Leadership & Staff

Ivette Miranda

Chief Executive Officer

Ivette brings 15 years of healthcare leadership experience to HealthSouth. Ivette graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in organizational management from Palm Beach Atlantic University and a Master of Business Administration degree from  the University of Phoenix. Ivette’s experience includes acute care hospital leadership in COO, associate administrator and business office director roles as well as healthcare consulting work as the director of staff management.

Stephen L. Chastain, MD

Medical Director

After undergraduate studies at the University of Alabama, Dr. Chastain graduated from medical school at the University of Alabama in Birmingham in 1988.  He completed internship and residency in internal medicine at UAB in 1991 and began practice in Dothan, Alabama the same year.  During his time in Dothan, he gained 16 years of experience in inpatient rehabilitation with HealthSouth including functioning as the medical director.  He completed a fellowship in vascular medicine in Greenville, South Carolina in 2012 and is now board certified in internal medicine and vascular medicine.  Special interests include peripheral arterial disease, stroke prevention, venous thrombosis, noninvasive vascular testing and vascular rehabilitation.  He and his wife Sheila have been married for over 30 years and have two children.

Stephen Chastain, M.D. is an independent private practice physician whose office is located at the hospital.

April Anderson

Director of Pharmacy

April Anderson, PharmD is the director of pharmacy at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital at Martin Health. She joins us with leadership experience from various areas of pharmacy. Her professional experience includes a large acute care hospital, home infusion, and retail pharmacy. April earned her doctor of pharmacy degree from Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Her professional interests include physical medicine, endocrinology, oncology, and pharmaceutical research. April's passion is to provide exceptional pharmaceutical care to the each of her patients. 

Charmaine Blanchard, RN, CNO

Chief Nursing Officer

Charmaine brings 16 years of healthcare leadership experience to HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital at Martin health. Charmaine graduated with an Associate of Science in Nursing from Broward Community and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University. She is currently working on obtaining her Master of Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University. Charmaine’s experience includes acute care hospital leadership in assistant chief nursing officer, director of inpatient surgical services, clinical manager and nursing supervisor.

Annette DiPiero

Human Resource Director

Annette brings more than 20 years of healthcare human resources experience to HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital at Martin Health.  Annette earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Albright College near Philadelphia, PA and her master’s degree in human resources management from The University of Houston in Houston, TX.  Annette holds the certification of Senior Professional in Human Resources Management by the Society for Human Resources Management.  In addition to her role of human resources director, Annette serves as an active board member of HR Martin County and Martin County South Little League.

Jo Gash

Director of Therapy Operations

Jo was born in New Zealand and completed her training in occupational therapy in 1996. Her first job was at HealthSouth Western Hills in W.Va. as a traveling therapist and she stayed for four years before returning home to New Zealand. In 2012, Jo returned the HealthSouth Western Hills before transferring to Stuart, Fla. in 2013, to help open the new hospital. With 19 years experience as a therapist in the rehabilitation field, Jo rates HealthSouth as the “gold standard” of rehabilitation and couldn’t imagine working anywhere else.

Lisa Kellogg

Director of Healthcare Information Management

Lisa has over 25 years of acute care hospital experience, 17 of which are in health information management. Lisa’s recent experience includes a year of HIM consulting as well as six years at the main campus of the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland Ohio. 

Brandi Lafferty

Area Director of Marketing Operations

Brandi brings over 10 years of marketing and sales experience to HealthSouth and over five years as a registered nurse (RN). Prior to joining HealthSouth, she served as a wound care RN. She obtained her nursing degree from Indian River State College. Brandi’s marketing and sales background is from prior experience as a physician liaison and a licensed real estate agent. Brandi is married and has three children.

Kim McDermott

Administrative Supervisor and Medical Staff Coordinator

Kim  joined HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital at Martin Health in January, 2013. Her background consists of 20 years experience working   in a rehabilitation hospital in administration and physician credentialing. Kim has received her associate of science degree in business administration. She has been a notary public since 2004, and has obtained notary public certification for the state of Florida.  Kim has been involved in supporting the American Heart Association and participated in benefit fundraisers for cancer patients.

Dawn Salas

Controller

Dawn brings more than 15 years of healthcare financial management experience to HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital at Martin Health.  Her prior experience includes acute-care as well as various healthcare management companies.  Dawn received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida.  She has been a resident of Stuart, Florida for over 20 years.

 

Eddie Schulz

Director of Plant Operations

Eddie Schulz, director of plant operations, joined HealthSouth in 2011 at the Florence, South Carolina location. He transferred to the Martin location in 2014 to help continue to grow and expand the hospital. Eddie has an extensive background in maintenance and construction, including five years in acute rehabilitative care settings. Eddie is a graduate of Florence-Darlington Technical College and is certified in HVAC. 

Jillian Smith

Director of Quality and Risk

Jillian joins HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital at Martin Health with 19 years nursing in intensive care, outpatient rehabilitation, and nurse consulting. Jillian also has experience as a nurse paralegal in medical malpractice and has worked as a risk manager in an acute care setting for over four years. She received a bachelor's degree in nursing and a master’s degree in business. Jillian is a supporter of Hospice Foundation and animal-welfare organizations