Area Health News Press Releases

provided by BAYCARE A new vice president and chief medical officer has joined the Winter Haven Hospital/Winter Haven Women’s Hospital team, effective March 11. Dr. Arif Asif joins BayCare from Hackensack Meridian Health System in New Jersey, having held various roles including vice president of clinical operations, assistant chiefmedical officer, chair of department of medicine, […]

provided by WATSON CLINIC Lakeland, FL — Watson Clinic has elected Rebecca Pacatte as their new Chief Operating Officer. Pacatte brings a wealth of experience to the position, having fulfilled various duties at Watson Clinic over the past three decades. She began her career serving in clinical positions in the Clinic’s Urgent Care and Cardiothoracic Surgery departments, and

provided by BAYCARE Winter Haven, Fla. – Winter Haven Hospital Community Blood Center (WHHCBC) has signed an agreement to transition its operations to OneBlood. “The time is right for the blood center to take this step and OneBlood is the right partner,” said Tom Garthwaite, President of Winter Haven Hospital and Winter Haven Women’s Hospital. The

PROVIDED BY WATSON CLINIC Lakeland, FL — Scheduled to open in March, Watson Clinic Orthopaedics at Winter Haven will offer area residents easy access to a comprehensive roster of Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine services, including treatments for injuries afflicting the hand, hip, thigh, knee, leg, shoulder, elbow, foot and ankle. The facility will also collaborate closely with

provided by MOFFITT CANCER CENTER TAMPA — Dr. Karen Lu has joined Moffitt Cancer Center as the new executive vice president and physician in chief. In her role, she will oversee the Moffitt Medical Group, Florida’s largest multidisciplinary medical group practice made up of over 600 faculty members and advanced practice providers. “As Moffitt Cancer Center strives

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: George

Provided by WATSON CLINIC Lakeland, FL — Watson Clinic is pleased to welcome two new additions to their team of highly qualified registered nurse practitioners.             Geralyn Clements, APRN is a registered nurse practitioner who works alongside board-certified Internal Medicine specialist Leslie Coello Echeverry, MD from Watson Clinic Plant City at 615 E. Alexander St. in Plant City.  Ms. Clements earned

Provided by BAYCARE Bartow, Fla. – Bartow Regional Medical Center has chosen a new Chief Medical Officer (CMO). Dr. Jeremy M. Katzmann is a family medicine physician who has been seeing patients at Bartow Regional for more than 15 years. He started in his new role Jan. 15. Dr. Katzmann earned his doctorate from the

provided by ADVENTHEALTH CELEBRATION — Kidney-tumor patients have an innovative new treatment option, first performed recently by a surgical team at AdventHealth Celebration. The procedure, known as histotripsy, targets and destroys tumors using sound beams, noninvasively and without the need for needles or incisions. It was performed by urologist Michael McDonald M.D., a leader and pioneer in