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Wally De Aquino named president, CEO of new AdventHealth hospital

AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway is expected to open in August.

By Observer Staff
| 3:30 p.m. April 6, 2023

Palm Coast Observer
Business

AdventHealth Palm Coast Chief Operating Officer Wally De Aquino has been named president and CEO of the new AdventHealth hospital under construction on Palm Coast Parkway.

De Aquino, who began woking for AdventHealth in 2009 as a business development manager, will assume his new role on May 7 and will still report to Denyse Bales-Chubb, president/CEO for AdventHealthPalm Coast and the Flagler/St. Johns market, according to a news release from AdventHealth.

AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway is expected to open in August, and De Aquino led the new hospital's planning and construction process.

“I’m grateful for the opportunities God has given me to serve our mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ, and for the many colleagues and mentors who have contributed to my growth in this organization,” he said, according to the news release. “I look forward to partnering with a talented group of team members and physicians to provide high-quality, whole-person care to the north Flagler community.”