The ominous sound of a Code Blue alarm sends student nurses flying to a patient’s bedside in the simulated hospital on Indian River State College’s Port St. Lucie campus. They gather around the bed, working swiftly to save the “patient” who is struggling to breathe after a heart attack
HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital welcomes first patient to new Level III NICU HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital, a 435-bed full-service acute care facility and part of HCA Florida Healthcare, the largest healthcare system in the state, recently welcomed the first patient to its recently opened Level III NICU. At just under one-month-old, patient Luka Ramos was [...]
Treasure Coast Hospice achieves national recognition Treasure Coast Hospice achieved recognition by earning four rings in the 2023 Quality Connections program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Quality Connections is the only national program designed to support hospice and palliative care providers' delivery of high-quality, person-centered care. Quality Connections is structured around four fundamental pillars, which [...]
Free Women's Health Educational Program at the Emerson Center The Initiative for Reproductive Justice (IRJ) educational arm is pleased to offer Focus on Women's Health: Education and Empowerment, an educational program for women's healthcare rights and services. Focus on Women's Health will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. [...]
Treasure Coast Hospice Level 5 We Honor Veterans partner Treasure Coast Hospice announced that it has earned recertification as a Level 5 We Honor Veterans partner in the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization's (NHPCO) program with Veteran Affairs. Recertification as Level 5, the highest We Honor Veterans distinction, acknowledges Treasure Coast Hospice as an [...]
IRSC opens new School of Nursing Indian River State College's Pruitt Campus is the home of Florida's newest School of Nursing, featuring a over 50,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility and Simulation Hospital. The grand opening event will be held on August 8, 2023 at 10 a.m. at IRSC's Pruitt Campus at 500 NW California Boulevard in [...]
Treasure Coast Hospice certified as a great place to work Great Place to Work Institute and its senior care partner Activated Insights have honored Treasure Coast Hospice with certification as a Great Place to Work. The certification process involved surveying 100% of employees from across the organization and evaluating more than 60 elements of team [...]
Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital event raises $500K Cleveland Clinic Florida supporters Tony and Sally Woodruff, Pat and Carol Welsh, Warren and Ginny Schwerin Cleveland Clinic supporters gathered with good friends for a good cause to support the 32nd annual May Pops spring concert featuring the Brevard Symphony Orchestra. With more than 600 [...]
BofA report finds 64% of women want menopause-specific benefits Bank of America published Break Through the Stigma: Menopause in the Workplace(PDF), a new report revealing half of peri- and post-menopausal women (51%) report menopause has negatively impacted their work life, yet only 14% believe their employers recognize the need for menopause-specific benefits. The under-recognized need for [...]
Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital Receives Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification "This achievement affirms that Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital has met the highest level of competence to address the full spectrum of stroke care," says Marc Babi, MD, Chief of Neurocritical Care, Cleveland Clinic Florida Region and Co-Director of the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Tradition Hospital. "It [...]