DELRAY BEACH, FL. — Delray Medical Center welcomes Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue District Chief 42, William Stansbury, to the hospital’s governing board.

Stansbury has worked at PBCFR in various positions since 2004. He was a strike team leader for the Holocaust survivor vaccine mission in 2021, and in that same year, he was a strike team leader following the Surfside building collapse.

We value his experience and perspective as a first responder.

“A first responder can bring unique insights into the demands and challenges that emergency healthcare providers encounter,” said Delray Medical Center CEO Daniel Listi. “This outlook can help ensure the medical center is adequately equipped to manage various crises and that effective emergency response methods are implemented. His addition to the board will assist Delray Medical Center's position as a prominent healthcare institution in the community.”

Chief Stansbury has a personal connection Delray Medical Center and expressed his excitement to join the board.

"I am honored to join the governing board at Delray Medical Center. I was a patient at DMC for one month in 1999 after a horrible car accident. I know what it feels like to be a long-term patient requiring around-the-clock medical care,” Chief Stansbury said. “As an Emergency Medical Services professional with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, I have been transporting patients to DMC since 2004, working alongside the hospital's medical professionals. Therefore, I hope to provide a unique and broad perspective from several points of view – patient, paramedic, and co-professional."