Physician Led Access Network of Collier County

A graduate of the University of South Florida, Kelly Daly has been with the NCH Healthcare System since 1978. Having risen through the finance ranks, Kelly is currently the Director of Internal Audit and the NCH Compliance Officer. Kelly has been a volunteer for PLAN for a number of years and is the Treasurer. Kelly has been on the board of other organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America and the Education Foundation. Kelly and her husband John are empty nesters and enjoy traveling, especially to Cape Cod.

Horace W Bernton, MD graduated from Harvard with a BA in 1947 and from Georgetown Medical School in 1952. He served as a rotating intern at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore and as a clinical associate at the at the National Institute of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Bernton completed his residency in medicine at Georgetown at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Washington, DC. He is the Past President Montgomery County Medical Society and Founding Board Member and Chairman of the Primary Care Coalition in Montgomery County, MD, which has a mission very similar to PLAN’s. Dr. Bernton retired from his Internal Medicine practice in Bethesda, MD after 30 years. He moved to Naples, FL as a full-time resident in 2017 after visiting as a snowbird for 30 years. Dr. Bernton has been active in the Community Foundation of Collier County for 30 years, having gotten involved as soon as he began spending time in Naples. Dr. Bernton joined the PLAN Board in 2018.

Board member April Donahue is Executive Director of Collier County Medical Society and its 501c3 Foundation. She is past chair of the Conference of Florida Medical Society Executives and a past member of the Florida Medical Association board of directors. April is a graduate of Leadership Florida 2020, Leadership Collier 2017, and GAIN 2013 and was named one of Gulfshore Business magazine’s “40 under 40” in 2014. Born in northern Indiana and a DePauw University graduate, April is also a die-hard Chicago Cubs fan and avid follower of Indiana Hoosier basketball. She and her husband reside in Naples with an ever-rotating list of visiting family members.

Susan Takacs brings valuable experience to Physicians Regional Healthcare System having worked for several Health Management Associates (HMA) hospitals across the country. She began her career in health care management at Santa Rosa Medical Center in Milton, Florida as the hospital’s assistant administrator, and was then promoted to associate administrator at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.

Ms. Takacs came to Naples following HMA’s acquisition of Cleveland Clinic Florida, and played an integral role in establishing key HMA processes and programs within the hospital. As chief operating officer at Physicians Regional Medical Center-Pine Ridge, she provides administrative management for hospital operations and service line development, and oversees ancillary departments, including Radiology, Laboratory, Facilities Management, Therapies and Sleep Center.

Ms. Takacs has a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Indiana University.

She serves on the boards of the Economic Development Council of Collier County and the Council for International Visitors in Collier County, and she is an Editorial Board Member for Business Currents and an Advisory Board Member for Hodges University School of Allied Health – Health Administration Program.

As Administrator of the Florida Department of Health in Collier County, Stephanie Vick oversees three health department locations, over 170 employees and a budget of $11.6 million. DOH-Collier is the second healthiest county in the state and Ms. Vick is heavily involved in support of wellness initiatives in the health department as well as in the community as demonstrated by her willingness to collaborate with local community partners on the Blue Zones Project.

Ms. Vick received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The Catholic University of America in Washington D.C., and her Master of Science in Health Services Administration from NOVA/Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale. She has held many positions within DOH-Collier including Clinic Coordinator, Family and Personal Health Director, Executive CHN Nursing Director, and, most recently, Administrator. She is a multi-year Davis Productivity Award recipient for her work in community outreach in Collier County. Ms. Vick has furthered her community outreach by educating future nurses and health care leaders by serving as an adjunct professor at Hodges University in Naples, Florida. She is a supporter of quality improvement in the work place and is a trained Public Health Accreditation Board Examiner. Ms. Vick is an experienced leader in both the public health sector and the Hospital setting where her most recent role was as Director of Women and Infant Nursing at the Ohio State University Medical center in Columbus, Ohio. There, she managed a budget of over $11 million as well as a construction budget of more than $7 million for a new Labor, Delivery and Recovery Department. In this role she managed more than 260 full time employees.

Ms. Vick has led Community Interest Groups such as serving as chair of the Local March of Dimes and Board Member of the Healthy Start Coalition. She also has served for professional organizations and most recently twice as President for the Florida Association of Public Health Nurses.

She is the proud mother of two daughters, Kristin and Brooke and she is thrilled to have her first grandchild (a little girl) who is the apple of her eye. She enjoys sewing, painting, and being creative. Her appointment as Administrator has fulfilled a long term career goal and Ms. Vick and her staff are prepared to lead DOH-Collier into the future.

Dr. Serge Mistivar joined the PLAN Board of Directors in 2018. Dr. Mistivar is Board Certified in Family Medicine and serves as Medical Director for Adult Medicine at Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida (HCN) and Physician in Charge for the Naples and Immokalee regions. He is currently piloting a senior care program for HCN to bring ancillary services to low-income patient populations in Immokalee and Naples because transportation issues for these patients impact their access to quality care. Mistivar grew up in Haiti in a family of modest means and little options. He found his calling at 8 years old to dedicate his life to becoming a physician to families in need because of a well-dressed physician who would treat his community at a local clinic. He was impressed by this down-to-earth, educated man who valued people regardless of their economic situation. Dr. Mistivar is the first of his family to attend college, and he has made it his life’s mission to aspire to be to his patients what that physician was to young Serge and his community.

Specialty Interests

• Preventive Medicine for Patients 14 years of Age and Over; Annual Physicals, Acute and Chronic Care, Vaccinations, Flu Shots, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Diabetes Mellitus, Gluten Sensitivity, Hypothyroidism, Headaches and Migraines, Weight Loss Program, Stress Management, Osteoporosis, Insomnia, Cardiovascular Screenings, Lipid Clinic, Coumadin Clinic, DOT Physicals, School/Sports Physicals, EKG, Lab Testing, Ultrasounds and Spirometry.

Medical Education

• M.D. University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia, 1995

Advanced Training

• Cleveland Clinic Health System, Cleveland, OH, Internal Medicine Internship, Residency and Chief Resident
• Hospitals affiliated with the University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia (Internship)

Professional Experience

• Korunda Medical Institute, Naples, FL, Medical Director, 2008 – present
• Medical Surgical Specialists, Naples, FL, Staff, Dept. of Internal Medicine, 2006 – 2008
• Cleveland Clinic; Naples, FL, Staff, Dept. of Internal Medicine, 2005 – 2006
• Medical Pavilion Clinic, Port Charlotte, FL, Group Practice, 2001 – 2004
• Health Care Krapina, Krapina, Croatia, Staff Physician, 1995 – 1997

Hospital Privileges

• Physicians Regional Medical Center, Naples, FL
• Naples Community Hospital, Naples, FL

Academic Appointments

• Clinical Associate, Nova Southeastern University, Naples, FL

Certification

• American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensure

• Florida

Professional Societies:

• American Medical Association
• American College of Physicians
• Florida Medical Association
• Collier County Medical Society

Dr. Leela Lavasani is a board certified otolaryngologist, head and neck surgeon with Florida Gulf Coast Ear Nose and Throat and the newest addition to the Board of the Physician Led Access Network (PLAN). She has been an active volunteer for PLAN since she was recruited in 2012 to help provide quality healthcare for low-income, uninsured Collier County residents. She joined the Board of Directors because she sees a critical gap in services to support the healthcare needs of at-risk members of Collier County. She hopes to recruit more young doctors in Collier County to volunteer in the PLAN provider network.