Hospital Emergency Physician primary representative.
• Reappointment of Dr. Craig Kizewic as a Mease Countryside Hospital Emergency Physician alternate representative.
• A voice vote will suffice.
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Background Information:
The Pinellas County Code, Section 54-60, established a Medical Control Board (MCB) consisting of four licensed physicians specializing in emergency medicine from facilities in Pinellas County, four Pinellas County hospital administrators, one emergency physician appointed by the Pinellas County Medical Association, one emergency physician appointed by the Pinellas County Osteopathic Society, and one (1) emergency physician from a trauma center located within Pinellas County.
The MCB is an advisory body to the Authority and to the EMS Medical Director. The MCB is given specific review and approval authority pursuant to Section 54-60 of the Pinellas County Code subject to overriding Florida Law. The objectives of the MCB include the following:
a. Advise the Authority on matters pertaining to emergency medical services.
b. Advise the EMS Medical Director on issues of clinical policy and practice.
c. Review and approve applicable protocols and procedures.
d. Review the performance of all system components to include the EMS Medical Director, the ambulance contractor, the first responder contractors, and the Continuing Medical Education program.
e. Provide a liaison between the medical community at large and the EMS system.
f. Provide opinions regarding medical community consensus to the Authority and the EMS Medical Director. General description of the board/council/committee and its function. Also include the number of members, the number of members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners and/or individual Commissioners, and a list of other bodies responsible for making appointments to the board/council/committee.
Attachments:
EMS Medical Control Board Roster
Dr. Leiding’s CV
Dr. Eastman’s CV
Dr. Strom’s CV
Ms. Conti’s Resume
Mr. Novak’s Resume
Ms. Hopkins’ Resume
Dr. Charity’s CV
Dr. Rasheed’s CV
Dr. Gillis’ CV
Dr. Goyal’s Resume
Dr. Bellini’s CV
Dr. Kizewic’s CV
Partner(s):
EMS Medical Control Board
EMS Medical Director