New appointments at Trinity medical center
The Medical Center of Trinity has appointed Cathy Lowe, MSN, MBA, CEN (certified emergency nurse) as associate chief nursing officer.
Lowe comes from the HealthTrust Transitional Leadership program, where she served as an interim director of emergency services at multiple HCA sites for the last three years.
Lowe has a Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Business Administration from Anderson University.
She also has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Indiana University and an Associate of Science in Nursing from Fayetteville Technical Community College.
The hospital also has appointed/promoted Ankit Patel, Pharm.D., into the new position of vice president of operations. He has been the director of pharmacy services since 2014.
Patel earned his Doctor of Pharmacy at Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and completed a pharmacy residency at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg. He also was the interim pharmacy director at South Bay Hospital.
During his tenure as director of pharmacy at Trinity, he initiated the first Pharmacy Residency Program in the HCA West Division.
Patel received the Health Trust Supply Chain Outstanding Leadership Award in 2017.
Woman’s club hosts brunch
Members of the GFWC Lutz-Land O’ Lakes Woman’s Club hosted and served a brunch to the Hope Lodge resident patients who receive extended treatment at Moffitt Cancer Center.
The lodge provides a home away from home for patients and spouses, and it give the club a chance to prepare and serve homemade meals, along with conversation and fellowship.
The women’s club also donates puzzles, board games and other items for the residents.
For information about the club, visit GFWCLutzLandOLakesWomansClub.org.
Battle of the Belts
The trauma center at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point sponsored the $500 prize, which went to Fivay High School, for the most-improved seatbelt use in the “Battle of the Belts.”
The competition promotes seatbelt use among teens, who have the highest fatality rate of any age group for motor vehicle crashes.
The Pasco County campaign is conducted at participating high schools with partners Safe Kids/Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital.
Several award categories also included: Poster Contest won by Jessica Vernak, Anclote High School; Essay Contest won by Tyler Riccardo, J.W. Mitchell High; Public Service Announcement won by Anclote High; Campaign Book won by Mitchell High; and Battle of the Belt Champion 2018 was Land O’ Lakes High School.
