Lorenzo González Feliciano is a Puerto Rican psychiatrist. He previously served as Secretary of Health of Puerto Ricofrom March 28, 2020 to January, 2021 He previously also served as Secretary of Health under Governor Luis Fortuño.
Lorenzo González Feliciano | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico | |
| In office March 26, 2020 – January 2, 2021 | |
| Governor | Wanda Vázquez Garced |
| Preceded by | Rafael Rodríguez Mercado Concepción Quiñones de Longo (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Mellado López |
| Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico | |
| In office 2009–2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Joglar Pesquera |
| Governor | Luis Fortuño |
| Preceded by | Iván González Cancel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 Bronx, New York |
| Education | University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (M.D.) Central Michigan University (DHA) University of Pittsburgh (MBA) |
| Occupation | Psychiatrist, government official |
| Medical career | |
| Field | Psychiatry |
| Institutions | Joint Commission Physician Correctional |
Education
editGonzález Feliciano completed a doctor of medicine from University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. He earned a doctorate in health systems administration (DHA) from Central Michigan University and a master of business administration from the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh. He specialized in child and adolescent psychiatry at Columbia University.[1]
Career
editGonzález Feliciano worked as a psychiatrist in several states.[2] He previously served as the Secretary of Health under Governor Luis Fortuño.[1]
He worked for 15 years for the Joint Commission.[1]
Until March 2020, he was the medical director of the corporation, Physician Correctional, which provided physical and mental health services to inmates.[1]
González Feliciano was designated as the Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico on March 26, 2020. He was confirmed to the Senate of Puerto Rico on March 28. He succeeds Rafael Rodríguez Mercado and interim secretary Concepción Quiñones de Longo. His appointment was lauded by the president of the senate, Thomas Rivera Schatz. González Feliciano was endorsed by senators in the New Progressive Party and the Popular Democratic Party. Juan Dalmau opposed González Feliciano's nomination.[2]
COVID-19
editGonzález Feliciano is working with the Puerto Rican Task Force on combating the COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico. He announced on March 28 that the two laboratories handling tests for COVID-19 would work 24 hours a day to process up to 300 tests. He will expand the capacity at Bayamón hospital form 100 to 150 hospital beds.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "El Senado confirma a Lorenzo González Feliciano como secretario de Salud". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). March 28, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Paramédico denuncia caos en el manejo de casos de coronavirus en Puerto Rico". Univision (in Spanish). March 28, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.