Irreplaceable. That is the simple but accurate word Community Health Northwest Florida CEO Chandra Smiley uses to describe Dr. George Smith. Yet that is the challenge Smiley will soon encounter.
The 66-year-old Smith is retiring this month after touching countless lives for 31 years as a physician at Community Health. Smiley and patients alike describe him as kind, caring, thoughtful, and attentive.
A Calming Presence for Patients
“With the fast pace in which our clinics run and the challenges our patients face, I’ve never seen him rattled or upset,” Smiley said. “He’s always been kind of calm in the storm.”
Maritza Ramos is so fond of Smith that she drives 30 minutes to take her autistic sister, Rosa, to see him…