Gaston Gonzalez recently was named Chief Executive Officer of ClearSky Rehabilitation Hospital of Lake City. The new 36-bed medical rehabilitation hospital is scheduled to open this fall in Lake City, Fla., and will treat patients with disabling injuries or illnesses caused by strokes, brain injuries, hip fractures, spinal injuries, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, or other medically-complex conditions.
Gonzalez is a seasoned healthcare executive with 18 years of clinical and leadership experience. A bilingual physical therapist, he has held diverse roles in healthcare facilities across Florida, Indiana, and Chile. Most recently, he served as the Director of Therapy Operations at a medical rehabilitation hospital in Cape Coral, Fla. Known for his ability to drive clinical and financial excellence, Gonzalez excels at fostering collaboration among multidisciplinary teams, optimizing healthcare delivery, and implementing innovative, sustainable solutions to enhance patient outcomes.
“Having started my career in physical therapy, rehabilitation has always been my passion,” Gonzalez says. “At ClearSky Lake City, we’ll provide a specialized level of rehabilitative care to the community that currently isn’t available. Our hospital services will complement the acute services currently provided in the area, allowing patients needing post-acute care to recover with the support of family members and friends nearby.”
Gonzalez earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physical therapy from the Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello in Santiago, Chile. He earned a master’s degree in business management from the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Santiago, Chile, and a doctoral degree in physical therapy from Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va. He completed a Leading with Finance certificate from Harvard Business School in Cambridge, Mass.
