Area Health News Press Releases

Watson Clinic Women’s Center Nurse Practitioner Receives Coveted Credential

provided by WATSON CLINIC Lakeland, FL — Watson Clinic Women’s Center registered nurse practitioner Nichole Murphy, APRN was recently named among the first 200 Advanced Practice Providers in the country to receive the APP Breast Disease Certification, a distinction that recognizes a high level of competency in the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of benign and malignant breast disease.

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AdventHealth Bolsters Nursing Workforce With 10,000 RNs Since 2020

 provided by ADVENTHEALTH ORLANDO, Fla., May 7, 2024 — Four years after a global pandemic rocked the health care industry and exacerbated a nationwide nursing shortage, AdventHealth celebrates a major milestone: 10,000 registered nurses hired across its Central Florida hospitals and health care locations since 2020.   “We knew we needed to make recruitment and retention

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Watson Clinic Names Homitz as PEER Award Winner for May

provided by WATSON CLINIC 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

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LRH, Watson Clinic Transition Operations of Surgical Center

Lakeland, FL – Lakeland Surgical & Diagnostic Center (LSDC) has distinguished itself as one of the largest free-standing Ambulatory Surgical Centers in the state since its opening in April of 1996. The center’s two Lakeland locations have long been operated as a partnership between Lakeland Regional Health (LRH), Watson Clinic and Jay Mulaney, MD.  Effective Monday, April

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Project SEARCH Program Graduates 8th Class of Job-Ready Students With Disabilities

provided by LAKELAND REGIONAL HEALTH Lakeland, FL – This year’s Project SEARCH class will be graduating at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 26, 2024, at the Mulaney Family Auditorium, part of Lakeland Regional Health located at 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland, FL 33805.  Over the past year, the class of students from Polk County Public Schools

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Watson Clinic Welcomes 2 Additional Medical Providers

provided by WATSON CLINIC Lakeland, FL — Watson Clinic is pleased to welcome two new additions to their team of expert medical providers. Registered nurse practitioner Katherine Puisis, APRN works alongside board-certified Pediatrics specialists Holly Cunneen, DO, Varsha Ghayal, MD and Sheena H. Tonkin, MD, from Watson Clinic Highlands at 2300 E. County Road 540A in south Lakeland. Ms. Puisis received her

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Watson Clinic Debuts Podcast: ‘Watson Clinic Health Talk’

provided by WATSON CLINIC Lakeland, FL — Watson Clinic recently premiered Watson Clinic Health Talk, a new podcast that offers insightful conversations with the Clinic’s team of physicians and providers on a variety of healthcare topics, including common conditions, disease prevention, the latest treatments, and chronic care management techniques. The first episode, titled Lose Weight the Healthy Way,

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