Area Health News Press Releases

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Bond Clinic, P.A. is honored to announce that it has been awarded the Pierrot Award for Exceptional Corporate Sponsor, presented by Theatre Winter Haven on Saturday, August 31, 2024. This prestigious recognition comes as a testament to the clinic’s commitment to promote and integrate the arts into community health initiatives. Theatre Winter

DAVENPORT, Fla. — AdventHealth Heart of Florida Chief Operating Officer Julie Hess has been honored with the Department of Defense Patriot Award for her support of the Guard and Reserve members who work for the organization.  The award was requested by Florida Army National Guard Staff Sergeant Jason Rivera Bravo, who is also the Environmental Services

SEBRING, Fla. — The American College of Cardiology has recognized AdventHealth Sebring for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain. AdventHealth Sebring was awarded Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI in August based on rigorous onsite evaluation of the staff’s ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients who may be experiencing

SANFORD, Fla. — AdventHealth celebrated a major milestone on Sept. 10 with the groundbreaking ceremony of its new emergency room, located in Sanford. This state-of-the-art facility will provide enhanced emergency care services to the community, increasing access to timely and quality health care. The approximately 13,300-square-foot facility will have 12 private patient rooms; respiratory therapy;

Lakeland, Fla. — Watson Clinic is pleased to welcome two new additions to their team of expert physicians.  Faria Ahmed, MD, MPH is an OB-GYN who treats patients from the Watson Clinic Highlands location at 2300 E. County Road 540A in south Lakeland. Her areas of expertise include general obstetrics and gynecology care, high risk pregnancy

ORLANDO, Fla. — AdventHealth and OurLegacy, east Central Florida’s federally designated organ procurement organization, announce the opening of the OurLegacy Center, the first of its kind in Florida and one of only 20 specialized donor care units in the U.S. OurLegacy Center is a mini-intensive care unit designed specifically for people who have been pronounced brain

Watson Clinic recognizes one outstanding team member every month as part of their Program for Employee Excellence and Recognition (PEER) award. The PEER Award is given to a team member who best exemplifies the patient-focused customer service standards that Watson Clinic strives to excel at every day. The following team member was recognized for the

DAVENPORT, Fla.— The American College of Cardiology has recognized AdventHealth Heart of Florida in Davenport for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain. AdventHealth Heart of Florida was awarded Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI in August based on rigorous onsite evaluation of the staff’s ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients

Lakeland, Fla. —Starting Monday, Sept. 9, Watson Clinic will offer flu vaccinations at a series of Flu Clinics across many of their most popular and convenient locations. Watson Clinic will administer these vaccines exclusively to their patients. The days and hours of operation for each of the flu clinics are as follows: Fridays Only from 8 a.m. – 4