Pirate invasion infuses some fun
Moms and babies, and young kids, as well as staff members of Florida Hospital Tampa were visited by pirates on Jan. 23. The pirates invaded to visit with the patients and hand out beads to kick off Gasparilla 2018.
Lighthouse awarded grant
The Lighthouse for the Visually Impaired and Blind received a grant from the Florida Medical Clinic Foundation of Caring to cover the cost of an Independent Skills Living program to be provided to a group of up to 10 Pasco County adults and seniors.
The skills program will help those visually impaired or blind adults and seniors to acquire the adaptive skills and technical devices needed to live safety in their homes, care for their families, and take care of their basic needs.
To learn more about Lighthouse, visit LVIB.org.
For information on the Foundation of Caring, visit FMCFoundationOfCaring.org.
First robotic spine care performed
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point performed its first case using the Mazor X surgical assurance platform, which combines pre-operative planning tools and analytics with intra-operative guidance. The platform improves safety and efficiency, while giving patients the most advanced spinal surgery options available.
Dr. Brian Hudson, neurosurgeon, performed the surgery.
Hudson said, in a release, “As spinal surgery has evolved, more focus has been placed on minimizing trauma to the body during surgery and expediting a return to function through the use of minimally invasive techniques.”
These procedures can mean less pain, less blood loss, smaller incisions, shorter hospitalizations and shorter recovery time for patients.
