Area Health News Press Releases

SEBRING, Fla. — 90-year-old Nancy Macklin of Avon Park said it was a regularly scheduled echocardiogram of her heart at AdventHealth Sebring that led her to be diagnosed with cardiac amyloidosis, a little-known but potentially deadly condition that can lead to congestive heart failure. Now, she’s working to make sure other people know about the condition, so they […]

DAVENPORT, Fla. — AdventHealth Heart of Florida in Davenport was thrilled to unveil its newly renovated Cath lab, featuring new leading-edge technology to offer even better care to patients. More than two dozen community leaders joined hospital leaders and team members for the special ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, March 18.  “This is a $2.5

by MEGAN WINSLOW March is National Nutrition Month, an opportunity to reflect on diet and its impact on overall health. A powerful but often-overlooked contributor to diet’s effect on wellness is dental health. “Sometimes we silo our health and think about nutrition in one place and dental health and overall wellness in other places,” said Laura

The Patel Children’s Heart Institute at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital is the first in the southeastern United States and one of only a handful of programs in the world to implant a new stent specifically created to enlarge narrowed blood vessels in the hearts of newborns and babies. The Renata Minima stent is the first

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (February 27, 2025) — BayCare, West Central Florida’s leader in behavioral health services, celebrated the opening of its behavioral health urgent care center, the first of its kind in Florida. The new outpatient facility, which offers walk-in and same-day appointments for Pasco-area adults in urgent need of mental health and substance

Tallahassee, Fla. (Friday, March 14, 2025) – AdventHealth leaders were in Tallahassee for the 2025 Florida Hospital Association Hospital Days, in an effort to positively impact health care for Floridians. AdventHealth was able to showcase the incredible work already supported by the hospital system to create change for our Florida communities.    President and CEO of AdventHealth

SEBRING, Fla.—  AdventHealth was thrilled to be part of the excitement and festivities, celebrating the iconic Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring with our amazing community. As the official healthcare partner of the Sebring International Raceway, AdventHealth was delighted to support this fantastic event, including all the fan events leading up to the race, while championing whole-person

LAKELAND, Fla. – Lakeland Regional Health has recently welcomed the following new providers to their medical staff. All providers listed below are accepting patients for care. Primary Care- Adriene Avripas, APRNAdriene Avripas, APRN, is a board-certified nurse practitioner specializing in family medicine. She has extensive experience in a wide variety of medical settings and specialties, including behavioral