Sertoma launches new mobile audiology services
The Sertoma Speech & Hearing Foundation of Florida had a ribbon-cutting at Country Way Village Child Care in Tampa, with a presentation of its new mobile audiology services van.
The van will provide pediatric hearing screenings and evaluations, along with fitting and dispensing hearing aids. The foundation’s focus is rural and under-served communities.
From left: Kathy Spurling, assistant outreach coordinator at Sertoma; Jesse Brown, district governor of Central Florida Sertoma District; Taylor, a Country Way Village Child Care employee; and Emylee Baumann, outreach coordinator at Sertoma. For information, call (727) 312-3881.
Hospital ranks in top 100
Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel was named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson Health.
The study, conducted by IBM Watson spotlights the top-performing hospitals in the United States based on a balanced scorecard of publicly available clinical, operational and patient satisfaction metrics and data.
The hospital also was named one of the 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience by the Women’s Choice Award.
Since opening nearly six years ago Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel has established itself as a national leader, earning recognition from a variety of industry leaders for patient care, safety and satisfaction.
The hospital continues to grow and expand its services, most recently opening an offsite Emergency Room in Land O’ Lakes
It also opened Inspiration Place – a comprehensive women’s health center that offers concierge care with female physicians, women’s imaging services and women’s physical therapy services, located together with a boutique spa.
A wound-healing institute also is under construction
Florida KidCare
Florida KidCare and its partners are reminding parents to take advantage of their child’s health care benefits or to sign them up for health and dental coverage.
Through Florida KidCare, sports physicals, vision and hearing tests, routine dental cleanings and pediatric checkups are all covered.
To offer families more local opportunities to learn about and apply for Florida KidCare, the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation has awarded nine back-to-school grants to community organizations across the state.
For those interested in applying for Florida KidCare, the corporation has debuted a free online eligibility calculator. The calculator can be accessed at tinyurl.com/ybgleael.
Enrollment is open year-round, and the application is free.
To learn more or to apply, visit FloridaKidCare.org.
St. Joseph’s garners two awards
For the second year in a row, St. Joseph’s Hospital-North has received two awards for quality acute care from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association: Mission: Lifeline STEMI Receiving Center.
The Gold Achievement Award and the Get With the Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Elite Quality Achievement Award both recognize the hospital’s efforts in implementing specific quality improvement measures for the treatment of severe heart attacks and stroke.
The Mission: Lifeline program is a coordinated proactive system of care that turns first responders, hospitals and other health care providers into a team that uses proven guidelines and best practices to treat patients suffering from STEMI (ST elevation myocardial infarction).
It allows all of the components of care – from the onset of the emergency all the way through hospital discharge and the start of secondary prevention – to work quickly and seamlessly.
St. Joseph’s Hospital-North is at 4211 Van Dyke Road in Lutz.
