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Lakeland Regional Health Named Level III Maternal Care Verified Facility by The Joint Commission

Lakeland, FL – Lakeland Regional Health (LRH) was named as a Level III maternal care verified facility by The Joint Commission in collaboration with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). LRH is currently one of the first facilities in Florida and one of six facilities in the nation to receive this recognition.  Lakeland Regional Health underwent […]

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Watson Clinic Hearing Center Welcomes Additional Audiologist

Lakeland, FL – The Watson Clinic Hearing Center is pleased to introduce the latest addition to their team of expert audiologists. Margaret C. Goldberg, AuD, CCC-A, F-AAA received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York at New Paltz in New Paltz, NY, where she majored in Speech and Hearing Handicap and minored in

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Watson Clinic Chief Administrative Officer Named Top Fundraiser in READ Lakeland’s Annual Kiss The Pig Campaign

Lakeland, FL – During a grand finale event held on Thursday, April 13 from the Lakeland Country Club, Watson Clinic Chief Administrative Officer Jason Hirsbrunner was named the top fundraiser in READ Lakeland’s 2023 Kiss the Pig campaign. As is customary for the top fundraiser of each year’s campaign, he was given the opportunity to kiss a live

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Watson Clinic Cancer & Research Specialist Earns Additional Board-Certification

Lakeland, FL – Sunil Rohatgi, MD, an Oncology-Hematology specialist at the Watson Clinic Cancer & Research Center at 1730 Lakeland Hills Boulevard in Lakeland, recently earned a board-certification in Medical Oncology from the Medical Oncology Board at the American Board of Internal Medicine.  Dr. Rohatgi received his medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine

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Lakeland Regional Health Announces Philanthropist and Advocate of the year Honorees

Lakeland, FL – Lakeland Regional Health held its Philanthropist and Advocate of the Year celebration on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. The organization honored Bill and Kathy Pou as the Philanthropists of the Year and Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd as the Advocate of the Year. The event took place at the Polk Theatre in Lakeland. “We

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Watson Clinic Recruits Additional Hospital-Based Nurse Practitioner

Lakeland, FL – Watson Clinic is pleased to welcome the latest addition to their team of hospital-based medical providers.  Registered nurse practitioner Tonya Widener, APRN works alongside Watson Clinic hospitalist Chad Alkhalil, MD exclusively from Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center at 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd. Ms. Widener received her Associate of Science in Nursing degree from Polk Community College in

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Watson Clinic Announces April 2023 PEER Award Winner

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

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Nemours Children’s Health Hires Pediatric Cardiologist Specializing in Pulmonary Hypertension

Orlando, Fla. (March 30, 2023) Nemours Children’s Health has hired Joseph Kuruvilla, DO, FAAP, a pediatric cardiologist who specializes in treating pulmonary hypertension. Dr. Kuruvilla previously worked at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, where he served as Director of Pulmonary Hypertension and Associate Director of the Cardiology Fellowship Program.   Dr. Kuruvilla will see patients at Winter

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Watson Clinic Welcomes Dermatology Nurse Practitioner

Lakeland, FL – Watson Clinic is pleased to welcome registered nurse practitioner Stacy Swanson, APRN to their department of Dermatology.  Ms. Swanson works alongside board-certified Dermatologist Catherine B. Marcum, MD from Watson Clinic South at 1033 N. Parkway Frontage Rd. in Lakeland, and Watson Clinic Bartow Building A at 2250 Osprey Blvd., Suite 100 in Bartow. Ms. Swanson received her Master of Science

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