Larry Antonucci
President & CEO, Lee Health, Fort Myers
Lee Health is a comprehensive not-for-profit health system with multiple hospitals, physician practices and facilities with more than 2 million patient contacts per year. Antonucci has been on the Lee Health medical staff for four decades. For the first 24 years, he practiced obstetrics and gynecology. He’s worked in hospital administration at Lee Health for the past 17 years and has served as CEO since 2017. He leads a team of more than 17,000.
EDUCATION: Florida Atlantic University (BA), University of South Florida (MBA), University of Miami School of Medicine (MD)
READING: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, by Yuval Noah Harari. It is a fascinating book that delves into what the century is going to look like regarding AI, robotics, computers and globalization.
INSPIRING FLORIDIAN: The only job more difficult than the spouse of an obstetrician may be the spouse of a health system CEO. My wife Becky has done both flawlessly while carrying the majority of the responsibility for raising our three daughters. She changed hundreds of lives as a pediatric occupational therapist, treating children with physical and developmental disabilities. She has inspired me for 45 years.
WHAT I’VE LEARNED: Given my years as an OB/GYN, one valuable lesson I learned is the profound significance and preciousness of life. Working in obstetrics involves witnessing the miracle of birth, guiding expectant parents through the journey of pregnancy, and sometimes confronting the fragility of life during challenging medical situations. Through these experiences, I learned to cherish and appreciate the value of every life.
