Tampa, FL (March 11, 2010) – Survivors Applying Faith and Encouragement (S.A.F.E.) at Moffitt Cancer Center will host a free education and support program from 1 to 2:30 p.m. March 13 in the Tobacco Research and Intervention Program Conference Room at Lifetime Cancer Screening and Prevention Center, 4115 E. Fowler Ave.
The WITNESS Project® of Tampa [...]

BRADENTON – Medical and pharmacy students at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Bradenton campus presented a check for $4,285.88 to the American Red Cross Manatee County chapter for relief efforts in Haiti.
LECOM Bradenton’s Hope for Haiti event featured a silent auction, food and presentations from Jocelyn David M.D. and Maria Claudia Mallarino M.D. [...]

Take Care Advisor’s Courtney R. Wise, MSG, Executive Director, and Brenda Hamill, RN, Geriatric Care Manager, were accepted into the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers as provisional members. NAPGCM is a volunteer non-profit association with more than 2,000 members representing a diversity in practices and geographic locations.
Take Care Advisor (www.TakeCareAdvisor.com) is at the [...]

(St. Petersburg, FL:3/8/10) The Tampa Bay Derby Darlins are rolling in to Florida Blood Services(FBS) to roll up their sleeves and save lives by giving blood between 10 am and 2 pm on Saturday, March 13, 2010. All fans are invited to join them in donating at the FBS Donor Center [...]

Tampa, FL – March 8, 2010 – Every four minutes someone in the United States is diagnosed with colorectal cancer, a diagnosis that can be overwhelming without appropriate information and support. People living with colorectal cancer now have the opportunity to exchange ideas and information with health care experts and fellow patients through an [...]

Sarasota, FL- Suncoast Communities Blood Bank (SCBB) received an $18,000 grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice to conduct an all-inclusive information technology study.
SCBB plans to analyze its technical operations processes to maximize efficiencies, evaluate business processes for redundancies, and identify potential cost savings. During the past five years, SCBB has implemented six [...]

Representatives from the Manatee County Health Department will visit Lakewood Ranch Medical Center this Friday at 9 am to present hospital leaders with a Public Health Hero Award. Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, along with Manatee Memorial Hospital and Blake Hospital all became smoke free facilities in late 2009.
This joint public health initiative was put [...]

Bev Daley, RN, of Lakewood Ranch, has been named Clinical Supervisor for the Bradenton office of Take Care Private Duty Home Health Care (www.takecarehomehealth.com). With more than 20 years of nursing experience Daley strengthens the Take Care team bringing her areas of expertise in health care. As Clinical Supervisor, Daley will lead and supervise caregivers [...]

Tampa, FL. (March 1, 2010) – More than 75 people were in attendance at the Your Healthcare Practice: Legislative Impact and Practice Strategy conference held on Friday, February 26, 2010 and hosted by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at University of South Florida (USF) and USF’s College of Business Center for Entrepreneurship.
“This conference was [...]

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla., (March 1, 2010)¾ With the completion of the Starkey Medical Tower and its new Medical Arts Building, Morton Plant North Bay Hospital is well on its way to creating a modern community-based medical complex to serve the West Pasco community for generations to come.
“By doubling the size of our campus and [...]

March 1, 2010- Sarasota, Florida- The medical practice of Skin Cancer Specialist, Cary L. Dunn, MD, PA, is pleased to welcome the addition of Nurse Practitioner, Rebecca Thompson. She will be working at the practice’s Sarasota office located at 2750 Bahia Vista St. Suite 250. She will be seeing patients for skin assessments, [...]

It is estimated that up to seven million women are unpaid caregivers to the elderly. They struggle to cope with the exhaustion, loneliness, mental and physical demands, and heartbreak of watching their loved one grows weaker. They need help desperately!
RIGHT ACCORD Private Duty-Home health Care Services provides an affordable solution for older individuals or [...]