Hearing on the go
Sertoma Speech & Hearing Foundation of Florida Inc., had a ribbon-cutting and a presentation of its new mobile audiology services van at the Amazing Kids Academy in Lake County. The van will provide pediatric hearing screenings and evaluations, along with fitting and dispensing hearing aids. The foundation’s focus is rural and underserved communities. For information, visit FamilyHearingHelp.org.
Hospital appoints nurse manager
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point has appointed Jessica Saunier, registered nurse Trauma Nurse Core Course, as nurse manager of its Med/Oncology 3 North unit.
Saunier was promoted from the Critical Care Unit where she worked for years.
She is completing her Bachelor of Nursing degree from Grand Canyon University.
Saunier began at the hospital in the Critical Care Unit after completing nursing school at Pasco-Hernando State College and was nominated to begin an internship in critical care.
She also has acted as a relief charge nurse.
New breathing clinic opens
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point has opened a Better Breathing Clinic to assist patients with managing disease processes that affect the patient’s ability to lead active and full lives, due to medical conditions that affect breathing.
A number of diseases impair the ability to breathe sufficiently, including COPD, congestive heart failure and heart valve disease.
The clinic opened Dec. 8, and is staffed by a practicing pulmonologist and cardiologist.
For information, call (727) 819-2945.
BayCare adds new doctor
BayCare Medical Group, 4211 Van Dyke Road, Suite 101B, in Lutz, has added Dr. Swasha D. Fields, who specializes in family medicine.
Fields is board-certified in family medicine, specializing in primary and preventive care. She earned a Doctor of Medicine from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, and completed a family medicine residency at the University of South Florida-Morton Plant Mease in Clearwater.
For information, visit BayCareMedicalGroup.com.
Crisis Center leaders honored
The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay serves as the community gateway to services related to crisis and trauma.
Katie Androff, vice president of talent management, won the Government/Nonprofit category for the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s People First Awards.
Androff has been in the human resources field for the past 15 years, with the most recent three years in her current position.
Barbara Curts, board member of the center and senior vice president commercial banker for Seacoast Bank, was recognized with the Gayle Sierens Volunteer of the Year Award for National Philanthropy Day.
Curts spends her days in the bank office downtown, and volunteers for four 15-hour night and weekend shifts a month as a victim advocate for the crisis center.
Hospital graduates ambassador class
Oak Hill Hospital’s ambassador program is designed to promote global understanding of hospital operations and enhances teamwork in cooperation across all internal departments. The program is modeled after the Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Hernando program.
Recent graduates include: Kristy Dubious, diagnostic imaging manager; Juan Rios, environmental services manager; Lanna Bartz, ambassador program liaison; Heather Murphy, practice manager; Barbie Gregory, cardiac cath lab registered nurse; Kaysee Brinkley, physical therapist; Peter Marmerstein, HCA West Florida Division president; and James Hudson, physical therapist.
For information, visit OakHillHospital.com/About/Newsroom.
