WAUCHULA, Fla. (Monday, December 15, 2025) — People in Hardee County can feel confident knowing their local hospital is among the safest in the nation with AdventHealth Wauchula being named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group for its exceptional commitment to patient safety and quality care. This marks the eleventh consecutive year the hospital has earned this […]
ORLANDO, Fla. – December is National Safe Toys and Gifts Month, providing a timely opportunity to raise awareness of toy safety as families head out to do holiday shopping. In its most recent report, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimated 154,700 children 12 years or younger were treated in emergency rooms in 2023 due to toy-related injuries.
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As 2025 comes to a close, BayCare stands at the summit of achievement, celebrating a year defined by remarkable progress and new standards of excellence in health care. This year’s journey was filled with milestones—strengthening our leadership as the largest academic health system in West Central Florida through a visionary partnership with Northwestern Medicine, reaching
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St. Anthony’s Hospital announced the opening of a new Neurology Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU) for patients who face some of the most complex surgeries and post-surgical treatment. The St. Anthony’s Hospital Neuro ICU is part of BayCare’s dedication to delivering clinical excellence to critical care patients across West Central Florida. “This is step
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LAKELAND, Fla. – The laboratory at Watson Clinic South recently achieved reaccreditation status from the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation (COLA), one of the leading physician-directed laboratory accreditors in the United States. The accreditation, which is valid for a period of two years, is only presented to laboratories that apply the highest standards of quality in
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LAKE PLACID, Fla. (Monday, December 8, 2025) — AdventHealth Lake Placid has launched a new Low Dose Lung Screening CT program, bringing this life-saving service closer to home for people who live in and around Lake Placid. Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States and causes more deaths than any other cancer for both men and women. Data from the Florida
CLEARWATER, Fla. (December 9, 2025) — Four local people without insurance received a life-changing holiday gift: They will start 2026 by regaining their mobility with a new knee or hip replacement. BayCare’s Orthopedic Institute partnered with local non-profit medical clinics, the Clearwater Free Clinic, the St. Pete Free Clinic and national foundation Operation Walk USA to provide the four with free joint replacement
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LRH One of Only 13 Florida Hospitals To Be Named High Performing for Maternity Care LAKELAND, Fla. – Lakeland Regional Health has been named High Performing for Maternity Care on U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care list. This is the highest award a hospital can earn in the annual study. To evaluate maternity care hospitals,
AdventHealth Minneola will bring nationally recognized care close to home in South Lake County. MINNEOLA, Fla., Dec. 9, 2025 — Families in Minneola and South Lake County now have access to whole-person, compassionate hospital care close to home with the opening of AdventHealth Minneola. The new hospital reflects AdventHealth’s faith-based mission to extend the healing ministry of
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LAKELAND, Fla. – Watson Clinic Psychiatry specialist John “Worth” Hopkins, DO recently achieved his subspecialty board-certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. This distinction reflects the expert levels of knowledge, judgement and skills he’s demonstrated in this field. Dr. Hopkins previously achieved board-certification in General Psychiatry from the same organization. Dr.
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