NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla., May 7, 2025 – At AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach, a hands-on learning program is giving nursing students the chance to step out of the classroom and into real hospital rooms, guided by experienced nurses every step of the way. The Dedicated Education Unit (DEU), launched in partnership with the University of Central […]
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LAKELAND, Fla. – The laboratory at Watson Clinic Main and the Histology lab at the Watson Clinic Bella Vista Building have received accreditations by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the industry leader in affirming excellence among laboratory testing facilities. These accreditations confirm that both locations adhere to the most recent best practices in the industry.
LAKELAND, Fla. – Watson Clinic is pleased to welcome the following new addition to their team of expert medical providers. Monica F. Williams, APRN, FNP-C is a registered nurse practitioner who works alongside board-certified Pulmonology specialist Naem Shahrour, MD from Watson Clinic Main at 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd. in Lakeland. Ms. Williams earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing
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BayCare, the leading health care system in West Central Florida, broke ground today on BayCare Hospital Manatee, its 17th hospital, and BayCare HealthHub® (Manatee). This milestone marks a significant step in expanding access to health care for the growing Manatee County community. The hospital will be the county’s first not-for-profit hospital and the only hospital
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OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — Dozens of community members and several organizations came together to help support the AdventHealth Lake Placid and Wauchula Foundations during the 11th annual Clays and Camo fundraiser on Friday, May 2, 2025. This event helps support initiatives that bring new leading-edge medical equipment, programs and projects to AdventHealth Wauchula and AdventHealth Lake
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LAKELAND, Fla. – Lakeland Regional Health held its annual Philanthropist and Sarah D. McKay Advocate of the Year Celebration on Monday, April 28, 2025, honoring the extraordinary legacy and impact of the Barnett Family. Barney Barnett was named the 2025 Sarah D. McKay Advocate of the Year, and the entire Barnett Family was recognized as Philanthropists
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the nation’s premier health care credentialing organization, has designated BayCare as the first and only health care system in Florida to receive its new designation for Well-Being Excellence™. The designation recognizes BayCare’s extraordinary commitment to its team members, including its more than 10,000 nurses. “We are honored that BayCare
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LAKELAND, Fla. – This year’s Project SEARCH class graduated on Monday, May 5, 2025, at the Mulaney Family Auditorium, part of Lakeland Regional Health. Over the past year, the class of students from Polk County Public Schools has intensively worked with their teachers, job coaches, and mentors on developing marketable and transferable job skills. The Project
ORLANDO, Fla. — All of AdventHealth’s Central Florida hospitals earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well
Nanette Wilcox, MSN, RN has been named president of BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel, effective April 27. An experienced health care professional, Wilcox has held numerous leadership roles in BayCare throughout her 25-year career with West Central Florida’s largest health system. Initially hired as a pediatric nurse, she was later promoted to manager of ambulatory services.
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