Area Health News Press Releases

Lakeland, FL – The Watson Clinic Foundation is pleased to host the upcoming Healthy in Pink Social, a free event devoted to breast cancer education and community empowerment.  The centerpiece of this year’s event will be a presentation from Anita Cochran, the acclaimed country music singer and songwriter whose breast cancer journey inspired her to write

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: Sherry

Lakeland, FL – Watson Clinic is pleased to welcome a new addition to their department of Psychiatry. Yahia Homsi, MD provides expert psychiatric services from Watson Clinic Main at 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd. in Lakeland. His areas of expertise include psychiatric evaluations, and the treatment of resistant depression, bipolar disorders, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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 this

Dr. Karen Benn Marshall joins AdventHealth University. ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 25, 2023 — AdventHealth University is pleased to welcome Karen Benn Marshall, EdD, MS, as Provost, effective Oct. 9, 2023. Dr. Benn Marshall brings extensive experience in higher education as well as a passion for academic excellence, institutional effectiveness, and strategic planning. Dr. Benn Marshall earned her Doctorate

08/23/2023 BayCare, the leading health care system in West Central Florida, has been ranked nationally among the 2023 PEOPLE® Companies That Care list for the third year since 2020. Great Place To Work® and PEOPLE® magazine highlighted BayCare’s efforts to support the well-being of its team members, expand behavioral health services and partner to build