Broward Health Patient Stories

Broward Health Patient Stories

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Osman, Ahmed F., MD
At 18 years of age, South Florida native Aaron got very sick and was hospitalized. Afterward, he developed an irregular heartbeat.

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Schwartz Patien
After two hip replacement surgeries at Broward Health North, Stephen Schwartz is ready to celebrate being free from pain.

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Brandi Applebaum Yoni Akerman
Thirty-year-old travel blogger Brandi Applebaum had planned her perfect wedding day for nearly two years while her husband was deployed to the Florida Army National Guard.  

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Headshot image of Bill L

It was a shocking moment when 56-year-old Bill found out that the lump on his neck was cancer caused by the Human papillomavirus (HPV). 



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Laura Hennebery

Forty-four-year-old Laura Hennebery has worked as a teacher for more than 20 years and currently teaches health opportunities through physical education (H.O.P.E.) classes. The North Lauderdale resident is part of a close-knit family and enjoys spending time with her four sisters and her dad.



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When Pat Johnsen retired in November 2021, she looked forward to settling into the next stage in her life and continuing to enjoy her active lifestyle. Unfortunately, arthritis was settling into her hips causing excruciating pain. Even walking was a struggle.

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Jaimee Joseph
As a medical assistant in a Broward Health Physician Group pediatrician’s office, Jaimee Joseph helps keep children in our community healthy. 

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NICU Baby Alanie
After spending his first five months of life at Broward Health Medical Center, baby Alanie Lettsome graduated from the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and is going home to the island of St. Thomas.

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Broward Health Patient Lissette
Before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Lissette Caro, a 53-year-old Parkland resident, visited her primary doctor for her annual physical and expressed she had been feeling anxiety. Her stress test with a cardiologist had to be canceled amid lockdowns.

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Broward Health Patient Salvatore smiling

Out of the blue one night, 68-year-old heavy metal bass guitarist Sal Italiano went into cardiac arrest after going to bed in his Deerfield Beach home.



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