Council on Aging Martin begins mobile outreach service to Martin County seniors A brightly colored bus with the Council on Aging Martin County logo emblazoned on it is now bringing services directly to seniors in neighborhoods throughout Martin County. “We realized how difficult it can be for some of our vulnerable seniors to get to [...]
Treasure Coast Community Health announces construction of new state-of-the-art pediatric center Treasure Coast Community Health, a leader in children’s health services, plans to construct a new Oslo Pediatric Center. Groundbreaking details will be released soon on this innovative facility which is being designed to deliver expert care to children and their families, combining comprehensive treatment [...]
VIM Clinic’s Dr. Jordan Bromberg Shines at TEDx Port Saint Lucie Event Dr. Jordan Bromberg, Medical Director at VIM Clinic, recently took the stage at the TEDx Port Saint Lucie "EMERGE" Conference, held recently at the River Walk Center in Fort Pierce. The event provided an opportunity for community members to engage with bold new [...]
HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital welcomes Tracee Hendershott as new Chief Nursing Officer HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital, part of HCA Florida Healthcare, the largest healthcare system in the state, is pleased to welcome Tracee Hendershott as Chief Nursing Officer, effective. Tracee comes to St. Lucie Hospital from HCA West Valley Medical Center in Caldwell, Idaho where [...]
Legacy Hospices Explore Affiliation Space Coast-based St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care and Treasure Coast-based Treasure Coast Hospice announced that the two organizations are exploring an affiliation. The areas served by the two programs include Brevard, Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee counties. St. Francis Reflections was founded in the late 1970s and Treasure Coast Hospice in the early [...]
Dr. Robert Kenney welcomed back Dr. Robert Kenney, one of the founding physicians and the first Medical Director of the Day Medical Center, is once again accepting new patients at the Kane Center campus of the Council on Aging of Martin County. “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Kenney back,” said Council on Aging [...]
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. [...]