Carolyn Taylor-Pates, Ison’s Niece and Brodes Hartley, Jr., CHI President & CEO (Source: CBS4)
The late Doris Ison of Florida City was a visionary and trailblazer. Dissatisfied with health care for African-Americans, Ison broke barriers in 1971 and created a health center in south Miami-Dade, which today has grown into Community Health of South Florida Incorporated—serving thousands of South Floridians from all walks of life.






