Slowdown, Not Meltdown, in WHH-BayCare Link
There was a rumor the consolidation of Winter Haven Hospital and BayCare Health System had gone kaput. That’s not so, said WHH President Lance Anastasio. He hoped the deal would be done and the ink...
View ArticleHMA, HCA, TGH Compete for Citrus Memorial Hospital
Health Management Associates, which owns two Polk County hospitals and others statewide, is in expansion mode. In addition to winning the right to negotiate exclusively with Bert Fish Hospital in New...
View ArticleHospital Changes In East, South Polk
Another merger? That was the question from a local nurse on my original online article about Community Health Systems, owner of Lake Wales Medical Center, preparing to buy Health Management Associates....
View ArticleMr. A Knows How to Call ‘Em
As those who read The Ledger online may already know, Winter Haven Hospital President Lance Anastasio’s successor has been named. Anastasio, 71, will be followed by Steve Nierman, 45, who for the past...
View ArticleOnce Again, Becker’s Hospital Review Likes LRMC’s CEO
Last October, Becker’s Hospital Review named Lakeland Regional Medical Center’s Elaine Thompson to its list of 100 top female hospital executives nationwide. Now LRMC’s chief executive officer is on...
View ArticleLance Anastasio: Retired but Not Forgotten
People who worked with Lance Anastasio, recently retired president of Winter Haven Hospital, apparently don’t intend to let his vast knowledge of health care go to waste. Anastasio, still available...
View ArticleMystery Deepens with WHH Urologists
A year ago, Dr. Sijo Parekattil and his colleague, Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, were overjoyed with their new 7,200-square-foot medical suite in the former Verizon building on Avenue B in downtown Winter...
View ArticleGenerous Gifts to WHH, LRMC
No, they didn’t get lucky on the Lotto. These dollars came from donors: This fall, Winter Haven Hospital announced it had received $30,000 from the Lewis Family Cancer Fund. It’s the family fund’s...
View ArticleShootout To Benefit Winter Haven Hospital ER
Fortunately for the busy Winter Haven Hospital ER, the shootout being held Jan. 31 at Teneroc Shooting Center south of Interstate 4 will involve shooting at clay targets instead of people. A...
View ArticlePrevention to Prevent Type-2 Diabetes
Winter Haven Hospital is preparing to launch a free, multi-session program to help people make lifestyle changes aimed at preventing them from getting type-2 diabetes. The first session is 12:30-1:30...
View ArticleFree Clinical Breast Exams at Winter Haven Hospital
Dr. Daniela Shapiro, an oncologist, will be doing free clinical breast exams from 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays in October 2014 at Winter Haven Hospital’s Cassidy Cancer Center. The center is located inside the...
View ArticleStrokes Aren’t Just for Senior Citizens
In today’s Ledger, I have a couple of articles on stroke. One discusses the recovery path of Casey Cleveland, a Lakeland musician and committed Christian, who was 40 when a brain bleed almost killed...
View ArticleBayCare Brand for some Winter Haven Hospital Docs
You may have noticed the name BayCare Medical Group popping up in articles or listed as a doctor’s practice. I leaned today a handful of doctors employed by Winter Haven Hospital, which is part of...
View ArticleAnother Upheaval in Winter Haven Urologists
A couple of years ago, you may recall, Winter Haven Hospital lost two of the urologists it employed but retained another Dr. Kevin Lee, who had worked with the doctors who departed. Now Lee is moving...
View ArticleGovernor versus Hospitals Fight Going on the Road
Polk County’s hospitals, like most in Florida, didn’t supply the reams of information that Gov. Rick Scott wanted them to make available to his Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding. Some...
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