Effective Administrator
A seasoned professional, Forbes has been with Baptist Health since 1997. He has a wide and varied background with over 30 years of senior management experience in hospital administration, culminating in years of experience serving as an effective administrator. As the Chief Diversity Officer, Forbes has worked closely with the human resources leadership, charged with recruiting, hiring, talent development, and developing retention programs for the 16,000+ employees throughout Baptist Health. This includes seven hospitals, 38 ambulatory, and diagnostic care centers, and the corporate office.
From the workforce to the workplace and wider South Florida community, Forbes has helped Baptist Health to build the best place for diversity. Under his leadership, Baptist Health has been committed to building and fine-tuning diversity programs and policies that make the diverse South Florida community feel welcome within its doors.
In addition to employee diversity projects, Forbes has also helped build community outreach programs and partnerships, collaborating with government and community relations. He has provided executive oversight for three segments:
1. Extending comfort to patients by ensuring Baptist Health personnel is culturally competent and sensitive to deliver an incredible patient experience;
2. Ensuring employees reflect the total community throughout all levels of employment;
3. Making sure small businesses have the opportunity to compete for Baptist Health marketing and procurement opportunities.
As a part of this commitment, Forbes has traveled around the nation speaking about Baptist Health’s “open door and diversity and inclusion practices.” His expertise has helped Baptist Health to infuse cultural competency into its culture by including diversity in day-to-day operations. His mantra is to ensure as caregivers for its patients, that Baptist Health focuses on the positive-positive thinking, positive affirmations, and positive communication so that patients feel valued and cared for.
