Dr. Josef Ghosn becomes university’s third president and CEO. ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 24, 2023 — Josef Ghosn, Ed.D., MBA will become AdventHealth University’s third president and CEO on May 1, 2023. The university’s Board of Trustees selected Ghosn after a months-long, national search. “This is very exciting for the future of AdventHealth University,” said Randy Haffner, Ph.D., president and […]
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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
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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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
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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Priscilla Santana, a member of the Pharmacy team at Bartow Regional MedicalCenter, was named the 2022 Team Member of the Year. Santana was one of seven standout team members recognized last year forgoing above and beyond the call of duty. When she was named Team Member of theMonth last July, her teammates said of her:
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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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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 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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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
