Mary Rathman

Hospital names director of marketing
Florida Hospital Zephyrhills has named Susan Frimmel as its new director of marketing.

Frimmel comes from Bayfront Health Brooksville and Bayfront Health Spring Hill where she served as the system director of marketing for two years.

Prior to her role at Bayfront, she worked at Pasco Regional Medical Center for 12 years as director of marketing.

Frimmel is a graduate of Saint Leo University with a degree in business administration. She also has an associate of science degree in sales and marketing from St. Petersburg College.

Strength, balance program
The Groves Golf and Country Club will host the Silver Sneakers Strength & Balance Program on Wednesdays at 9 a.m., and Fridays at 10:30 a.m., in the ballroom, 7924 Melogold Circle in Land O’ Lakes.

The program is a low-impact class for men and women to help improve flexibility and balance. Strength exercises may include handheld weights and the use of tubing.

The program is free to Silver Sneakers members, $5 for non-members, and $30 per month of classes.

For information, contact Tom Marbell at (352) 409-2984 or .

Autism support group
The Medical Center of Trinity, 9330 State Road 54, will host Helping Hands, an autism support group, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m.

The group provides support to parents, family members and friends affected by autism and related neurological disorders.

For information, contact Jonica Chittum at (813) 402-9442 or .

Heart failure symposium
The Heart Institute at Oak Hill Hospital will host a Heart Failure Symposium Feb. 11 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Silverthorn Country Club, 4550 Golf Club Lane in Brooksville.

The topic will be “Managing Your Heart Failure” and will feature a panel of Oak Hill Hospital health care specialists.

There will be an open house from 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., so guests can meet the hospital’s heart team and local home health care agencies.

A hot meal will be served

For reservations, call (352) 597-6333, (352) 628-6060, or visit OakHillHospital.com.

Understanding diabetes
Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, 7050 Gall Blvd., will host a Doctors & Desserts program called “Understanding Diabetes” Feb. 12 at 2 p.m.

Sugar-free desserts will be available.

For information and reservations, call (877) 534-3108.

Bone health lecture
Access Health Care, 5350 Spring Hill Drive in Spring Hill, will host a lecture on “Bone Health: How to Get It and Keep It” Feb. 12 at 5:15 p.m.

Guests should wear comfortable clothing to move around for instruction on performing different exercises.

For information and to register, call (352) 688-8116.

Kidney seminar
The Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, will present a free talk on “Care for Your Kidney” Feb. 14 at noon, in the children’s meeting room. For information, call (813) 929-1214.

‘Keeping a Healthy Heart’
The Health & Wellness Center at Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel, 2700 Healing Way, will present a “Keeping a Healthy Heart” seminar Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m.

Topics will include incorporating fitness and nutrition to help reduce the risk of developing heart disease.

Admission is free for center members, and $5 for non-members.

For information and to register, call (813) 929-5432.

Tuesday Tutorials
The Heart Institute at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point will present a series of Tuesday Tutorials with complimentary lunch at the Rao Musunuru Conference Center, 14100 Yosemite Drive in Hudson.

All programs begin at noon. Upcoming tutorials are:

• Feb. 17 is “Intimacy and the Heart,” for adults only
• Feb. 24 is “Surviving Sudden Cardiac Death”

For information and reservations, call (727) 869-5498.

Elders program needs volunteers
The SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) Program in Pasco County is hosting a three-day program to those interested in volunteering to provide counseling in Medicare, Medicaid and more.

The training begins Feb. 17 at The Area Agency on Aging in St. Petersburg.

Transportation costs are reimbursed, and meals are provided.

For information, call Sue Samson at (727) 570-9696, ext. 234.

For an online application, visit FloridaShine.org.

Infant care program
The obstetrics program at Medical Center of Trinity, 9330 State Road 54, will offer an infant care class at 6 p.m., on Feb. 17 and Feb. 24.

Participants must attend both days and can learn the knowledge and skills needed in transitioning into parenting.

The cost is $40.

For information and reservations, call (727) 834-5630.

MS support group
First Christian Church, 6040 Eighth St., in Zephyrhills, will host a multiple sclerosis support group the first Thursday of every month at 1 p.m., in Fellowship Hall.

Refreshments will be served.

The group also hosts a social event the third Thursday of every month.

For information and to RSVP, call (813) 782-9306 or (813) 788-9931.

Tampa Bay E.N.T. expands to Lutz
Tampa Bay E.N.T., offering ear, nose and throat care, has added a new Lutz location at St. Joseph’s Hospital-North, Physicians Office Building, 4211 Van Dyke Road.

The group also has added three new providers: Dr. Dominic Castellano, Dr. Janet Lee and Alyson Hoffman.

For information, call (813) 879-8045, or visit TampaBayENT.com.