Area Health News Press Releases

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. […]

 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

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

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

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