AdventHealth Tampa names medical education center
TAMPA – AdventHealth Tampa has named its graduate medical education facility the Glazer Center for Medical Education following a multimillion-dollar gift from the Glazer family to the AdventHealth Tampa Foundation.
The center serves as a hub for residency programs in obstetrics and gynecology, internal medicine, family medicine, general surgery and transitional year training. The expansion comes as Florida faces a projected physician shortage by 2035.
“Graduate medical education is one of the most meaningful investments we can make in the long-term health of our community,” said Erik Wangsness, president and CEO of AdventHealth Tampa. “By training physicians here, alongside the patients and families they will one day serve, we are expanding access to care, improving outcomes and helping ensure Tampa Bay has the physicians it needs.”
Darcie Glazer Kassewitz, owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and chairman of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Foundation, said the investment supports training skilled, compassionate physicians to serve the Tampa Bay community.
Tampa Bay home to unique recovery model
- PETERSBURG – The 2026 Drug Free America National Prevention Summit marked the launch of Inclusive Recovery Communities of Tampa Bay, the first tri-county Inclusive Recovery Community model in the nation.
The initiative unites Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough counties to create recovery-supportive environments for individuals and families affected by substance use disorders.
An Inclusive Recovery Community recognizes recovery as a community-wide process, ensuring that people in recovery are visible, respected and valued as neighbors, employees, parents and leaders.
Beyond treatment and services, IRCTB emphasizes building recovery-supportive cultures across public systems, workplaces, healthcare, education, housing, faith communities and civic life.
“Recovery thrives when people feel seen, supported and connected,” said Ashly Neal, program coordinator of IRCTB. “This tri-county commitment sends a clear message that recovery belongs in every neighborhood and sector of our community. By working together, we create environments where long-term recovery is possible and stigma has no place.”
Author writes about child caregiver
- PETERSBURG – Author Sue Lloyd-Davies is highlighting the often-overlooked role of child caregivers with her new middle-grade novel, “Pinkie’s Turnabout,” which received a starred review from Publishers Weekly.
Lloyd-Davies, who cared for her mother through dementia, notes that 1.4 million U.S. children ages 8 to 18 serve as caregivers for family members.
“Child caregivers are largely invisible, lost in the national conversation about caregiving,” she said.
Her novel follows 11-year-old Pinkie as she helps care for her great-grandmother with dementia, exploring the emotional weight young caregivers carry.
“Support starts with recognition,” she said. “Many children are caregivers long before anyone truly sees what they do.”
On the web: Suelloyddavies.com
Portraits celebrate survivors
TAMPA – The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts recently showcased a portrait series by boutique photographer Liza Olivia Blecher in a moving exhibition, “Seen Again.”
The gallery was dedicated to people who navigated life’s hardest seasons, including cancer battles, mental health struggles, domestic violence, congenital heart defects, terminal illness and personal traumas.
“A portrait experience makes someone feel like a completely different person and gives them hope again,” Blecher said. “We are using our gifts to lift people up.”
Blecher is a boutique photographer specializing in relationship-based portraiture. Her mission is to move photography off of digital devices and onto the walls of homes. She is a 12-year Air Force veteran.
Hospital offers breastfeeding support
LUTZ – St. Joseph’s Hospital-North offers a free in-person breastfeeding support group and class in March.
Events are open to all, regardless of which hospital you delivered or plan to deliver your children. The events will be held in St. Joseph’s Hospital-North classrooms, 4211 Van Dyke Road.
- Breastfeeding Support Group: For breastfeeding mothers, their babies and an optional support person. The group provides a place where breastfeeding mothers receive support from other breastfeeding mothers and certified breastfeeding consultants. The support group will be held March 5 and 19, 10 to 11 a.m.
- Understanding Breastfeeding: Provides information to the expectant mother and an optional support person about breastfeeding basics, skin-to-skin contact, tips for returning to work and when to call a health care provider or lactation consultant. The class will be held March 5, 1 to 5 p.m.
- Understanding Your Newborn: Provides information to the expectant mother and an optional support person about many aspects of safe infant care, including feeding, diapering, bathing, signs of illness and cues and communication. The class will be held March 19, 1 to 5 p.m.
Register for the free events by visiting BayCareEvents.org and choosing “St. Joseph’s Hospital-North” in the “Facility/Location” filter and scrolling to the group or class you are interested in attending. Or, you can also register by phone by calling 855-314-8352 and pressing the number “2” at the prompt.
