New Administrator - Glades Health Department

LABELLE, FL. -- The Board of Commissioners of Glades county has approved recommendations to appoint Patricia Dobbins as the new administrator of the Glades Health Department. The Glades Health Department works jointly with the Hendry Health Department.

The Glades commissioners at this week's meeting said Ms. Dobbins "has always been responsibly responsive to Glades County�s public health needs." It is expected that Dobbins will also be approved this week by the Hendry County Board of Commissioners as administrator of the Hendry Health Department. Dobbins will be the first non-physician to have ever headed the area's Health Department.