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Business Briefs 9/1/16

Clay Today
Posted 8/31/16

Mall gets new tenantsORANGE PARK – Three new stores will open soon at the Orange Park Mall.Spirit Halloween, Boost Mobile and Artsy Abode join the recently opened Latin Salon, Taste of Vietnam …

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Business Briefs 9/1/16


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Mall gets new tenants
ORANGE PARK – Three new stores will open soon at the Orange Park Mall.
Spirit Halloween, Boost Mobile and Artsy Abode join the recently opened Latin Salon, Taste of Vietnam Noodle Bar & Grill, Journeys Kidz and Perfume World and boost the mall’s diverse mix of national and locally-owned retail stores and restaurants.
“We’re excited to add these popular offerings to Orange Park Mall’s in-demand retail line-up,” said John Westbrook, general manager of Orange Park Mall. “With Halloween and the holidays rapidly approaching, shoppers will find the perfect outfits and accessories to make the occasion and the technology to help capture and communicate those special moments.”
Spirit Halloween, the First Coast’s ghoulish go-to for creative costumes and home décor - both frightful and fancy, will open mid-September. The seasonal retailer, located next to Bath & Body Works, will offer costumes, masks, wigs, indoor and outdoor décor items, animatronics, makeup, collectibles, props and in-depth accessories. With its “So Much Fun It’s Scary” mission statement, Spirit provides an entertaining and interactive in-store experience for all.
Boost Mobile, part of the Sprint Prepaid Group, also set to open mid-September, redefines value for wireless consumers with more data for less and no long-term commitment to a subscription contract. Boost Mobile operates on the Nationwide Sprint 3G Network for data and the Nationwide Sprint Network for voice services, both reaching more than 281 million people respectively, as well as the nationwide Sprint 4G LTE Network, which reaches more than 280 million people. The Boost Mobile kiosk will be located in front of Tilly’s.
Opening in October, Artsy Abode will carry the latest fashion jewelry and accessories from in-demand brands including Pandora, Vera Bradley, Brighton, Alex and Ani and many other fine gift lines. It is also the only location on the First Coast for Sticks – the internationally-renowned group of artists led by artist, Sarah Grant. Artsy Abode will be located in Center Court next to Dillard’s.
Additionally, Alphabet Cigars has relocated to the AMC entrance next to Watches Plus and will re-open its new location come October.

Sy named pediatrics medical director
ORANGE PARK – Orange Park Medical Center has named a new physician to lead its pediatrics department.
Jama Sy, M.D. will serve as the pediatrics and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit medical director where he will lead the pediatric services medical staff, which includes the hospital’s inpatient pediatrics and PICU.
Sy is a Baylor-trained expert in pediatrics with an medical degree from the University of the City of Manila, where he was a full academic scholar, graduated among the top of his class and Medicine Board topnotcher. He completed spent his pediatric residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. He completed additional pediatric critical care medicine training at Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Sy is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. He has dual board certification in Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

Orange Park Medical Center hires VP of human resources
ORANGE PARK – Orange Park Medical Center has a new vice president of human resources.
Wendy Glass has joined the hospital’s leadership team having recently served as vice president of human resources at Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro, South Carolina.
She has been with the Hospital Corporation of America, which owns OPMC, for five years and has a bachelor’s degree in leadership and organizational development from Bluefield College and a master’s degree in management and leadership from Liberty University. Glass is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources and Society for Human Resource Management, Senior Consulting Professional.

Hospital has new director of quality
ORANGE PARK – Orange Park Medical Center recently hired a new director of quality.
Cheryl Congrove comes to the hospital from Putnam County Medical Center located in Palatka where she served in the same role.
In her role here, Congrove will lead OPMC’s system of quality care management focusing on regulatory surveys, managing the patient and medical staff’s quality of care expectations and assisting the nurse leadership team. Congrove’s number one priority will be to ensure Orange Park Medical Center’s patients receive the care they expect to receive.
Cheryl has experience in a variety of nursing director and management positions and has a master’s degree in healthcare administration from Walden University, a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Ohio University and an associate degree in nursing from West Virginia Northern Community College. She is also a certified professional in Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality.

Cronin named to 2017 Best Lawyers List
JACKSONVILLE – Attorney Sean B. Cronin of Fleming Island, a partner at the law firm Cronin & Maxwell, was named to the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. He was selected in the practice area of Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs. This is the sixth year he has been listed in the book.
The Best Lawyers in America is the oldest peer review publication in the legal profession and is published by Woodward & White Inc. in Aiken, South Carolina. For more than 30 years, it has published lists of the nation’s top attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer review surveys. The Best Lawyers list is published online and in a book and will be available in late November.
Before practicing law, Cronin was a pilot in the U.S. Navy, serving as a P-3 (C) mission commander, patrol plane commander and naval aviation safety officer. He is an FAA-certified commercial pilot with multiple and single engine instrument ratings. He represents victims of medical malpractice – including Navy and military malpractice, aviation accidents and defective products.
Cronin is a graduate of Jacksonville University and Florida State University College of Law.