Florida Hospital DeLand Names New Lab Director

DELAND, Fla. July 20, 2016 Florida Hospital DeLand has promoted Myra Soto from laboratory manager to director of laboratory services.

In this role, Soto will provide overall direction for the laboratory department and will be responsible for planning, financial details and personnel management and development.

Soto has nearly 21 years of experience, almost all of which has been with Adventist Health System. She previously worked at Florida Hospital Fish Memorial for 18 years.

Soto received her bachelors degree in medical laboratory sciences from the University of Central Florida in 1995 and her masters in management from Universidad Metropolitana in 2010. She is also a certified medical technologist, earning a certification from the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, and becoming a licensed clinical laboratory supervisor.

About Florida Hospital DeLand

Florida Hospital DeLand is a member of Adventist Health System, a faith-based health care organization with 46 hospital campuses and nearly 8,200 licensed beds in 10 states. With 164-beds, Florida Hospital DeLand is one of the six Florida Hospitals in Volusia and Flagler counties that composes the Florida Hospital East Florida Region. As the largest hospital system in the area, the Florida Hospital East Florida Region has 907 beds and more than 6,000 employees. With a mission to extend the healing ministry of Christ, the Florida Hospital East Florida Region collectively contributed nearly $120 million in benefits in 2015 to the underprivileged, the community's overall health and wellness and spiritual needs, and capital improvements.