Area Health News Press Releases

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the nation’s premier health care credentialing organization, has designated BayCare as the first and only health care system in Florida to receive its new designation for Well-Being Excellence™. The designation recognizes BayCare’s extraordinary commitment to its team members, including its more than 10,000 nurses.  “We are honored that BayCare […]

ORLANDO, Fla. — All of AdventHealth’s Central Florida hospitals earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well

Nanette Wilcox, MSN, RN has been named president of BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel, effective April 27. An experienced health care professional, Wilcox has held numerous leadership roles in BayCare throughout her 25-year career with West Central Florida’s largest health system.   Initially hired as a pediatric nurse, she was later promoted to manager of ambulatory services.

Podcast highlights visionaries in immunotherapy and the breakthroughs that are transforming lives TAMPA, Fla. — Moffitt Cancer Center has launched The ImmunoVerse, a new podcast hosted by President and CEO Patrick Hwu, M.D. A world-renowned physician-scientist and tumor immunologist, Hwu will bring immunotherapy discoveries to life through the voices of those advancing the groundbreaking field. Each episode of The ImmunoVerse

LAKE WALES, Fla. — AdventHealth Lake Wales Wound Care Center has been honored with three prestigious awards by Healogics, the nation’s leading provider of advanced wound care services, highlighting the center’s commitment to exceptional patient satisfaction and the best in clinical outcomes.   AdventHealth Lake Wales Wound Care Center recently received the President’s Circle Award, the Center

LAKELAND, Fla. — The Medical Spa at Watson Clinic is pleased to announce an upcoming injectable savings event hosted by D.J. Nelson, APRN, a registered nurse practitioner who works under the supervision of board-certified ENT/Facial Plastic Surgery specialist Pranay Patel, MD. During the special two-day event on May 19 and May 20, attendees will receive 10 free

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – At one of the most storied ballparks in America, a new chapter is being written – one that honors the past and invests in the future. On Thursday, community members, elected officials, and baseball fans gathered at the Jackie Robinson Ballpark to celebrate the construction of the AdventHealth Training Center. Under