A bit of comfort for patients
Members of the GFWC Lutz-Land O’ Lakes Woman’s Club worked hard stuffing and sewing handmade ‘comfort’ pillows for area hospital patients who are recuperating from surgery.
Margee Carpenter (standing), project chair, recently delivered more than 180 pillows to Florida Hospital Tampa for distribution to various local hospitals, wherever needed. For information about the woman’s club, visit GFWCLutzLandOLakesWomansClub.org.
Meet & Greet
Access Health Care Physicians hosted a Meet & Greet for Dr. Abdel-Karim Jibawi at his new location, 2173 Mariner Blvd., in Spring Hill. This office is in addition to seeing patients at Access’ main office. Dr. Jibawi, known for putting patients at ease, plays with a patient’s dog during the event.
New CEO for hospital
Amanda Maggard has been named CEO for Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, effective Sept. 4, replacing Randy Surber, who was recently promoted to CEO for Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center. Maggard is the administrator for Florida Hospital Winter Garden.
Maggard earned a master’s degree in business administration from Webster University in Orlando, and a bachelor degree in business administration and communication from Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska.
She received the Mardian J. Blair Family Scholarship for Health Care Management during her undergraduate studies and graduated from the Florida Hospital Physical Leadership Development Program in 2015.
Maggard is certified by the American Society of Training and Development in the fields of training, instructional design and organizational change.
New pregnancy center hours
Oasis Pregnancy Care Centers, 3632 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., Suite 108, in Land O’ Lakes, has a new schedule of hours as of Sept. 5.
The center will be open Mondays from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesdays and Wednesdays from noon to 4 p.m., and Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Clients are seen by appointment, but walk-ins also are welcome.
