Area Health News Press Releases

provided by BAYCARE MEDICAL GROUP WINTER HAVEN, FLA. — Winter Haven Women’s Hospital has been recognized as a Maternal Levels of Care-verified hospital by The Joint Commission through its collaboration with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and support from the Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative. The national verification is awarded to those hospitals […]

provided by BAYCARE MEDICAL GROUP BARTOW, FLA – Bartow Regional Medical Center (BRMC) recently honored seven exceptional nurses as part of their Nurses’ Week celebration.  These unit-based Nurse of the Year honorees were selected by their peers from patient care units & services across the BayCare facility. The BRMC Professional Practice Council, comprised of staff

provided by WATSON CLINIC 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

provided by POLK STATE Polk State College’s Nursing Program is celebrating a 100% pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). The program’s Associate in Science graduates from the last three quarters accomplished this on their first NCLEX attempts — a huge feat on an exam with a pass rate of only 58% for

provided by FLORIDA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY LAKELAND, FLA – The diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease could become more definitive and measurable thanks to cutting-edge research being developed at Florida Polytechnic University. Dr. Chris Kelley, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has received a $200,000 National Science Foundation Grant to apply control theory to improve the understanding of movement

provided by WATSON CLINIC LAKELAND, FLA — Watson Clinic is pleased to welcome two new additions to their team of expert medical providers. DeShawn D. Mitchell, APRN is a hospital-based registered nurse practitioner who collaborates with Watson Clinic board-certified Internal Medicine Hospitalist Chadi Alkhalil, MD. Ms. Mitchell treats patients exclusively from Lakeland Regional Health at 1324 Lakeland Hills

provided by ADVENTHEALTH CELEBRATION, FLA. — Kirsten James never thought she’d be at risk for cancer. Working out six days a week and following a strict diet, she was the picture of health. “I was so healthy that I never even went to the doctor,” she said. That changed in 2022. Bothered by gastrointestinal symptoms that she’d

provided by BAYCARE Most people might have looked at the long, tall and blank wall bordering the outdoor recreation area at Winter Haven Hospital and seen just that.   But some members of the Winter Haven Hospital Center for Psychiatry team saw an opportunity for beauty and healing for behavioral health patients.  Their vision was realized